Paula Deen has gained an interest supporter, a former president of the United States. President Jimmy Carter has spoken out about the whole Deen incident saying that “there’s no condoning the use of a word that abuses other people” but that she should eventually be forgiven. I know a lot of people who believe that Deen should be forgiven since her words were said 30 years ago and she admitted to using the racial slur. The chef has since been dropped from The Food Network, Target, Walmart, Home Depot, QVC, Sears, and K-Mart but her book sales have increased by 1,000% so clearly she still has fans. Some people may eventually forgive Deen, but I don’t think that will happen anytime soon. Read what President Carter had to say below.