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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThank you, ABC Network. You did the right thing.
@repjohnlewis
Thank you, @ABCNetwork. You did the right thing. There is not any room in our society for racism or bigotry
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Thank you, ABC Network. You did the right thing. (Original Post)
kpete
May 2018
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handmade34
(22,756 posts)1. we need to thank them as well...
Hekate
(90,708 posts)12. Still trying to make my thank you note go through
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)2. And now can we cancel Trump?
The "Trump White House" reality TV show is just as bad!
kpete
(71,994 posts)3. In other news: America holds sitcom stars to a higher standard than the president.
BigmanPigman
(51,607 posts)4. Sara Gilbert, plays Darlene on Roseanne,
called the ABC execs to quit the show over this and found out it was already canceled. I bet there are others on the cast and staff that would have left too.
lame54
(35,292 posts)11. her tweet sounded like damage control
where did you read she was intending to quit?
she could have tweeted that the way Sykes did
Heading to Twitter to thank ABC now.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)7. Cause and effect.
Have a need to be racist, ok then you don't have to work here.
Gothmog
(145,291 posts)8. From Bob Iger
Stallion
(6,474 posts)9. Maybe They Should Kill Roseane Off in a Terrible Explosion....
and let the innocent actors continue and document how much better off they are without the old wind-bag
KT2000
(20,581 posts)10. this feels good today
ABC did the right thing and drew a line against racism. If only more would do the same.