The main character apes in the Planet of the Apes were white.
Posting again for the umpteenth time:
Now how does one get from a film about mostly white apes to a charge of racism? Answer: Only if you see racism in any criticism of you.
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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Sorry there are people of all races that have flared nostrils and look a bit like apes. After all the liberals told us about that science in the
Scopes trial we are all evolved from them
Calling someone an ape is an equal opportunity insult
“The woman either looks like a Planet of the Apes character or she doesn’t.”
Now, now, Zira, like her husband Cornelius, was a sympathetic character who liked humans and showed concern for their welfare. No resemblance at all.
In what way? How was it? I’m not seeing it. Maybe I’m just so unracist that I don’t make the connection.
It was only a month ago when Cal State Fresno "professor" Randa Jarrar tweeted "Barbara Bush was a generous and smart and amazing racist who, along with her husband, raised a war criminal. I'm happy the witch is dead. can't wait for the rest of her family to fall to their demise the way 1.5 million iraqis have. byyyeeeeeeee"
She still has her job.
-PJ
Bush looked like a chimpanzee! Is that racist too?
She should never have apologized
‘Sorry, no.’
what are you saying ‘no’ to, exactly...?
Disney has several billion reasons for firing Barr over this. That's what they expect to take in from the Black Panther sequels and the Star Wars sequels, and all the other movies, shows, and theme parks that they own. Keep her show and they risk a boycott of those that could lower their returns. Political correctness may be the excuse but the reason was business.
Yes, that didn't wow me, either. Struck me as rather cowardly.
Oh look Vermont Lt in the loafers is back to tell us about the 1st Amendment!
Oh look Vermont Lt in the loafers is back to tell us about the 1st Amendment!
I have never been a fan of Roseanne.
her joke was not particularly funny ...
But why are Bathhouse Barry, the Wookie, or Valerie Jarrett off limits?
They are adults in the public arena all’s fair
‘Keep her show and they risk a boycott of those that could lower their returns’
which makes it all about political correctness, doesn’t it...?
ABC is a business, and a comparatively small part of a much bigger business - The Walt Disney Enterprises. Owners of theme parks, cable networks, and movie lines like Star Wars and Black Panther. You have any idea how much money Black Panther took in from box office alone? Over $1.3 billion worldwide. Entertainment is big business for Disney and anything that could create a stink and perhaps harm the two Black Panther sequels being planned or the remaining Star Wars movies is something they will do whatever they deem necessary to avoid. Including dumping a show that makes them money like Roseanne did.
Darned right it's about the money. For corporations it's only about the money.
The anti Republican NR gets it wrong yet again. ABC hasn’t cancelled any other show over anti-White racism coming from other ABC actors.
What did she say that was racist. Be specific.
The double standard.
Some can say whatever they want with no consequence at all.
Others cannot.
Very similar to some can break whatever laws they want, other will be charged and persecuted with manufactured crimes.
The main character apes in the Planet of the Apes were white.
Posting again for the umpteenth time:
Now how does one get from a film about mostly white apes to a charge of racism? Answer: Only if you see racism in any criticism of you.
"Political correctness" may be the reason for the decision but it's only about the money. It's always about the money.
I agree. And I do think it was funny that I knew exactly who you were talking about regarding the Wookie. :)
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