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Didn't hear what she said nor do I really care...

 

But this climate we have in America now sucks.  Say something controversial or offensive or what someone doesn't want you to say and kiss your job or reputation or career goodbye...

 

Not very American.  

 

 

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I can’t wait to hear what Hollywood’s sweetheart and Oscar host, Jimmy Kimmel has to say about this tonight. Maybe he will bring back his blackface Oprah mocking character for the night...or maybe they can play the game he came up with, Hungry Hungry Oprahs, with the brown hippo caricatures during the monologue. Gotta love selective outrage and celebrity hypocrisy. Rosanne is an idiot and a horrible person, but there are many more that get a pass because they are left wingers. 

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14 minutes ago, chknwing334 said:

I can’t wait to hear what Hollywood’s sweetheart and Oscar host, Jimmy Kimmel has to say about this tonight. Maybe he will bring back his blackface Oprah mocking character for the night...or maybe they can play the game he came up with, Hungry Hungry Oprahs, with the brown hippo caricatures during the monologue. Gotta love selective outrage and celebrity hypocrisy. Rosanne is an idiot and a horrible person, but there are many more that get a pass because they are left wingers. 

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Roseanne is a "left winger."

 

I assume she was shooting for some type of joke with this tweet.  Or was she drunk?  

 

Well, whatever.  

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1 minute ago, Fadingpain said:

 

Roseanne is a "left winger."

 

I assume she was shooting for some type of joke with this tweet.  Or was she drunk?  

 

Well, whatever.  

 

She hasnt been a left winger in a long time. She's been in the right-wing conspiracy game for a while. She's been going after jews and reposting QAnon stuff as well.

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43 minutes ago, Fadingpain said:

Didn't hear what she said nor do I really care...

 

But this climate we have in America now sucks.  Say something controversial or offensive or what someone doesn't want you to say and kiss your job or reputation or career goodbye...

 

Not very American.  

 

 

 

Soooooo.... for the most part not really true. And definitely not the place to make that point.

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27 minutes ago, Rico said:

Going back to the HBO Rodney Dangerfield specials, this sweathog never made me laugh once, until today. I've been laughing all day long, what a trainwreck! :lol:

 

Right?  She was one of the worst from those Young Comedian years.  I never thought she funny or understood the popularity of her show.....but I still think it’s ridiculous to cancel a TV show over a Twitter.

 

But as someone said earlier, you live by the big yap, you die by the big yap.   Unless you’re Trump and get elected President.

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1 hour ago, Rob's House said:

I'm really sensitive about racism [against minorities] because I'm a good person.

Well I'm easily offended because I'm a good person.  I'm really sensitive about racism to prove that I'm one of the good ones and secretly terrified I may get accused of being a racist.  Its important to build up your tolerance equity.

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Olberman has been suspended for political giving; fired for his views but mostly fired because he is so far left he can't attract an audience.  I don't think it's a double standard. 

 

Roseanne will get hired by Fox for a news/comedy show; Keith gets hired by ESPN because he will work for peanuts now, he will attract viewers for maybe three months and they need some help as they circle the drain. 

 

Who cares really.  The Roseanne show would have run out of ideas about 10 episodes into next year...

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5 minutes ago, JoeF said:

Olberman has been suspended for political giving; fired for his views but mostly fired because he is so far left he can't attract an audience.  I don't think it's a double standard. 

 

Roseanne will get hired by Fox for a news/comedy show; Keith gets hired by ESPN because he will work for peanuts now, he will attract viewers for maybe three months and they need some help as they circle the drain. 

 

Who cares really.  The Roseanne show would have run out of ideas about 10 episodes into next year...

 

Pride may be a sin, but I admit I’m proud I had ZERO idea she was still/back on TV. Has this been going on long? The last thing I remember about her was the National Anthem debacle.  

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1 minute ago, Augie said:

 

Pride may be a sin, but I admit I’m proud I had ZERO idea she was still/back on TV. Has this been going on long? The last thing I remember about her was the National Anthem debacle.  

They brought her back to try and draw an audience they could otherwise not attract.  It worked --#1 rated show for a few weeks.  Then she loses a day to her addiction and just happens to have a keyboard in front of her.  Kind of like TBD posters on certain days.....

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5 hours ago, Turk71 said:

Reread what I wrote, I never said before the tweets, MarkVader came up with that interpretation on his own. 

This is true.

 

I misinterpreted what you originally posted. Sorry about that.

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4 hours ago, Bad Things said:

Huh? 

Sorry I've been out of the US for a while now... is Olberman now a racist???

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So, you don't think what she said was racist?

Of course I think what she said was racist.

 

My point is that when you have a career in Hollywood, and if you start saying offensive things about Barack Obama or liberalism in general, you are putting your career at risk.

 

Whereas if you bash Donald Trump or his supporters or causes they believe in, you are then a hero. Don't believe me? Watch "Grey's Anatomy".

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8 hours ago, WhoTom said:

The free market has spoken.

 

No, the libs have

 

 

8 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

I feel like the people who sit down to watch Roseanne don’t care about her tweet. Those who don’t watch don’t care either. Why cancel it. 

 

You can only speak your mind if you are liberal, everyone else must be silenced.

 

 

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Shocking that this thread is even taking a PPP turn (sarcasm). 

 

It’s not that complicated. Don’t say racist stuff and you won’t have to worry about the reprecussions. Even Roseanne doesn’t think that what she said should be defended: https://people.com/tv/roseanne-barr-breaks-silence-after-shows-cancellation-ambien/ It isn’t a political matter or witch hunt. The story isn’t “Roseanne got fired because ABC is run by a bunch of liberals.” The story is “Roseanne got fired for saying dumb, racist stuff.” Let’s not lose sight of that...

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