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Roseanne cancelled

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  • 29-05-2018 7:08pm
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    Duck Soup
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    It started with a tweet from Roseanne Barr about ex-Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett. Jarrett was born in Iran to a black father and white mother. Barr tweeted what she claimed was a joke, comparing Jarrett to an ape and connecting her to the Muslim Brotherhood: "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=VJ”

    Within an hour, Wanda Sykes announced that she was leaving the show as Consulting Producer. Sara Gilbert tweeted her displeasure. A few hours later, ABC announced the show has been cancelled.

    https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/may/29/roseanne-barr-tweet-valerie-jarrett-ape


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    Mickeroo
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    Did they change the actress for the oldest sister again?


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    #3
    The Backwards Man
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    Trump supporter just being a Trump supporter.


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    #4
    A Pint of Goo
    Site Banned Posts: 218 ✭✭A Pint of Goo


    Why are blacks so thin skinned?


    Mod- Take your racist views and kindly f off.
    Perma banned


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    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    She's got form

    37TMpP.jpg

    Ironically now she's one of the biggest Israel supporters.. not all there is my guess


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    #6
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 82,139 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    “But muh political incorrectness!”

    Good riddance


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    #7
    Badly Drunk Boy
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    riffmongous wrote: »

    Ironically now she's one of the biggest Israel supporters.. not all there is my guess
    A few months ago, didn't she tweet about how all the Irish were anti-Semitic?


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    circadian
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    I think shes either looking for attention or just off her head to be honest. She has a track history of supporting liberal causes but after loosing out to Jill Stein in the Green Party nomination in 2012 it just seems like she's been all over the place.


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    DrumSteve
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    A Pint of Goo wrote: »
    Why are blacks so thin skinned?

    There is not a big enough rolleyes for this.


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    Ulysses Gaze
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    A Pint of Goo wrote: »
    Why are blacks so thin skinned?

    Dave-megadeth-34668987-182-232.gif


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    #11
    Hande hoche!
    Registered Users Posts: 7,523 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    Twitter really seems a great way to get fired.


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    Cupcake_Crisis
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    A Pint of Goo wrote: »
    Why are blacks so thin skinned?

    You know there’s easier ways to get banned than what you’re currently doing?


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    Try_harder
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    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Did they change the actress for the oldest sister again?

    No it was the same one afaik (the original) not Sarah Chalke who played an alternative character in the reboot


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    [Deleted User]
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    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Trump supporter just being a Trump supporter.

    Yes, 60m+ Americans are massive racists.


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    #15
    Duck Soup
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    Roseanne Barr is free to say whatever she wants. Twitter didn't pull her tweet. ABC didn't pull her tweet. Roseanne did.

    And all the other Twitter members have the right to respond. This free speech thing works both ways.

    And ABC has the right to pull the show. Their network, their brand, is a lot bigger than Roseanne. They have to consider how continuing with the show reflects on them.

    It's odd, I don't remember the likes of Trump championing the right to free speech of athletes to protest. He said they should leave the country. Presumably he'll say the same thing about Roseanne Barr. Probably not.


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    thebull85
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    A Pint of Goo wrote: »
    Why are blacks so thin skinned?

    Because racist...


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    A Pint of Goo
    Site Banned Posts: 218 ✭✭A Pint of Goo


    Cupcake_Crisis wrote: »
    You know there’s easier ways to get banned than what you’re currently doing?

    There was an apology made. Why not shake hands and move on like adults?


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    Bubbaclaus
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Yes, 60m+ Americans are massive racists.

    I've travelled through that country a lot. Figure sounds accurate.


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    The Backwards Man
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yes, 60m+ Americans are massive racists.

    I was going more for the pig-ignorant moron angle actually.

    But whatever fits.


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    Franz Von Peppercorn
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    Bubbaclaus wrote: »
    I've travelled through that country a lot. Figure sounds accurate.

    I lived there. Didn’t meet a racist. Not an overt racist anyway.


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    pleas advice
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    riffmongous wrote: »
    She's got form

    37TMpP.jpg

    Ironically now she's one of the biggest Israel supporters.. not all there is my guess

    Ah, that's funny though


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    Franz Von Peppercorn
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    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    I was going more for the pig-ignorant moron angle actually.

    But whatever fits.

    This, from Donegal.


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    super_furry
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    I’m sure we’re going to have the usual suspects whinge about snowflakes and political correctness but when you work for Disney, maybe tone done the naked racism and Infowars mouth-crap done a bit.


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    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    I was going more for the pig-ignorant moron angle actually.

    But whatever fits.

    You must have missed the memo.. It's sexist and racist that have been found to be most effective.


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    TheValeyard
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    super_furry wrote: »
    I’m sure we’re going to have the usual suspects whinge about snowflakes and political correctness but when you work for Disney, maybe tone done the naked racism, anti-semitism and Infowars mouth-crap done a bit.

    Although for Disney, a bit of Auld antisemitism gets you top job!

    All Eyes On Rafah



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    [Deleted User]
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    Just how unbefúckinlievably obtuse must one be to compare an African-American to a character in Planet of the Apes?

    Stunning.


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    #27
    Duck Soup
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    #28
    BailMeOut
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    A Pint of Goo wrote: »
    Why are blacks so thin skinned?

    why are so many people on boards racists?


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    #29
    [Deleted User]
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    In other threads, I've said I wished Ireland has this level of free speech akin to America. In the UK, this could land someone in serious trouble.

    It's good she loses her job, and it's good she isn't in legal trouble.


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    riffmongous
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yes, 60m+ Americans are massive racists.

    That's being generous

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    https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/04/12-million-americans-believe-lizard-people-run-our-country/316706/


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    #31
    SEPT 23 1989
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    88-97 was the last time it was on

    The crest of the wave for mankind before it broke and we ended up with this internet sh1theap


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