Did You Know An NBC Sitcom Used The N-Word 6 Times Last Night?

Last night, NBC’s Norman Lear For The Modern Day sitcom The Carmichael Show aired "Cynthia’s Birthday." The title sounds innocuous enough, but the season 3 installment is actually one of the most boundary-pushing episodes of comedy in TV history. Last night, The Carmichael Show used the n-word six times, all uncensored. Six times. The slur has been said on TV before, going all the way back to a 1978 episode of All In The Family, but it’s never been said six times in about 12 minutes of...