“I think were all still figuring it out and navigating.
Because the trauma is real, the victims are very real.
I dont want to gloss over that,” the “SNL” star said.
Kenan Thompson and Dan Schneider.Todd Williamson/E! Entertainment/NBC via Getty; Eric Vitale/Getty
Its about us, as opposed to who had the first idea years ago.
The separation of the artist and the man conversation didnt come into my life at all until recently.
There was no need to do that.
Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson in ‘Good Burger’.Everett Collection
All that s— is just way out of bounds.
Do westill listen to R. Kelly?
What do we do withThe Cosby Show?
I think were all still figuring it out and navigating.
Because the trauma is real, the victims are very real.
I dont want to gloss over that.
We also dont want to just throw really solid, creative things in the trash either.
I feel so guilty saying that, he added.
All those things started happening after our tenure, because, I guess, no one would even dare.
It wasnt that kind of environment.
Of those early days at Nickelodeon, he said, There was no dictatorship about it all.
Diversity has always been very important to me in my shows, Schneider said.
I’m very proud of that.
So I wasnt really aware of a lot of it.
