Roseanne Barr and John Goodman in a still from the television show Roseanne that was cancelled after Barr’s racist outburst on Twitter. Photo: ABC
Opinion
Opinion
The View
As Disney’s swift cancellation of TV show ‘Roseanne’ reveals, racism is bad for business – and companies are increasingly waking up to the fact
Stephen Vines says companies open themselves up to regulatory pressure, advertiser boycotts and damage to their reputations if they appear to support racism
Roseanne Barr and John Goodman in a still from the television show Roseanne that was cancelled after Barr’s racist outburst on Twitter. Photo: ABC