In a way, though, I understand some of what is going on here. The left has been waging war on speech for a long time. Much of this is found in their PC insanity, which they take to an absurd degree. This causes a reflexive pushback on our side to anything that sounds remotely PC. The pushback is automated at this point. Frankly-—while I do think that the n-word just crosses so many lines that it should transcend the day-to-day battle of PC vs. freedom-—I do at least understand the impulse to push back. In most cases, I share it, but not this.
Yes, I understand why people are upset, too. I was just pointing out that it’s an issue of private decisions, rather than law, so the First Amendment is not relevant.