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'Roseanne' Canceled at ABC Following Racist Tweet
Hollywood Reporter ^ | May 29, 2018

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...


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To: raiderboy

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.


61 posted on 05/29/2018 12:18:58 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: COUNTrecount

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


62 posted on 05/29/2018 12:19:05 PM PDT by petro45acp (So why wasn't anyone there willing, able, and equipped to protect those people?)
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To: COUNTrecount

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


63 posted on 05/29/2018 12:19:41 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: TexasTransplant

Agreed. Great comedy writing. If Woody Allen said it it would have been a “cerebral quip”.


64 posted on 05/29/2018 12:19:42 PM PDT by blackdog
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To: Para-Ord.45

> 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.


65 posted on 05/29/2018 12:20:20 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: varina davis

She was born in Iran to African American Parents. Great grandfather or Great Great was a white Slave owner.


66 posted on 05/29/2018 12:21:10 PM PDT by Blogger (The causes are the left are never about caring about an issue. ItÂ’s always about power.)
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To: DoughtyOne

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


67 posted on 05/29/2018 12:21:44 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Impala64ssa

Apparently it’s still “too soon”

/s


68 posted on 05/29/2018 12:21:58 PM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: Bratch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=gouQON4f_7U


69 posted on 05/29/2018 12:22:01 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (When words can mean anything, they can also mean nothing.)
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To: apocalypto

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


70 posted on 05/29/2018 12:22:46 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Para-Ord.45

Actually her description of Rasputin Jarrett was pretty accurate IMO.


71 posted on 05/29/2018 12:23:01 PM PDT by nobamanomore
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I agree.


72 posted on 05/29/2018 12:23:17 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: kjam22

Except if you’re a conservative, then all bets are off.


73 posted on 05/29/2018 12:23:20 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: caww
The issue of censorship from the massive media giants is not a silly issue. It is deadly serious.

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.

74 posted on 05/29/2018 12:23:50 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: M Kehoe
Lizard monkey with no sense of humour. The little horrid woman is a real POS, who by the way just revealed her soft underbelly.

Time to turn the Val-Jar jokes up into a $hitstorm of deplorables heckling her at every moment and in every opportunity.

75 posted on 05/29/2018 12:24:42 PM PDT by blackdog
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To: packrat35
Valerie Jarrett is NOT a black woman, she is Iranian.

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.

76 posted on 05/29/2018 12:24:42 PM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: Candor7

Unfortunately, Roseanne apologized and ran.


77 posted on 05/29/2018 12:24:44 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: COUNTrecount

The tweet in question : "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj"

Is the muslim brotherhood a race? Is islam is a race? Liberals truly are that stupid. So Roseanne believes Jarret is a totalitarian theocratist. Where does the racist outrage originate?


78 posted on 05/29/2018 12:24:54 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

Yep, April Ryan said it..& she still has a job.
Look her up & you’ll see/know why.


79 posted on 05/29/2018 12:25:45 PM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

“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.


80 posted on 05/29/2018 12:25:54 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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