Puerto Rican leaders met with NBC executives to discuss a recent episode of Law and Order, which showed women being attacked at the Puerto Rican Day Parade. NBC issued an apology and promised never to rerun the episode again.
Speaker
Alex Avila
05:16
Although producers of the show were upset over the network's apology, Manuel Miraval, president of the National Puerto Rican Coalition, says TV producers are out of touch with the issue.
Speaker
Alex Avila
05:42
NBC last apologized to the Puerto Rican community about a year ago,
when an episode of Seinfeld depicted the burning of the Puerto Rican
flag. That episode was also removed from the network's rerun rotation.
Speaker
Alex Avila
05:52
For Latino USA, I'm Alex Avila.
Program 108
00:00 / 00:00
05:04 - 05:15
Puerto Rican leaders met with NBC executives to discuss a recent episode of Law and Order, which showed women being attacked at the Puerto Rican Day Parade. NBC issued an apology and promised never to rerun the episode again.
Alex Avila
NBC
Law and Order Special Victims Unit
Representation
Puerto Ricans
05:16 - 05:25
Although producers of the show were upset over the network's apology, Manuel Miraval, president of the National Puerto Rican Coalition, says TV producers are out of touch with the issue.
Alex Avila
National Puerto Rican Coalition
Puerto Ricans
05:42 - 05:51
NBC last apologized to the Puerto Rican community about a year ago,
when an episode of Seinfeld depicted the burning of the Puerto Rican
flag. That episode was also removed from the network's rerun rotation.