Totenkindly
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Well, that didn't take long.
‘Roseanne’ Canceled by ABC After Roseanne Barr’s ‘Repugnant’ Comments, Network President Says
Aside from politics, I think the Internet/Twitter has been notorious for people shutting off their brains and saying stuff that would never fly in a public face-to-face. Which doesn't help. Not that Roseanne wouldn't have said it anyway, she never cared what people thought anyway...
‘Roseanne’ Canceled by ABC After Roseanne Barr’s ‘Repugnant’ Comments, Network President Says
ABC has canceled “Roseanne†after Roseanne Barr’s racially charged tweet about Valerie Jarrett Monday morning.
“Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,†ABC entertainment president Channing Dungey said in a statement to TheWrap on Tuesday.
“muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj,†Barr said earlier on Tuesday in response to a Twitter thread about Jarrett, a former adviser to Barack Obama...
The “Roseanne†star’s tweet caused swift backlash on Twitter, and consulting producer Wanda Sykes said she would not be returning to the sitcom on Tuesday morning. Executive producer and co-star Sara Gilbert said that Barr’s comments are “abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show.â€..
Aside from politics, I think the Internet/Twitter has been notorious for people shutting off their brains and saying stuff that would never fly in a public face-to-face. Which doesn't help. Not that Roseanne wouldn't have said it anyway, she never cared what people thought anyway...