Congratulations to ABC for putting values over money when they cancelled “Roseanne” because of the star’s disgusting tweets. Maybe Fox News will pick the show up.
Here’s an overview of what happened.
Roseanne had apologized and said it was a joke. It wasn’t a joke. Saying it was a joke is the strategy Trump uses when he says especially repulsive things.
Some tweets:
The big picture: Roseanne Barr has millions of fans and followers. And she misleads them all the time by tweeting hateful conspiracy theories. https://t.co/bbaPYasw3E
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 29, 2018
This is an important point. This is a pattern of behavior, not a momentary lapse of reason. https://t.co/yiqXkWWO6G
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 29, 2018
It's a weird world where a TV network takes a moral stand that the president of the United States isn't willing to take
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 29, 2018
More from Cillizza is located here.
Roseanne Barr’s vicious personal attack on former Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett came out of nowhere and cost Ms. Barr and the entire staff of her program their jobs. @ABC/@Disney could not continue with the show without insulting millions of Americans.
— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) May 29, 2018
Hey @ABC, Roseanne Barr compared Valerie Jarrett to an ape. There is no apology she can make that justifies @ABC turning a blind eye to this bigotry by airing another second of her show.
Even in the Age of Trump, there are red lines that can never be crossed. This is one.— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) May 29, 2018
Brace for a Category 5 Trump tweetstorm folks… https://t.co/ze4AyANi47
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) May 29, 2018
Zurawik: All praise to ABC for cancelling 'Roseanne' after Barr's hate-speech tweet https://t.co/qFR5qdCDxB pic.twitter.com/5FWJPUYbTN
— BaltSunTV (@BaltSunTV) May 29, 2018
Fox News defends Roseanne after her sitcom is canceled over racist tweets https://t.co/Syr6vLwsTS
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 29, 2018
What will Trump say about his hero Roseanne now? pic.twitter.com/4eqkcNKugI
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 29, 2018
Ballplayers protest, lose jobs: “This isn’t a First Amendment issue. Your employer can do whatever they want.”
Roseanne calls people “apes” and “Nazis,” loses job: “This is so unfair. What about her First Amendment rights?”
— Full Dissident (@hbryant42) May 29, 2018
Roseanne Barr has tweeted an apology to Valerie Jarrett and has described her "joke" as being about Jarrett's "politics" and "looks." It was not. It was racist.
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) May 29, 2018
Not only is Roseanne bigoted and delusional—she’s selfish. Her Tweets cost dozens of people their jobs.
— Richard Roeper (@RichardERoeper) May 29, 2018
A couple hundred jobs will be affected, I'm told. https://t.co/ukvivTTDPp
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 29, 2018
Valerie Jarrett’s father was (if memory serves) the first black doctor admitted onto the staff of one of Chicago’s major hospitals. The African-American orderlies and maintenance staff lined the hallways on his first day at work to support him.
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) May 29, 2018
Most lasting impact of the @realDonaldTrump era may not be shifts in partisan balance, or reg or tax policy, but rather empowering those w/racist views to publicly express them, especially since Rs have usually excused him. Putting that genie back in the bottle may be impossible https://t.co/D8VvBHif9J
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) May 29, 2018
Must-read back story on Roseanne's racist tweet sinking her successful TV revival https://t.co/jFy4Z78sfl
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 29, 2018
Weekend Twitter was all about explaining to the traditional media what a "lie" is. Tuesday Twitter will be about explaining what "racist" means. https://t.co/iBAbix30gs
— David Nir (@DavidNir) May 29, 2018
Herman Cain is on Fox News saying Roseanne erred in not considering the ^reaction^ her comment ("it crossed a line") would receive, says it gave ABC "ammunition" to cancel a pro-Trump program. "Some companies are so obsessed with … Trump Derangement Syndrome."
— Phil Elliott (@Philip_Elliott) May 29, 2018
Free speech doesn't mean you can say anything without consequences https://t.co/Hqszz9IJ07
— Esquire (@esquire) May 29, 2018
Just In: @ValerieJarrett reacts to Roseanne's racist tweet about her. pic.twitter.com/6y6Vornhmx
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) May 29, 2018
Sad! 