NBC will air an unedited N-word on “The Carmichael Show”
The internet is truly abuzz with this week’s news that NBC will not edit a racial slur in an upcoming episode of The Carmichael Show. The episode in question won’t air until May, but the network (for some reason) made everyone aware now, nearly three months beforehand. NBC may be a bit skittish, thus their […]
When news silences satire: Why firing Kathy Griffin today weakens Anderson Cooper tomorrow
When the media takes down a comedian, we all lose. When the hubbub of Twitter firestarters and talking heads are starting fights to fill time, and when those shrillest voices of dissent cost a satirist their livelihoods, there is no excuse. It’s as wrong as it is shortsighted — and sadly, it seems to be happening more […]