Don Lemon Holds Up N-Word Sign and Confederate Flag Asking if People Are Offended

Don Lemon once again trolled the world during a live CNN broadcast Monday night. On the heels of President Barack Obama's use of the n-word in a podcast and many South Carolinians' finally coming to their senses about the Confederate flag, Lemon wanted to gauge what people were offended by: He decided it would be…

Don Lemon once again trolled the world during a live CNN broadcast Monday night. On the heels of President Barack Obama's use of the n-word in a podcast and many South Carolinians' finally coming to their senses about the Confederate flag, Lemon wanted to gauge what people were offended by: He decided it would be a great idea to hold up two signs.

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One had the n-word on it.

The other carried a photo of the Confederate flag.

And of course, social media took this as an opportunity to make Lemon the butt of the joke.

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Hey, as long as Lemon is around, black Twitter will prosper and never run out of jokes.

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