by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
"Comedian" Roseanne Barr went down in flames yesterday as ABC cancelled the reboot of her hit television series, and several other networks announced that they would no long air "Roseanne" reruns.
Ms. Barr, who has more or less declared her fealty to Donald Trump over the past few months, saw a steep rise in ratings as Trump trumpeted her show and her success - and as many (supposedly) Trump lemmings hurried to demonstrate their disdain for political correctness by watching show that Dear Leader was touting.
Roseanne was back to living the good life with buckets of money, fame, and influence.
But her castle in the sky came crashing down this week with a late-night tweet in which she compared former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett to an ape and suggested she might have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. The irrepressible Ms. Barr later said that she was under the influence of the sleep aid, Ambien, while she banged out this gem in a reply to three other Twitter users:
But it was too little, too late. Channing Dungey, the President of ABC Entertainment, had this to say later in the day as he announced the show's cancellation:
"Abhorrent" was also the descriptor used by Roseanne's cast mate, Sara Gilbert, who plays Darlene, the star's caustic daughter. She tweeted the following:
Ms. Gilbert and the other cast and crew members of "Roseanne" are now as unemployed as the show's star - and they have the intemperance of Roseanne Barr to thank for their economic downturn.
There is apparently only one person on God's green earth who can post race-baiting tweets all night long and suffer no consequences, and that person is not Roseanne Barr. She learned that lesson the hard way.
A very rude (and funny) young man whom I follow on Twitter posted a celebratory tweet regarding Roseanne's sudden downfall. His tweet ended with these words: "I love the smell of white trash burning!" And while hating to sound uncharitable, I find myself enjoying that smell as well. May the flames of justice spread like wildfire and consume bigotry and hatred in all of the dark corners of our great land
(Kudos to ABC Entertainment for acting quickly, decisively, and with honor. If you can come up with a way to salvage the show without the obnoxious Ms. Barr, I will once again become a viewer.)
Citizen Journalist
"Comedian" Roseanne Barr went down in flames yesterday as ABC cancelled the reboot of her hit television series, and several other networks announced that they would no long air "Roseanne" reruns.
Ms. Barr, who has more or less declared her fealty to Donald Trump over the past few months, saw a steep rise in ratings as Trump trumpeted her show and her success - and as many (supposedly) Trump lemmings hurried to demonstrate their disdain for political correctness by watching show that Dear Leader was touting.
Roseanne was back to living the good life with buckets of money, fame, and influence.
But her castle in the sky came crashing down this week with a late-night tweet in which she compared former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett to an ape and suggested she might have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. The irrepressible Ms. Barr later said that she was under the influence of the sleep aid, Ambien, while she banged out this gem in a reply to three other Twitter users:
"Muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby = vj"The following day (yesterday) as public outrage over the remark was building, Roseanne began to realize the gravity of her situation. She pulled the offensive tweet and started issuing effusive apologies. Here is one of several tweets that she posted as the public firestorm began to consume her:
"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."
But it was too little, too late. Channing Dungey, the President of ABC Entertainment, had this to say later in the day as he announced the show's cancellation:
"Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show."
"Abhorrent" was also the descriptor used by Roseanne's cast mate, Sara Gilbert, who plays Darlene, the star's caustic daughter. She tweeted the following:
"Roseanne's recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show. I am disappointed in her actions to say the least."
Ms. Gilbert and the other cast and crew members of "Roseanne" are now as unemployed as the show's star - and they have the intemperance of Roseanne Barr to thank for their economic downturn.
There is apparently only one person on God's green earth who can post race-baiting tweets all night long and suffer no consequences, and that person is not Roseanne Barr. She learned that lesson the hard way.
A very rude (and funny) young man whom I follow on Twitter posted a celebratory tweet regarding Roseanne's sudden downfall. His tweet ended with these words: "I love the smell of white trash burning!" And while hating to sound uncharitable, I find myself enjoying that smell as well. May the flames of justice spread like wildfire and consume bigotry and hatred in all of the dark corners of our great land
(Kudos to ABC Entertainment for acting quickly, decisively, and with honor. If you can come up with a way to salvage the show without the obnoxious Ms. Barr, I will once again become a viewer.)
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