‘Beyond repugnant’: Internet demands ABC fire ‘disgusting’ Roseanne Barr after her ‘virulently racist’ tweet
After Roseanne Barr attacked an African American former Obama aide by claiming she looks like the Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes had a baby, Twitter converged into a sea of condemnation for the now-Trump-supporting TV star.
“Apart from being virulently racist,” Irish pundit Liam Farrell tweeted, “what does this mean?”
Apart from being virulently racist, what does this mean? Trump's America…… https://t.co/x0EBsxUMUo
— Liam Farrell (@drlfarrell) May 29, 2018
Richelle Carey of Al Jazeera English, meanwhile, noted how differently Barr is treated from black athletes who protest police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem.
White privelege:
Black NFL players punished for peacefully kneeling to protest racial injustice
White comedian spews racist insults…has sitcom on ABC..with no consequences.
— Richelle Carey (@RichelleCarey) May 29, 2018
CNN’s Andrew Kaczynsk got a response from Barr after tweeting that the star is “making it really hard” for ABC to ignore her racist statements.
“It’s a joke,” Barr replied, but the KFILE journalist wasn’t having it.
“I understand it’s a joke,” he responded, “but can you see why some people think comparing a black woman to Planet of the Apes might be racist and find the Muslim Brotherhood reference to be conspiratorial and Islamophobic?”
It's a joke-
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
I understand it’s a joke, but can you see why some people think comparing a black woman to Planet of the Apes might be racist and find the Muslim Brotherhood reference to be conspiratorial and Islamophobic?
— andrew kaczynski🤔 (@KFILE) May 29, 2018
Check out more responses below:
https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1001463729278595073
Roseanne Barr on Valerie Jarrett.
I hope everyone who had a problem with Michelle Wolf’s WHCD routine shows the same level of outrage over this.
Because this is pretty f’ing disgusting. https://t.co/CxVM2uvVzL
— Mo Elleithee (@MoElleithee) May 29, 2018
ABC decided to overlook @therealroseanne’s history of incitement to racial, religious and ethnic hatred against Palestinians and Muslims because there was money to be made. But her vile racism is catching up and can’t be ignored. @RoseanneOnABC https://t.co/UeNp2DEJlb
— Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) May 29, 2018
I guess Roseanne could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Ave now and still retain a job with Disney.
Roseanne Rips Ex-Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett With Racially Charged Joke https://t.co/VB0XGiuGzN
— Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) May 29, 2018
great job ABC https://t.co/IJe9ALgi7R
— Paul Blest (@pblest) May 29, 2018
New show idea: Roseannestein — the misadventures of a loud, kooky racist woman and her nerdy henpecked, Jewish bureaucrat husband who she suspects is part of a Deep State plot to frame Trump
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) May 29, 2018
Your true colours will always shine through… https://t.co/ue0sxQeZqB
— Abiyomi Kofi (@TheAngryindian) May 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/TheDweck/status/1001458556841938944
hey @ABC @Disney
Seriously?
Maybe you should send her to @Starbucks this afternoon? https://t.co/vuvfWKptEo— ALT-immigration 🛂 (@ALT_uscis) May 29, 2018
This is beyond repugnant. @ABC and @disney need to know how the public feels about Roseanne:
-Contact @ABC: https://t.co/N3zrBHZjig
-Contact @Disney: https://t.co/6ydEn9BDPn https://t.co/eOhK2xoByL— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) May 29, 2018
"Hey, I hear you're looking for writers on your new sitcom."
"Aha, I see you worked for Roseanne recently."
"Yep."
"Get the fuck out of my office." https://t.co/IUC3fQ4Z9P
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) May 29, 2018
Ugh, so much of this economic anxiety sounds like my super racist grandparents 🤷🏻♂️ https://t.co/1TmbPhOfV8
— Kris Wernowsky (@kriswernowsky) May 29, 2018
Ignore the politics here, because they don’t matter.
In any other time than now, how would @ABCNetwork allow anyone on one of their shows to spout racist bullshit and stay on the air? https://t.co/7oz1RAXzp1
— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) May 29, 2018
•Where Roseanne peddles anti-Muslim bigotry and racism by calling Valerie Jarrett an "ape baby."
•But please tell me more about Roseanne's show "confronting" her own Islamophobia?White privilege is being an open racist & Islamophobe & still getting a prime time TV spot. https://t.co/6xd2a20kIy
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) May 29, 2018
Nice work, @abc. Greenlight that second season. Hand this garbage millions of dollars. https://t.co/wCdz4B62f0
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) May 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/stealthygeek/status/1001453382807293952
She called Valerie Jarrett a Muslim ape but I guess if you work in journalism that’s just “racially-charged” https://t.co/bNpvrjeOpF
— Matt KIND OF BACK INTO THE HEZBOLLAH THING Negrin (@MattNegrin) May 29, 2018
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Lev Parnas’s lawyer declared ‘open war’ on AG Bill Barr during Maddow interview: attorney
The attorney for Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas appears to be using a novel legal strategy, attorney Luppe Luppen explained on Friday.
Joseph Bondy, the attorney for Parnas, was interviewed Friday evening by Rachel Maddow, following the day's end of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
Luppen, who offers legal analysis on his popular @nycsouthpaw Twitter account, came to a conclusion that seemed to surprise him after watching the interview.
"I’ve never seen a lawyer sit on a cable panel show and make that much news," Luppen wrote.
Democratic prosecutors on Friday wrapped up three days of arguments for seeking Donald Trump's removal from office, as the US president's lawyers prepared to take their turn presenting his defense in the Senate's historic impeachment trial.
For a final eight-hour stretch, the 100 senators listened as Democrats argued that Trump abused the power of the presidency in pressuring Ukraine to launch investigations that would help him politically and then sought to block efforts by Congress to investigate.
Democrats said they had met the burden of proof as they warned Republicans that Trump would remain a grave danger to the nation if left in office.
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‘Give me a break’: Internet unleashes on ‘snowflakes’ Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski for complaint about Schiff
CNN's Manu Raju revealed after the Senate adjourned that Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) audibly disputed Rep. Adam Schiff's (D-CA) quotation of a CBS News report threatening senators.
"She shook her head and said, 'No they didn't. No, that's not true,'" Raju reported.
Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jim Risch (R-ID) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and John Barrasso also said that the report was false.
https://twitter.com/GriffinConnolly/status/1220891285910892544
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