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 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
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
Stephen Vines
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The View by Stephen Vines

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

Stephen Vines
Stephen Vines

Updated: 10:30pm, 6 Jun, 2018

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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 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
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
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Stephen Vines

Stephen Vines

Stephen Vines is a Hong Kong based writer and journalist. He has worked in Asia for The Guardian‚ The Daily Telegraph‚ and The Independent‚ and was a consultant editor for The Asia Times.