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OldHippieChick

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8. What brought her fame and fortune was a

Reply to MichMary (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 3, 2018, 10:57 AM

Jun 2018

marvelous stand-up she used to perform on the "Tonight Show" concerning the domestic goddess. That was completely scripted and controlled. That helped lead to her situation comedy. As her fame grew she did become less scripted and more crass. Sad. The real Roseanne came out and has been coming out even more in later years. Deep down, she was never anything more than a RW redneck.

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A little bit more about Roseanne . . . [View all] MichMary Jun 2018 OP

Your fourth paragraph grumpyduck Jun 2018 #1

Just thinking out loud here, but I do know what you mean and I have OldHippieChick Jun 2018 #2

I know what you mean MichMary Jun 2018 #4

What brought her fame and fortune was a OldHippieChick Jun 2018 #8

She was 16 ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #3

There are lots of bigots out there MichMary Jun 2018 #6

Her traumatic brain injury was in childhood... hlthe2b Jun 2018 #5

Well, she was 16 MichMary Jun 2018 #7

I've known people (mostly friend's parents) who suffered personality changes from severe TBI hlthe2b Jun 2018 #9

Something caught my attention a couple days ago. Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #12

that would not surprise me... hlthe2b Jun 2018 #13

A Serious TBI Changes a Person's Behavior Permanently dlk Jun 2018 #10

a friend of mine rolled a golf cart when he was a kid Mosby Jun 2018 #11

So, you think the brain injury changed her?... lame54 Jun 2018 #14

I don't think it changed her MichMary Jun 2018 #16

I agree it was vile and disgusting, but we really ought to reserve the word "horrendous" Goodheart Jun 2018 #15

I felt like I needed more adjectives. n/t MichMary Jun 2018 #17