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Donald Trump Calls 'Black-ish' 'Racism At Highest Level'

Michelle Tiu |
October 3, 2014 | 2:43 p.m. PDT

Entertainment Producer

Donald Trump doesn't find ABC's new show "Black-ish" amusing at all. (@CBCNews / Twitter)
Donald Trump doesn't find ABC's new show "Black-ish" amusing at all. (@CBCNews / Twitter)
ABC's new sitcom "Black-ish" premiered on September 24 with mixed reception and Donald Trump has added his opinion to the mix.

"The Apprentice" host tweeted on Wednesday, October 1, "How is ABC Television allowed to have a show entitled 'Blackish'? Can you imagine the furor of a show, 'Whiteish'! Racism at highest level?"

In truth, Trump isn't the first person to balk at the ABC show's title. Along with another new ABC sitcom called "Fresh Off the Boat," many people think that ABC itself might be "subliminally racist," if not just overtly so, while others simply view the show titles as a way to re-appropriate previously offensive racial terms.

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