Honestly, what he said, shouldn't have been said. Regardless of your race, the word is not meant to be said no matter what, even in friend terms. The word has history and it's degrading and it's just overall negative, so you can't say that it's a positive word because he said that to his friends. Yes we know what context he said it in, so it's ok to let him know that it's not cool. BUT, since BamBam isn't from our country, we should educate him by teaching him that you can't say these words, so he doesn't do it again. I'm sure he didn't mean harm and it's not like he said it in a degrading way. And if you're the ones sending him death threats, you're just making the situation worse and making yourself look immature. But also don't try to justify what he said. I see many of you people saying that it's not a big deal, when it honestly is. The situation right now is bad and it has offended many people. If it wasn't that important, then why would so many people be offended? I get that if a white male said it, nobody would be mad, but people should be. BamBam knows the American trends so you can't really say that he didn't know what he was saying. A lot of us are just upset that he chose to follow those people around him. As a fan, we would want him to issue an apology, as the most acceptable way. The word is said so much, but it doesn't mean it's acceptable. Especially of what is going on in the states at the moment. Also, don't hate BamBam for eternity because he made a big mistake. We just want him to learn from it so he doesn't do it again.