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Janoris Jenkins brushes off slur as ‘a hood thing or whatever’

Janoris Jenkins may have apologized Wednesday, but the tone deaf Jackrabbit clearly doesn’t get why he should be sorry for calling a fan a “retard” on Twitter.

The 31-year-old cornerback was defiant and dismissive after practice Thursday about using the derogatory slur when a fan questioned his play and the Giants’ 2-11 record this season.

“Where I’m from, we use all kind of words for slang. If it offends anybody I’m sorry,” Jenkins said. “It’s a culture that I grew up in where I’m from. You know what I’m saying, we use all kinds of words for all kinds of slang.