When experienced punter used the 'N' word, it was obvious to the community moderators that e.p. was not attempting to make racist comments, but rather that he was giving an example to stress a point that he was making on that thread. Granted, it was an unfortunate example that he chose to use and the 'N' word was edited by me.
I dont know what water has flown under the bridge between yourself and e.p., but it might be a personal issue rather than one based on race or colour.