ABC Knew Exactly What They Were Getting With Roseanne Barr

[oberliner]

Here are some of the problems ABC seemingly ignored when handing the 65-year-old a series.

Barr previously called a black woman an “ape.”

In a since-deleted 2013 tweet, Barr called then-President Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice “a man with big swinging ape balls.”

Barr loves calling people Nazis.

In 2016, she called Hilary Clinton aide Huma Abedin “a filthy nazi whore.”

Barr dressed up as Adolf Hitler.

Barr peddles false conspiracy theories.

She has also tweeted about Seth Rich, the Democratic National Committee staffer fatally shot in Washington in 2016, claiming it was a political assassination. No evidence suggests that.

Apparently none of these lies set off any alarms for ABC.

Barr is terrified of Muslims.

That dog whistle could not have been louder, and still ABC did nothing.

Barr is transphobic.

Barr called for a college to be bombed.


https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/abc-knew-exactly-what-they-were-getting-with-roseanne_us_5b0db3bbe4b0802d69cf28d4

[NewJeffCT]

1. Barr not only dressed up as Hitler

but, she posed for a picture with a tray human shaped figures (ginger bread men?) in front of an oven.

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2. This picture here:

Beyond disgraceful! FIRED indeed!

[NewJeffCT]

3. I'm sure

that people of Jewish descent just loved that image.

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11. Many were killed during the Holoquast

Jewish people, Catholics, and any one else that didn't fit the Nazi criteria.

Glad that ABC dumped this sick in the head racist of a woman!

[maveric]

12. Isn't she a Jew?

WTF?

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16. I have no idea about that

If so, self-hatred dare one suggest?

Sick in the head a better suggestion!

[Siwsan]

4. I suspect they may have had some specifically pointed clauses in her contract

That being said, I haven't watched her show, and have no idea if she's been tweeting out this toxic vileness since it started running, or if this was the first incident during production. I know she has prior to the show, but my guess is they had some very specific contract language to cover just such a situation happening during the scheduled run of the show.

[oberliner]

5. She has been tweeting out this toxic vileness since it started running

Almost non-stop.

[Siwsan]

8. Just goes to show that she's been pretty much off of my radar for years.

I knew she was a toxic person, from the few times she's popped up on a chat show I was watching. I just had no idea how toxic, or for how long she's been spewing.

[oberliner]

9. Scroll through her twitter feed if you have the stomach for it

[Siwsan]

10. Maybe after I finish lawn mowing, and have popped the cork on some Sangria

It might take some 'Dutch Courage' for me to venture into her world. I worked with someone who was much like her and I still carry the emotional scars from being in her cross hairs.

[OldHippieChick]

6. My guess as well and I would further expect

that ABC has attorneys skilled enough to make sure she pays the penalties for all the failed contracts of the remaining cast members and crew.

[Siwsan]

7. That would be perfection

The rest of the cast is wonderful but I never understood the popularity of Roseanne, herself. She's not a particularly good actor and her voice - maybe it's just a "me" thing, but I have to force myself to listen to her.

I'm in the camp of hoping they revamp the show with out her. Let Dan be the family conservative. He seems far less odious a character and I really like John Goodman.

[NCTraveler]

13. Duplicate.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210673233

[NYC Liberal]

14. So did the cast. Don't know why people feel sorry for them.

They were totally fine with her when they were getting money for it.

[JCMach1]

15. Yet Trump is still the WH

As a culture, it sure seems we are holding women to a far different standard.

How is she any different from Trump?