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Roseanne Barr sorry for comparing Obama aide to ape
bbc.com ^ | May 29, 2018 | BBC

Posted on 05/29/2018 10:43:46 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Comedian Roseanne Barr has apologised for a tweet comparing ex-Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, who is African American, to an ape.

She sparked an online backlash after she called Mrs Jarrett the child of the Islamist group the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes film.

She deleted the racist post and apologised amid criticism of her and the ABC network, which airs her show.

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: abc; roseanne; roseannebarr; twitter; valjar
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I remember Planet of the Apes was hailed by the critics as a great social commentary. In case any one interested this is from the Library of Congress and is an interesting read.

“Planet of the Apes” emerged as a troubling movie for a troubling time. Most obviously, the movie presented a chilling allegory on the subject of racial conflict, highlighting the injustices of America’s slave past, while also speaking to the struggle for Civil Rights in the contemporary period. A black archetype trapped in a white skin,

Planet of the Apes
61 posted on 05/29/2018 1:57:17 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen ((Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong))
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To: left that other site; Zathras
Jarret is NOT “African-American”. She is Iranian.

Other than being born there, no. She's not Iranian. Not in the least. She is the light-skinned black child of two light-skinned black parents.

62 posted on 05/29/2018 1:57:40 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Eagles6

One website compared her to Rasputin.


63 posted on 05/29/2018 1:59:20 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Kid Shelleen

Makes sense. Social commentary was Rod Serling’s jam.


64 posted on 05/29/2018 2:00:58 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Drew68

Are sure at least one of them isn’t a Reptilian? :-)


65 posted on 05/29/2018 2:04:15 PM PDT by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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To: apocalypto
That works. The Puppeteer.

I always figured that she was the conduit through which he receives his orders.

66 posted on 05/29/2018 2:06:08 PM PDT by Eagles6
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Never complain and never explain.

There are all kinds of speech, bad and good. But then you have one group of people putting themselves up as the arbiter of which is which then we have all manner of problems.

ABC to curt their noses to spite themselves canceled their highest rated comedy show, one they desperately need on the program schedule because of PC and their own stupidity.

I will not be surprised if someone, even Netflix picks up the show.


67 posted on 05/29/2018 2:08:14 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Comparing ValJar to an ape is an insult to intelligent lesser and great apes everywhere!

She’s evil, the apes aren’t.

Mark


68 posted on 05/29/2018 2:14:45 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Remember when the libs compared GW Bush to a chimpanzee? There was no “outrage” from media about that. The old-monkey to man descendancy argument does not discriminate at to race, but apparently the “blacks” identify with the use of their color to give emphasis to the bigotted comments.


69 posted on 05/29/2018 4:00:27 PM PDT by John S Mosby (SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS)
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To: Jane Long

Think you know the answer to your question, a complete double standard.

Just a bunch of hypocrites who like killing OUR free speech.

Not that I would have said what Roseanne said, not out loud at least. TEE HEE


70 posted on 05/29/2018 4:35:57 PM PDT by Lakeside Granny (Trumps Golden Rule: "They hit me, I hit back 10x harder!")
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To: Jane Long
Roseanne Barr ‏Verified account @therealroseanne 11h11 hours ago

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.

Roseanne Barr ‏Verified account @therealroseanne 11h11 hours ago

I apologize. I am now leaving Twitter.

71 posted on 05/29/2018 6:08:51 PM PDT by Lakeside Granny (Trumps Golden Rule: "They hit me, I hit back 10x harder!")
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I’ve never dared to ask, would anyone care to explain exactly why it is racist to compare someone of one certain race to apes but not any other races? All I know is it’s racist but I don’t know why.


72 posted on 05/29/2018 8:48:33 PM PDT by TropicanaRose
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To: Ancesthntr

Not the first Planet of the Apes so called joke about apes and blacks—Why was so many black actors in the movie-—to save money on make up.


73 posted on 05/30/2018 3:46:55 AM PDT by BTCM (Death and destruction is the only treaty Muslims comprehend.)
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