Trip uses the word at about 1:00 in. If this video is not viewable in your country, you can watch it here.

The last we heard about Bristol Palin, her reality show was being moved to a later time slot on Lifetime after dismal ratings and even worse reviews. Bristol’s show, “Life’s a Tripp,” was faring so poorly that it was replaced by re-runs of “Dance Moms.” We didn’t cover that story, because it seemed inevitable to me and I was relieved not to have to think about Bristol and her “career.”

Well “Life’s a Trip” is still airing and Bristol is still making headlines. In the latest episode, her son Tripp, 3, called his aunt Willow a “f*ggot” when she tried to discipline him. We know Willow has also used that anti-gay slur, as she wrote it on Facebook in an argument against a guy who was mocking her family, calling him “so gay” and “such a f*ggot.” Here’s more:

The Palins have never been known for being particularly gay-friendly — and unfortunately, it seems as if the youngest member of the family is following in the footsteps of his elders.

A newly-released clip from the Lifetime reality series “Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp” shows Tripp Palin uttering a homophobic slur when mom Bristol and aunt Willow won’t let him visit the swimming pool.

The Palin sisters gasp, and then giggle, when three-year-old Tripp’s temper tantrum culminates in the tot calling his aunt a “faggot.”

Though Bristol does confess that she’s “doing a terrible job disciplining Tripp…I know he’s going to continue to push the boundaries,” her son’s behavior doesn’t seem too out of step, given his family’s history of anti-gay activity. In 2010, Willow sparked controversy when she fired off at a classmate on Facebook, referring to him “so gay” and “such a faggot.”

Perhaps Sarah Palin’s grandson would be better served by taking notes from dad Levi Johnston, who in 2009 embraced his gay icon status on “The Joy Behar Show” following his steamy spread in Playgirl magazine.

[From The Huffington Post]

Kids repeat what they hear at home. I’ll admit that my son has used the other F word, the more common one, with consequences, but if he’s ever heard this one he knows not to say it. I once explained to him that it was wrong for his friends to call something “gay” in a derogatory way after he asked about it. It’s doubtful Bristol has had that conversation with her son. We know her position on same sex marriage rights. This isn’t the most open-minded family.

This makes me wonder why producers decided to leave that segment in the show. It’s for ratings obviously, but if Bristol wanted it cut she could have made a case for it. (Note that they did not cut out a part of Bristol’s argument with a heckler in which she asked him if he didn’t like her mom because he was “a homosexual.” This was reported incorrectly by some outlets.) In Bristol’s mind, Tripp saying that word is probably about the same as a kid using a mild swear word. She wasn’t horrified, she was laughing.

After I wrote this story I found a blog Bristol wrote in which she claimed that Tripp used the other F word. Of course she blamed the media for claiming he said it, writing “I guess the temptation to label my three year old son is just too great for the lefty papers to resist.” It’s about her parenting, it’s not about her little kid, but I wouldn’t expect her to grasp that. Watch her kid say the word again and tell me he said “f#$@,” not “f*ggot.” It sounded like it ended with a “t,” not an “er,” but whatever. The Palins are always victimized by the media.