Bad Slang Gets You Fired

Radio talk show host Don Imus got fired for racist and sexist comments broadcast over radio and television.

Here is a video clip with the context of the words that got this man in "hot water", big trouble.

From Mark Egan of Reuters News:

Debates over racial expressions are a frequent feature of an American culture still struggling to come to terms with a legacy of slavery and discrimination. "Nappy" is a slur describing the tightly curled hair of many African-Americans. "Ho" is slang for "whore," and is commonly used in rap music.