Good! My faith in humanity has been somewhat restored today.

"I’d like to know what exactly your protesting"

If you see something you don't know about or understand and want to know more about it, it's up to you to find out. Isn't it?

A. I just remembered she grabbed her crotch & spit just like the ball players used to do when they were allowed to chew tobacco. I’m not defending her actions. I don’t even like her.

B. Yes I know about her tweet that was removed & I don’t approve of that either. I’m not surprised with this new platform where everything is so public. Someone should read their tweets first, perhaps a lawyer....

C. Rosa Parks didn’t need to carry a sign as she was arrested for civil disobedience. Hence how everyone nationally figured it out. Had Kapernick been immediately arrested for taking a knee his reasons would have been nationalized immediately.

When is tRump going to be canceled?

The lopsided RAGE continues to ASTOUND me. Ms Barr has not changed over time. The peeps who rebooted this show KNEW who she was--this is a very sad situation for all those employed. It is ok for a sitting president to have sexual contact with an underling, #HERTOO, IN THE OVAL OFFICE but what another president does BEFORE taking office is somehow not ok? How is her comment one iota less offensive than the recent MET Art party? Yes "The View" is a NASTY show--depending which side of the spectrum you are on, but then like the incidents mentioned if you are on the PC side ANYTHING goes, so many might not have noticed.

guess the powers that be decided to give her a second CHANCE

Rosanne is just one of the many crude people on tv. There isn't a lot on tv to watch besides the news these days. We quit watching the sitcoms some years back. The late night shows that used to be funny and had hosts that knew how to lampoon everyone in a joking way such that the person being lampooned would joke with them aren't funny anymore.

I was just looking at a picture of Rosanne and the person she insulted. Rosanne has had work done. Physically, they resemble each other or at least in the photos I was viewing.

I take little offencense. I am crude as can be but there is a line...and she ran a mile over it. I really am sad that a crew lost jobs....

She is now blaming Ambien but the makers of Ambien, Sanofi, have come out with a statement

Sanofi US‏Verified account @SanofiUS 2h2 hours ago

People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around the world. While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.

I am so SO sad that the show was cancelled. I have always loved her show. Her, on the other hand, is another story. I've always been on the fence about her, but her tweet kinda pushed me off of it. She has tried to apologize, but it's too little too late.

Unfortunantly, she took an entire cast and crew down with her. I'm hoping that they do bring it back, minus Rosanne. She dies on the operating table off screen. They did it with another show. What's his name, comedian who wanted his old castmate who played his wife on another show (haven't watched it since because what he did to the woman who played his wife was so wrong!). Killed her off so he could get his friend on the show. They could just call it "the Connors".

Or a longer time ago, the actress Valerie Harper was the lead of a show named "Valerie" where she played a character named Valerie Hogan. After a salary dispute the network fired her from the show and killed her character off, off-screen, but kept the show going for several seasons after that called something like "Valerie's Family" . However I would guess that this wouldn't actually be an option since she probably has some "ownership" of the characters and the show.

But she couldn't stop ABC from doing an unrelated show using cast members in a new comedy. Kimmel wants a show called DAN...lol

OK, I have a question. I'm not on Twitter, so I have no idea what led to this abhorrent tweet. Why was she talking about Valerie Jarrett? Is she in the news for some reason? Or does Roseanne just randomly pick on people?

Randomly picks on liberals. Probably saw something on Fox or read some right-wing conspiracy site. I think she's a little nuts.

She was fired because of a horrible racist remark. People were not fired for calling the President a Nazi or the Vice-President mentally ill for his religious beliefs, etc. She was fired for racism. Not name-calling or vulgarity or other types of offensive remarks.

Just saying in my book of morals ALL name calling, derogatory, slanderous, nasty, ugly words directed at or about another person is wrong. Equally wrong. I've mumbled things under my breath about people, not racial of course but ugly names....I've never found a way to justify my bad behavior. ..it was just flat out wrong. If I ever again mumble ugly names about someone under my breath..and I might...I'm still wrong and still won't be able to justify my actions.

The underlying problem is that she (and Trump) could be 'what the public wants'.

