Mutiny on the Bounty Hunter

“Duane “Dog” Chapman, star of the A&E reality series, “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” says he's no bigot. The leather-faced Chapman, who made his bones (pun intended) in 2003 when he hunted down and captured in Mexico Max Factor heir Andrew Luster (a fugitive on trial for rape), was recently caught on tape using the “N” word (rhymes with trigger) repeatedly to describe his son Tucker’s African-American girlfriend. Tucker is reported to have made the tape himself, bugging the Dog’s private phone and selling the recording (allegedly for $15,000) to the National Enquirer.  The rag mag then posted the vile rant on their website.  In the face of mounting criticism from black leaders, A&E has shut down Chapman’s show, which is watched by three million viewers a week.  This move propelled the Dog into full damage control mode, and he’s been hitting  news talk shows (Larry King Live, Hannity & Colmes) to apologize to fans and deny he’s a racist.  In his own defense, the Dog claims he felt he was “cool enough” within the black community to use the word (as per Quentin Tarantino), and that he never meant it as a derogatory term.  His appearances have led many in the media to ask why it’s commercially okay for black rappers to use the “N” word in their songs, and not a crusty Caucasian like Chapman?  The controversy makes us think of another famous Dog, the Snoop man.  When asked if he thought it was wrong that he and other rappers often referred to women in their songs as "hos," Snoop responded:  "No, because we're talking about real hos."  All in all, good riddance to the Bounty Hunter--a real ho.