Posted on 05/29/2018 11:48:22 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
"Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said Tuesday.
ABC, in a stunning move, has decided to cancel its Roseanne revival following star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet Tuesday. "Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said Tuesday.
Early Tuesday, star, head writer and exec producer Barr attacked Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, in a since-deleted tweet in which she said "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." Barr subsequently apologized: "I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me — my joke was in bad taste."
Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger also weighed in on the decision to cancel Roseanne: "There was only one thing to do here, and that was the right thing," he tweeted.
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Barr's tweet prompted a massive outcry across social media, with thousands condeming the actress-comedian's comments and calling on ABC to cancel her series. The Disney-owned network's decision to cancel the comedy marked the first time the network has taken action in response to one of Barr's controversial tweets.
Axing the Roseanne revival was no small decision for ABC.
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I believe the inclusion of an ape when addressing the heredity of a Black person, is a very poor decision.
I don’t believe she meant it the way folks are taking it, but she sure opened the door for them to do so.
Back when it was common practice to deny Blacks their rights, they were referenced as apes. Like it or not, it’s a tough sell to claim that time has passed, and it should be okay now.
Some things you don’t do out of courtesy. She did blow it > IMO.
It seems to me they could have docked her pay for the infraction. Something short of cancelling the show should have been found.
There are racist things going on by the Left as well, especially the new tactic of blaming all Whites for White Privilege.
If they can do it with impunity, then Rosanne should get some leeway here as well.
Hey ABC....
..nose....face!
Oh, and comparing vj to planet of the apes could NOT have had anything to do with the totalitarian leanings of the socialist/mb sympathizer and policy force majeur in the zippy administration?
Fools on both sides...the pearl clutchers on the interwebs and the incontinence at ABC
Cheers!
KYPD
Valjar reminds me of the Star Trek character Gorgon (sp). Kirk had to kill the thing to survive.
No Tiberius didn’t finish the lizard off.
5.56mm
Agreed. Great comedy writing. If Woody Allen said it it would have been a “cerebral quip”.
> You can say UNSPEAKABLE things about Trump or his family with little to no repercussions. <
Yep. Back in 2017 actor Johnny Depp joked about killing Trump. Not just opposing Trump, but killing him. The MSM just yawned.
And that is what’s so infuriating about all this.
She was born in Iran to African American Parents. Great grandfather or Great Great was a white Slave owner.
He trashes Melania because she is married to Donald Trump who they DESPISE so they hate her too..just like when they send death threats to Barron Trump and say they hope for a school shooting to happen at his school..just like when they trash Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr..when liberals are told about what Jimmy say about Melania’s accent they come out and say “Oh that’s not the same thing” they are right..its WORSE..but as long as its someone they hate they are OK with the trashing
Apparently it’s still “too soon”
/s
They don’t call it the All Barack Channel for nothing..they wanted a reason to cancel the show. They hate Roseanne and they hate our President..had she said the exact same thing about Ben Carson, Candace Owens, Tim Scott, or ANYONE else on the right the Commie left would be demanding she get renewed for another 10 seasons
Actually her description of Rasputin Jarrett was pretty accurate IMO.
I agree.
Except if you’re a conservative, then all bets are off.
If you haven't been keeping up with what has been happening to "freedom of speech" in Europe, you might not realize how worrisome it is that the same thing will happen here.
And then we dissidents shall become toast. Possibly literally.
Time to turn the Val-Jar jokes up into a $hitstorm of deplorables heckling her at every moment and in every opportunity.
For being mixed race she hides any black attributes better than Michael Jackson did. Her Persian camel herding features do come thru better than any colored ones.
Unfortunately, Roseanne apologized and ran.
Yep, April Ryan said it..& she still has a job.
Look her up & you’ll see/know why.
“Rush was saying a commentator on CNN has called Trump out for trafficking in underaged children. The commentator was NOT making a joke, but was serious.”
The commentator is bucking for the “Jamele” award.
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