<text>  CNNTerrence Howard would like a little bit more reality on his hit show Empire. The actor, who plays hip-hop recording mogul Lucious Lyon on the series, recently told Entertainment Weekly thats hes mad that we dont say nr in the show. Why is TV showing something different from the reality of the world? Howard asked. Why is there a thing called censorship that stop people from hearing everyday talk? We use n every day. Its become part of a conversation. Why arent we using it in the show? He expanded on his thoughts during an appearance Monday on Access Hollywood. Well, I believe if were gonna really tackle racism, if were gonna tackle bigotry, if were gonna tackle homophobia, we need to attack it dead-on. You dont just sit up, you know, lets give a little aspirin right here; no, we need to take the sutures, open up the problem and reach in and grab it, the actor explained. And since nr is used in almost every conversation in most black neighborhoods, why is it that we dont hear it on TV anymore? Are white people afraid of it? Did they create the word? But if this is something that we use on a daily basis, then lets address what it really means. And what does the word mean to the Empire star? Oh, it could mean love; sometimes its a noun; sometimes its a verb; sometimes its an adjective; its all, theres a spirit attached to it, you know, Howard said. My dad uses it. My brothers use it. I use it. Im sitting here, Im hoping maybe I wont use it with my son, but I dont know if Ill be honest if I didnt use it with my son. You know, my friends use it. I call my white friends whats up, my n? You know, thats, it has taken on this term to us, but its blown out of proportion outside the world, so I dont know. But co-star Taraji P. Henson, who plays his ex-wife, Cookie Lyon, is not feeling it. When TMZ asked whether she believed the Fox series should be using the word, she responded, Naw, you might piss people off. David Rambo, one of the shows writers, told TMZ that as a white man, he didnt think he could make the call on whether to use the word. Context is everything, he said. Its a powerful word, Rambo told TMZ. Its such a huge issue. It came up a lot in our writers room. 