Racist tweets bring an end to comedy's biggest comeback.
May 29, 2018
Just two months after picking up Roseanne for an 11th season, ABC has reversed the move. The cancellation comes after show star Roseanne Barr took to Twitter with a series of racist and anti-semitic posts. The most offending being a now-deleted tweet calling adviser to former President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett, an offspring of the “Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes.”
The backlash that followed was immediate and intense, with numerous celebrities and pundits speaking out against her remarks. Barr subsequently apologized, calling the tweet a joke, but it was too late. The damage had been done.
Comedian Wanda Sykes was the first person involved with the show to make a move, announcing her departure from writing on Season 2 this morning. But that was just the beginning, as mere hours later, ABC Entertainment chief Channing Dungey announced that the network was cancelling the show due to her "abhorrent, repugnant" words that were "inconsistent with our values."
The decision was obviously not made lightly, as Roseanne's comeback was the biggest success story ever for a revived series. The show's Season 10 premiere in March surpassed all expectations by drawing a massive audience of 18 million viewers with an impressive 5.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic. Those numbers are almost unheard of nowadays, especially for broadcast comedies.
But now instead of going on another likely-lengthy run, Roseanne's revival ends after just nine episodes, with the now-series finale airing one week ago.
Tony D.
06/02/18 at 04:26pm
All you liberals that think Hollywood cares about liberal ideals just remember, they are rich actors that have rich agents that know where their bread is buttered.
You can keep believing that they care about immigration or taxes or anything else... but they’re ACTORS
Johnny Boy
06/02/18 at 01:02pm
So she called the black woman a monkey, what's the big deal?
Emily
06/02/18 at 08:50am
Some racists keep their shows; some racists lose their shows. Racists are getting fired on a variable ratio basis, which B.F. Skinner considered the most effective way to change behavior. People think, "Maybe this will be the time I get rewarded for my behavior! No reward this time? Maybe next time!" But it can also work the other way, in which punishment is delivered randomly. This time, the racist got fired. Racists should think twice before they make publicly racist comments. If they want to roll the dice and think being openly racist is more important than their jobs, it's their own fault. Roseanne prioritized her bigotry over her show, and it bit her in the butt. It's so interesting how conservatives will talk about personal responsibility, until one of their own's actions has negative consequences. Then it's everybody else's fault! Even Roseanne blamed Ambien after her fake apology. Look at the comments on this site. Why is anyone talking about immigrants in this thread? Take out your trash, conservatives, instead of scapegoating and moving the spotlight.
Beebee
06/02/18 at 03:30am
I’m so glad this show is off the air. I never watched it. I just can’t watch her. There’s a reason why she was canceled people! Just because some big orange fruit twitters everything, doesn’t mean you should. That’s her lesson to learn and she learned it the hard way. I don’t feel sorry for her.
Paul H
06/02/18 at 00:12am
The network wanted her off from day 1
I also believe Rosanne wanted off too - that Darlene girl was causing so much trouble . I hated Darlene's character since the beginning -
just stupid
Renee
06/01/18 at 08:53pm
To: I'd be nihilistic if it mattered
Posted 05/31/18 at 19:16:53,
Please do not use the “R” word. It is extremely offensive.
101
06/01/18 at 04:25pm
@I'd be nihilistic if it mattered
"This Guy F*CKS" Silicon Valley, HBO
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uMEE7eaaUA)
And hes 100% Correct.
Dgroll1
06/01/18 at 09:45am
A few responses were made about my RB tweet and Nfl players... I wasn't talking about the anthem issue. I was simply stateing nfl players don't get cut from a team from their teams after making a stupid comment on social media!!! Maybe they should, I'm not sure... But a fine should be enough to "Know their role and shut their mouth!!!" Obviously the fine NEEDS to be big enough to hurt the players bank account. Maybe ABC should put a fan vote on their website to see if they should keep or dump the show... It seems like ABC doesn't want to make money and there should be enough sponsors to cover the ones they lost... Also, maybe an ABC exect should approve each script before it gets passed on to the cast... The spin off show comment was interesting. Maybe they should go with a fuller house type of storyline??? The main adults could make cameos and the kids could live together (due to the characters "being somewhat broke".
Tony D.
06/01/18 at 09:02am
@ I'd be nihilistic if it mattered
Winner!!!
You are the biggest ****** ****** on the internet
Tony D.
06/01/18 at 08:55am
Go to jail because you’re a criminal, you get separated from your family
Illegally cross the border... you’re a criminal, therefore separated from your family
Everybody, don’t worry about liberals flapping there big mouths, go ahead and hug your children and even go ahead and put it up on Facebook
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