President Barack Obama used the n-word during a podcast with comedian Marc Maron in which the two discussed race relations and gun control in the wake of the Charleston shootings, CNN reports.

In the podcast "WTF with Marc Maron," which was released this morning, Obama said race relations have improved significantly, mentioning that he was born to a black father and a white mother.

"I always tell young people, in particular, do not say that nothing has changed when it comes to race in America, unless you've lived through being a black man in the 1950s or '60s or '70s,” Obama sad. “It is incontrovertible that race relations have improved significantly during my lifetime and yours.”

But the President added that "the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination" exists. He went on to say that just because racist language is not used as liberally today as in the past, does not mean that racism doesn’t exist.

"Racism, we are not cured of it. And it's not just a matter of it not being (too) polite to say nigger in public," Obama said. "That's not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. It's not just a matter of overt discrimination. Societies don't, overnight, completely erase everything that happened 200 to 300 years prior."

The whole point of his remarks were to discuss the reality that racism is alive and well, but media outlets focused more on the fact that he said the n-word than the more systematic forms of racism that inspires the slur’s use.

Of course, Twitter responded hilariously:

“Obama said the n word” You’ve been calling him that for the last 10 years. Stay mad, ho. — #JeSuisCharleston (@blowticious) June 22, 2015

Soooo white folks can call the President the N-word all day, but when he uses it to have an open conversation about racsim, it's wrong? — . (@PricelessKitty7) June 22, 2015

Barack Obama is the first U.S. President to use the n word not as a racial slur. Be mad at all the racist white presidents before him. — Nessa. (@curlyheadRED) June 22, 2015

RT @writeli: The President uses the n word and suddenly context doesn't matter but when a SC judge uses it…? Uh, ookaay. — ProfB (@AntheaButler) June 22, 2015

You know what's nuts? Censoring @POTUS for saying the N-word all the Right wingers and Republicans have been calling him since 2008. — ProfB (@AntheaButler) June 22, 2015

I can't believe Obama said the 'N word' like almost every president before him. — andrew kimler (@AndyKimy) June 22, 2015

What's most absurd about people being mad about Obama using the N-word is the same people hear white people say it & it doesn't phase them. — TRiLL CLiNTON (@iMadeSmartCool) June 22, 2015

President #Obama used the N Word and racists in America be like: pic.twitter.com/m5aVRrk3Bk — Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) June 22, 2015

Bill O'Reilly will be discussing how the president is legitimizing rap music by using the N-word. — Just Me. (@NoThoughtsHere) June 22, 2015

what would LBJ say about Obama saying the n-word — Brendan James (@deep_beige) June 22, 2015

Well, since you asked…