by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action
Turner Network Television took the interesting step of apologizing for lewd remarks on the network made by comedian/actor Tracy Morgan. During an interesting back and forth with Charles Barkley in which they were debating the “hotness” of Sarah Palin, Morgan said the following:
"Now let me tell you something about Sarah Palin man, she's good masturbation material. The glasses and all that? Great masturbation material."
Of course my own jaw dropped when I heard what Morgan said, and you could see the white guy on the scene, Ernie Johnson, rushing to get Morgan off-camera. Everyone was clearly nervous after Morgan’s remarks, for good reason. A lot of jobs were on the line as the words leaked out of his mouth.
