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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Wed May 30, 2018, 07:50 AM May 2018

Why did ABC move forward with the Roseanne tv show in the first place? [View all]

It's not like she hadn't been tweeting insane, racist, bigoted conspiracy theories and worse constantly for many years.

It seems strange that no one at ABC was concerned by anything she tweeted until the Valerie Jarrett tweet. Every single day for about a decade she has been tweeting the most vile, awful, bigoted, hateful garbage.

Why were the people associated with her show (Sara Gilbert, Wanda Sykes, Michael Fishman, Channing Dungey, Emma Kenney, et al) not bothered by her offensive tweets before this?

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Why did ABC move forward with the Roseanne tv show in the first place? [View all] oberliner May 2018 OP

Money. And that's also why they got rid of her. Dave Starsky May 2018 #1

ABC should donate the money they made from the show to charity oberliner May 2018 #3

That would be a good gesture - some charity dealing with race relations rurallib May 2018 #26

Too small a viewpoint. There's an audience wanting Hortensis May 2018 #20

They could have made a show like that with anyone. Dave Starsky May 2018 #25

Maybe they thought she would keep her mouth shut Hortensis May 2018 #28

Because they saw the money potential. BlueTsunami2018 May 2018 #2

Agreed oberliner May 2018 #4

In Our Corporate Profit-Dominated World, It's Always All About the Money dlk May 2018 #5

She was literally tweeting that Hillary Clinton was running a child sex ring oberliner May 2018 #7

$$$$$'s n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #6

Why were the people associated with her show not bothered by her offensive tweets before this? LexVegas May 2018 #8

They should donate all the money they made from the show to charity oberliner May 2018 #9

To capitalize upon and normalize aberrant trDump behavior has its price. magicarpet May 2018 #10

They were looking to get in on what 60 million people voted for Blue_Adept May 2018 #11

Yeah, I think you are right. It is the realness that people find appealing n/t Zing Zing Zingbah May 2018 #14

We've had so many discussions on here about Trumpists in our own families Blue_Adept May 2018 #15

Hey peacemaker! spicysista May 2018 #19

Profit. Profit Profit. Profit. Profit Profit. Profit. Profit Profit. Profit. Profit Profit. Nitram May 2018 #12

Wouldn't have been a bad idea if she could behave herself Zing Zing Zingbah May 2018 #13

ask catsudon May 2018 #16

Rosanne is comfort food for a certain group. NCTraveler May 2018 #17

Good points oberliner May 2018 #22

Diversion. Kingofalldems May 2018 #18

You think they gave her a show as a diversion? oberliner May 2018 #21

You sense it too? RhodeIslandOne May 2018 #23

What do you mean? oberliner May 2018 #24

You can fool some of the people some of the time.... Kingofalldems May 2018 #29

They saw an opportunity because of Trump's popularity in some quarters. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #27

Money. Next question. shanny May 2018 #30

Did Anyone Say "Money" Yet? DarthDem May 2018 #31