During a recent interview with Jake Hamilton, actor Samuel L. Jackson asked the journalist to “try” saying the n-word.

Hamilton asked Jackson about his thoughts regarding the movie’s controversial usage of the n-word.

Jackson responded with,  “No, nobody, none, the word would be….”

Jackson then proceeded to encourage Hamilton to “just say” the n-word, to no avail.

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