The best way to convince the world you would never say the n-word? Dropping a shortened version of the n-word while attempting to deny allegations that you used the n-word.


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Ramona Singer, who long starred on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City, took that exact approach to counter a Vanity Fair report claiming that she dropped the racial slur while speaking with a Black crew member during her final season on the show, using an abbreviated version of the offensive word in a message to a Page Six reporter.



 “The word I used was ‘NWord’ Not n—…,” she texted the journalist, writing out an abbreviated  — but definitely-not-better  — version of the racist term.



Though fans were set seething after the initial article, one claiming that Singer told a Black producer that the term “shiksa” was “literally like somebody calling you a n—r,” after filming a tense scene with the series’ first Black cast member, Eboni K. Williams, Singer’s recent text exchange was finally enough to resonate with Bravo’s historically lenient overlords.



Shortly after her offensive message began making the rounds online, Singer was axed from the network’s upcoming Las Vegas BravoCon convention, a decision that has already sat very well with fans of the globe-spanning reality franchise.



“It’s nice to see Ramona finally facing repercussions. Not just a ‘Oh that’s Ramona being Ramona,’” wrote Twitter user @DonnGunvalson, referencing the network’s approach — one several fans have decried as lax —  to the reality star’s alarming behavior.


“Ramona is no longer appearing at BravoCon after the latest news. Good,” wrote @MarTEAnisEddy, while Bravo fanpage @queensofbravo dubbed the incident a classic instance of “F—k around and find out.”


Moral of the story? Don’t be a racist. That’s it. Don’t be a racist.