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Los Angeles-based news station KTLA, also known as Channel 5, sparked massive online outrage on Friday after a highly offensive racial slur—the N-word—was posted without any context from its official X account. The post, visible to the station’s one million followers, was swiftly deleted—but not before screenshots circulated across the platform.

Outraged users quickly shared their reactions, with many slamming the station for the mishap and its perceived lack of accountability. "That’s your excuse? Someone typed the word and hit send—that’s not an error," one user fumed.

KTLA Offers Explanation

In response to the backlash, KTLA issued a statement explaining the incident as a technical error. According to the station, the slur was unintentionally posted while their team was trying to update the account’s filter settings to block offensive language.

“As KTLA was taking steps to strengthen the language filters on its X account, a technical issue resulted in an offensive and prohibited word being accidentally published to the account,” the statement read. “We immediately deleted the post and replaced it with an explanation and an apology.”

However, the explanation did little to calm critics, who argued that such a word should never have been typed into the platform directly—filtering or not.

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Community And Online Reactions

The apology received a chilly reception from members of the Black community and wider social media users. Reverend Ray Cistman wrote, “As a leader in the Black community, we do not accept your apology.” Another user added, “The term was highly offensive and should not have been posted on your platform.”

Some users responded with sarcasm. One joked that Papa John’s founder John Schnatter—who famously used the same slur in 2021—must be the station’s new CEO. Another speculated that a racist passenger from a viral video had somehow gained access to the KTLA account.

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