Posted on 05/30/2018 9:09:46 AM PDT by reaganaut1
ABC had every right to dump her, and political correctness was not involved. In case you haven’t heard, Roseanne Barr did something really awful and stupid on Tuesday morning.
In a now-deleted tweet, Barr made a racist comment about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, saying that she was like the “Muslim brotherhood and Planet of the Apes had a baby.” A matter of hours later, her hit ABC sitcom was canceled.
There’s no denying that what Barr said was racist, or that she was dumb for having said it. She has since apologized, and has probably also reached the conclusion that it wasn’t worth it. In all honesty, I’ve never understood why people aren’t more careful on social media. I’ve always sarcastically said that the best thing about Twitter is that not only do you not get paid for your tweets, but you can also get fired for them. It really is one of the more idiotic ways to ruin a career, and I can never make sense of it whenever it happens.
But what’s done is done, and there’s no turning back. She was fired, and she deserved to be fired. Her comment was racist and unacceptable, and I would not want someone who had made that kind of comment representing my company, either. It really seems that simple to me, but oddly enough, I’ve actually seen some conservatives defending her — saying that her firing is an example of the rampant political correctness that flies in the face of free speech — and honestly, this is something that I just can’t understand.
First of all, this is in no way a free-speech or First Amendment issue. The First Amendment protects us from facing consequences from the government over our speech, not consequences from our peers or our employers.
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It was crude, boorish, and unnecessary.
Attack their positions and their policies not the person.
Attacking people on a personal level is wrong and it makes you appear petty.
She told the truth about the Muslim loving commie Jarrett plus nailed Soros for fellow Jews he turned in during WWII. Soros’ old man changed his name/religion as they were Jewish.
It goes beyond that. This was a Disney planned event to throw public opinion on Conservatives. Take a complete liberal cast. Trailer hard hitting conservative jokes on the show. Sucker conservative to watch it. Release the bomb by Roseanne. The liberal media blames Trump. You have just seen how a deep pocket elite Disney runs a mind control opt. Goals were to blame Trump and conservatives. Divide the public before an election. Regain public opinion left before an election. If you don’t thinks I’m correct, I think it is time to look deeper. They have been loosing ground. The polls are and liberal news is not swinging the midterms. They will spend and do anything. Ignore this issue and let it die.
‘And can say or think whatever the Hell she wants, I don’t care, this is America, and we are free.’
which is exactly what she did, right...?
And yet Joy Reid did something even stupider, and still has a job. ‘The View’ hosts are a hundred times worse, and their show is still on the air.
THAT’S the difference.
Liberals FIRE people for disagreeing with them, and are happy to ruin your life for it.
Conservatives don’t mind if you have whatever stupid opinions you want to have.
The author is a complete ditz. She is the blond they wrote the jokes about.
Personal attacks is WRONG including racists remarks regardless if one is liberal or conservative.
The first amendment restricts the role of government. It does not affect what I can, or cannot say, at work.
If I sent out a tweet calling a minority the spawn of a great ape, I am pretty sure that it would not hit the second server before I was fired.
Your right to free speech ends when you enter my place of business.
The woman either looks like a Planet of the Apes character or she doesn’t. What’s the big deal? It’s either true or false. No big deal.
Bingo! We have a winner!
Not taking calling the heritage of an African-Persian American a great ape as racist is a real stretch.
It was a dumb thing to say.
She probably felt invincible after high ratings.
She isn’t and wasn’t.
It’s ONLY racist if you think that mentioning monkeys has something to do with race.
She LOOKS like a cast member from planet of the apes... doesn’t she?
How is that racist? Does mentioning monkeys equate to black people in their heads?
I had no idea Valerie Jarrett was black- I thought she was part Asian or Iranian or something- she has a weird pinch face. (LIKE A PLANET OF THE APES character)
Yeah, but now she has to be punished.
She has to be made to starve in the street where everyone can see.
Meanwhile Chelsea Handler and Michelle Wolf can still eat.
Sorry, no.
Late-night TV hosts Colbert, Maher, Bee, Meyers etc., can slander Christians and Conservatives with impunity! The networks and Hollywood can slander Christians and Conservatives with impunity! To say there is a double standard when it comes to the treatment of liberals vs conservatives - is a gross understatement!
Yes it is.
No it's not.
Free speech only pertains to the Congress not having the right to make any law abridging the freedom of speech.
It doesn't hold in the workplace. The person signing your check has the right to limit your speech.
‘Roseanne didn’t get cancelled because of what she said, she was cancelled because of WHO she said it about.’
well, this is the point; I said earlier that black females are going to call the shots going forward, and this is the proof of it...
What was the Planet of the Apes about anyway? I remember it being on tv when I was a little girl. I thought it looked stupid and never watched. Same as Roseanne. lol
Ms. Timpf misplaced the word "former."
Obama is the "former" President, but Jarrett is still very much controlling advising Obama.
-PJ
If you remember on TV when you were a little girl, then you have had plenty of time to read up on it.
You get two minutes in the penalty box for not having a People Magazine IQ! (Just kidding...but it has been around since 1968 in a bunch of iterations...you really should start paying attention. :-)
Roseanne’s humor has disappeared.
I would (and have) said Jarrett is Louis Farrakhan in a wig.
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