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Fraggle Rock Controversy? Texas Viewer Alleges Racial Slur In 80′s Puppet Show Re-Run

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North Texas resident Keith White was watching the 80s TV series Fraggle Rock with his daughter last week when his ears perked up. In the middle of a conversation between two Fraggles — the lovable Jim Henson creations who lived underground — he thought he heard a character refer to another one as an offensive, out-of-date racial slur. “I heard him say Jigaboo,” White told CW 33. “That’s what I heard him say.” White even rewound the show several times to listen again (hopefully with is daughter out of earshot).

Juan Williams Fires Back Uncontested After ‘House Negro’ Slur

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Juan Williams was the guest host of The O’Reilly Factor last night — the perfect chance to embarrass Warren Ballentine and articulate his problem with his ‘house negro’ remark from Thursday’s show uncontested. Meanwhile, Ballentine is asking why he hasn’t been invited back on Fox News to clear up his remarks.

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