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Posted on: 3:14 pm, June 28, 2013, by George Brown, updated on: 04:21pm, June 28, 2013

(CNN) Civil Rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson has is being criticized by many in the black community for showing some support for Paula Deen.

Jackson told the Associated Press, she should be reclaimed rather than destroyed.

Numerous people have attacked Jackson for his Tweet using the very same word Deen admitted to using.

Former President Jimmy Carter said embattled celebrity chef Paula Deen should be forgiven, arguing that while theres no condoning the racial slurs she uttered, the well-known personality has been candid and apologetic.

She was maybe excessively honest in saying that she had in the past, 30 years ago, used this terrible word, Carter told CNNs Suzanne Malveaux in an interview Friday. I think she has been punished, perhaps overly severely, for her honesty in admitting it and for the use of the word in the distant past. Shes apologized profusely.

Deens troubles began about two weeks ago when a deposition in a discrimination lawsuit was released in which she admitted using the n-word in the past. Dean has insisted she does not tolerate prejudice, but her apologies have failed to suppress the controversy.

The fallout has been swift and painful.

Her Southern cooking business is reeling as major brands end or suspend their ties with her, prompting the celebrity chef to seek out professional crisis-management assistance.

Photos: Southern TV chef Paula Deen

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