I almost never watch television much less live television, so I did not see this
faux pas, reported by the
Daily Mail:
NBC has become the centre of a race storm after airing an ad
featuring a monkey performing gymnastics, right after showing the
performance of Gabby Douglas, the first African-American to win Olympic
gold. The network has since apologised for the advert's poor timing, explaining: 'No offense was intended.'
The controversy ignited as sportscaster Bob Costas wrapped his analysis
of her incredible routine during the all-around competition last night.
Costas said: 'There are some African American girls out there who
tonight are saying to themselves: "Hey, I’d like to try that too." More
from London in a moment.'
The broadcast then went to a commercial break, showing an
advertisement featuring a monkey wearing a gymnastics uniform and
performing a rings gymnastics event.
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