Jake Hamilton and Samuel L. Jackson
*During the “Django Unchained” press junket, FOX Houston entertainment reporter Jake Hamilton sat down for 1:on:1s with the cast.
Everything was going OK until he decided to ask Samuel L. Jackson about the controversy surrounding the use of the n-word
“There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the usage of the N-word in this movie,” Hamilton began before Jackson cut him off. “No? Nobody? None? The word would be…?” the actor inquired facetiously.
Hamilton responded with a shy, “I don’t wanna say it” and an uncomfortable smile and thus began the 40-second-long, “say-the-word, no-I-won’t-say-it” portion of the interview in which Hamilton refuses to say the n-word and Jackson refuses to answer the question unless he says it.
(A transcript of their conversation is below.)
Hmm, interesting. And in the interest of keeping things moving, they did just and moved on to the next subject.
To check out the exchange in the video below, between the two, scroll to the 13:55 mark of the interview.
Here’s the transcript of the back & forth:
HAMILTON: “I don’t want to say it.”
JACKSON: “Why not?”
HAMILTON: “I don’t like to say it.”
JACKSON: “Have you ever said it?’
HAMILTON: “No sir.”
JACKSON: “Try it.”
HAMILTON: “I don’t like to say it.”
JACKSON: “TRY IT!”
HAMILTON: “Really, seriously…”
JACKSON: “We’re not going to have this conversation unless you say it.”
JACKSON: “You want to move on to another question?”
HAMILTON: “OK, awesome!”
HAMILTON: “I don’t like… I don’t want to say it.”
JACKSON: “Oh, come on!”
HAMILTON: “Will you say it?”
JACKSON: “No, f*ck no. That’s not the same thing.”
HAMILTON: “Why do you want me to say it?”
JACKSON: “They’re gonna bleep it when you say it on your show, so SAY IT!”
HAMILTON: ” I cant’t say it. If I say it this question wont make air”
JACKSON: “OK, forget it”
HAMILTON: “OK, I’ll skip it sorry guys. I was a good question”
JACKSON: “No it wasn’t. It wasn’t a great questions if you can say a word”
Interestingly, the interview has been live on Hamilton’s YouTube account since December 15, but it recently went viral after it inspired a Reddit discussion on racism, the FCC and Jackson’s ways, reports UPI.
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Encouraging whites to use the N-word makes me wonder if Sam is more like his character, Stephen than I ever imagined. It bothers me that plenty of whites are already chomping at the bit to insult us openly by using this word and now SJ is pushing for it too. I don’t think I’ll be supporting SJ from this point on.
WOW!!! What Sam Jackson was doing went totally over your head or either you just want to complain.
On, Samuel L. is the EPITOME of “Stephen.” He is a brilliant actor, but I cannot STAND the man!
White folks are actually FLOCKING to see this movie because, among other indignities, they LOVE hearing the ‘N” word used with such alacrity.
I think he asked him to say it because he is tired of the question. All this hoopla about the word used in this particular movie. THIS IS A MOVIE ABOUT SLAVERY! They didn’t call us African Americans back then. Slaves thought their name was n word before they learned their real name so why is this being brought up all the time?
If Sam asked him to say it then he should have said for that particular interview. I still maintain that as long as we use the word so freely and carelessly among ourselve we are indirectly giving license to non-black to use it as well – especially with the younger, non-black generation who’s only understanding of slavery is what they read.
who’s on third?
Didn’t Samuel L. Jackson AND Spike Lee perform the Jay-Z/Kanye West song “N****s In Paris” during the opening of the last BET Awards? Just saying…