He says she used ethnic slurs against him and his staff.

Never would they have thought of using a racial slur.

The series has come under fire for using a racial slur.

She hadn't been allowed inside during her suspension for using racial slurs.

"There's no other ethnic group that you could use such a slur about so lightly."

One union official noted that some of his members said they would vote for him, using a racial slur in the same breath.

During one game, he said, a rival player used a racial slur in telling him to "go back down south."

Off the field, Collins created problems for himself last season by using a racial slur about a black teammate.

So if the teen-ager is aware of this, why did he use such a slur?