I’m still not seeing the racist part.
1. I didn’t know ValJar was of AA ancestry, not surprised, but really didn’t know. It’s not obvious. Did everyone else know? Do Americans even know who she is?
2. I didn’t know Planet of the Apes had anything to do with African American ancestry. I do not think those masks look African. I understand there have been times Black people have been insulted by comparisons to monkeys. I guess chimpanzees do have dark skin, but most monkeys don’t have chocolate varieties of skin or fur. And if Planet of the Apes is racist, why did they make so many movies?
3. Valerie Jarrett has a strange lizard like face, so comparing her to animals is kind of normal.
4. Roseanne (though I am not a fan of hers) May be like freeepers aware that ValJar was actually in charge during the Obama admin, but the general public has no idea this anti-constitutional travesty took place for 8 years. A true enemy of the People of the United States was running the government. Insulting her looks is the LEAST justice of what she deserves.
5. Jarrett has wanted to insidiously make the United States more Muslim. This is her goal.
So how was this tweet, obnoxious and insulting, yes, racist in any way? Still not seeing it. Yet everyone on the radio is fawning over how disgustingly racist it is.
I agree with you. VJ does not even look slightly AA, and I don’t think this was a reference to her race or anything except her clothing (Muslim veil) and hairstyle (Planet of the Apes “do,” which Michelle Obama also wore).
However, Barr should have been smart enough to realize now that certain words will now always be taken as a racial reference if the subject is even remotely AA, even if you didn’t know it at the time.