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.

https://twitter.com/desusnice/status/613176246646628352https://twitter.com/insanityreport/status/613187343072276480https://twitter.com/teabreakfast/status/613185170766696448https://twitter.com/AsiaChloeBrown/status/613185562967715840https://twitter.com/edsbs/status/613185942833070080https://twitter.com/KayArePea/status/613175533405257728https://twitter.com/WhatUpJT/status/613186003545686016https://twitter.com/_SailorKhandi_/status/613174668468445184

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

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