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Not sure Roseanne's fans will see the irony (Original Post) mucifer May 2018 OP
They CHOOSE to be blind and ignorant...that is the real problem. BigmanPigman May 2018 #1
They don't know how ignorant they are Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #7
Just a guess... Marty Marzipan May 2018 #9
Well, to be honest... Marty Marzipan May 2018 #10
They won't even get that the pic represents them IronLionZion May 2018 #2
Irony was pronounced officially dead when Melanoma championed "Cyber Bullying" flibbitygiblets May 2018 #3
If you want to really shake them up, show them the O' Liellly (O' Reilly twit... er tweet rpannier May 2018 #4
Trump fans have to rely on fictional characters... Beartracks May 2018 #5
Fox News Is For People Who Are Too Lazy To Think... Grassy Knoll May 2018 #6
Willful ignorance led by a functional illiterate at the top. Alethia Merritt May 2018 #8
K&R uponit7771 May 2018 #11
Wow.. Well that Fell Flat like Cha May 2018 #12

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts)
1. They CHOOSE to be blind and ignorant...that is the real problem.
Tue May 29, 2018, 08:10 PM
May 2018

No one forces them. Free will is inexcusable for pure hatred.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)
7. They don't know how ignorant they are
Tue May 29, 2018, 09:58 PM
May 2018
There was nothing racist about her comment as far as I’m concerned.
9 posted on 5/29/2018, 3:56:03 PM by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)

I don’t get the apes vs human insult....maybe 125 years ago. The planet of the apes was all about taking over the earth. Yes by ape like creatures. The Muslim Brotherhood has the same idea, take over the world.
31 posted on 5/29/2018, 4:06:12 PM by PSUGOP

Whats racist about it. The reaction is simply what patriots of the United States want, because ridicule is EXACTLY how to combat liberal fascism and its culture. Its very effective among the masses who unwittingly support liberal fascism.Winston Churchill ridiculed Adolf Hitler, a German
nationalist socialist , just like Obama was , except that Obama is a racial/ethnic nationalist socialist, a liberal fascist.
42 posted on 5/29/2018, 4:10:16 PM by Candor7

wait a minute!! What the hell is wrong with “ Muslim Brotherhood and planet of the Apes had a baby and it was vj”. That is funny as hell!! Many don’t know that she is in fact a muslim and she looks like an ape to me. I don’t understand this attack on free speech.
44 posted on 5/29/2018, 4:10:51 PM by raiderboy (" weÂ’ll close down the country because we need border" DJT NOW !!)

The tweet was not racist. ABC was looking for an excuse to cancel the show. For ABC, promoting left-wing politics is more important than having a top rated show.
49 posted on 5/29/2018, 4:14:58 PM by apocalypto

The tweet in question : "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj"
Is the muslim brotherhood a race? Is islam is a race? Liberals truly are that stupid. So Roseanne believes Jarret is a totalitarian theocratist. Where does the racist outrage originate?
78 posted on 5/29/2018, 4:24:54 PM by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")

In had no idea she was Negro. I sure did not know that. She doesn’t look like one. She does look like an ape and we all know she is from Iran. Barr was dead right and it was funny as hell.
84 posted on 5/29/2018, 4:26:59 PM by raiderboy

Please explain why it is racist to call someone black an ape but not racist to call someone orange an Orangutan isn’t. Can’t wait to hear this...
98 posted on 5/29/2018, 4:37:44 PM by wiseprince

Why was it considered racist?
143 posted on 5/29/2018, 5:40:25 PM by NetAddicted (Just looking)
Why is comparing a black person to an ape considered racist?
150 posted on 5/29/2018, 5:46:27 PM by NetAddicted (Just looking)

If a White person was compared to an ape, would that be treated as more acceptable?
If so, why?
217 posted on 5/29/2018, 7:47:25 PM by Architect of Avalon

The tweet I saw was not a racist one. Even if it were, does it mean that those with racist views are not allowed on TV at all?
226 posted on 5/29/2018, 8:25:20 PM by Jane Austen

And what was wrong with her tweet?
233 posted on 5/29/2018, 8:39:41 PM by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)

There’s no bigger racist than Barack Obama. https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2018/02/16/when-art-intersects-with-white-womens-necks
247 posted on 5/29/2018, 9:30:41 PM by Wm F Buckley Republican (?)

IronLionZion

(45,433 posts)
2. They won't even get that the pic represents them
Tue May 29, 2018, 09:06 PM
May 2018

or that it references Roseanne. They claim liberals and minorities are the real racists and Trumpsters are the real victims here.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
3. Irony was pronounced officially dead when Melanoma championed "Cyber Bullying"
Tue May 29, 2018, 09:15 PM
May 2018

RIP, we really miss you. And your sister, Karma.

rpannier

(24,329 posts)
4. If you want to really shake them up, show them the O' Liellly (O' Reilly twit... er tweet
Tue May 29, 2018, 09:25 PM
May 2018

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.

http://deadline.com/2018/05/roseanne-canceled-reaction-hollywood-politics-1202399226/

Beartracks

(12,809 posts)
5. Trump fans have to rely on fictional characters...
Tue May 29, 2018, 09:25 PM
May 2018

... to depict the idea of non-racist Trump fans.

Uh... ok.

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Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)
6. Fox News Is For People Who Are Too Lazy To Think...
Tue May 29, 2018, 09:52 PM
May 2018

...Same To Be Said For AM Radio Idiots.

Just Sit Back, Listen, And Believe.

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