I despair.

MamaP, ITA. All name calling is wrong. I taught my children that from a very young age as I am sure you have too.

Just my opinion, but racial slurs insult the whole race -- isn't that their point? where as calling someone a " blank blank so and so" doesn't necessarily include a whole bunch of innocent people. That said, I do cringe sometimes when I hear some terms, because cow manure is actually quite useful in the garden. LOL!

Elizabeth I sure have taught all the kids name calling is wrong. I've never heard these boys call anyone a name and hope I never do. Once when the boys had a friend over to play.. The boy was pleasant with good manners. I'll call him John.. At one point John received a call from his younger brother I'm not sure what was said but John told his brother...**your a lier** well both my boys heads turned to me with their mouths opened as if in shock. In my house the boys have been taught the word *lier* is a very bad word as bad as other profanity words. So in the boys minds they were shocked to hear their friend swear. But yes I've taught my kids not to name call or make unkind remarks about others.

When my children were young, I most disliked the word "stupid" and would not ( and still will not ) tolerate it being said. It degrades children so badly. They believe it to be true and it can lower their self esteem for a lifetime.

There was no outrage when Wanda called President Trump Orangutan, oh right, because Blacks cant be racist. Bill Maher said President Trump was sired (meaning his mother had to be with an orangutan ) for him to have orange hair, no one was appalled by it. So, it is ok to insult Mrs. Trump because she is white. No racism there? SNL put on a skit calling President Trump 'Cracker' all in the name of comedy. Michelle wolf can insult Sarah Sanders and she gets a new show, shouldn't women stand up for other women? Jemele Hill can call President Trump a White supremacist and she is awarded 'Journalist of the year'. No outrage when Jimmy Kimmel did black face, why because he is a comedian, then the same should go for Roseanne. Stephanie lawson Muhammad , a member of the south orange- maplewood board of education ,called the Sherriff 'Skin head' and she apologized and is keeping her job, why, because she is muslim/black, so that exempts her. Incidents like this happen everyday. Everyone is suddenly outraged by Roseanne's tweet but not by the above examples, because in the world view it is ok to be racist against white people.If the networks have a standard, bring it across the board, cancel all shows where hosts exhibit such views. But no, they keep the shows that line with their agenda. Liberals do have carte blanche to criticize whoever they want however they want. Feel sad that no one is calling out the blatant hypocrisy/double standard.

I do not like the word "Cracker", now that is truly racist and offensive. It is used though, without many people taking offense. Perhaps they do not know the word does not refer to saltines.

Calling Trump an orangutan isn't racist, its making fun of the color he dyes his hair. Saying someone is a white supremacist isn't a racist remark, it's categorizing someone's beliefs. As ElizabethA said, Cracker is a racist term, but not sure many people are aware of the word and it's history.

Oh, and I've never heard anyone defend Clinton's affairs - it's old news and not currently trending on twitter so not sure it's fair to say liberals are hypocritical about that (a few liberals have recently paid a price for their misconduct.)

I know the difference between a racial comment and just a rude comment. I explained already I find both disgusting and unjustifiable.

Absolutely I am not defending Roseanne. Nor would I defend her if it wasn't a racial remark but just an ugly name calling. Both are wrong, both are hurtful and demeaning.

I also won't defend my own morals. I am no saint and I've said non racial things about others but I've also said I was wrong to do it... I won't defend my bad actions or try to justify them....saying ugly things about a single person or many people is just flat out wrong and no amount of because's will ever make my bad actions ok. Roseanne got what she deserved. I'm not however going to call her names because of what she did. I am a lot of things but I'm not a hypocrite.

Roseanne's words are a symptom of the non-PC climate that so many trump supporters were pining for. Heck, words like that are what excited people about him and propelled him through the Republican primaries. Roseanne has the right to say what she did but she didn't have the brains not to. Now she doesn't want to accept the consequences and has tweeted to her supporters that she's exploring every avenue. Don't be surprised if she sues ABC.

Anderson Cooper: Keeping Them Honest -- Reluctance on racism

Edited to correct video:

https://twitter.com/AC360/status/1002350406763274240

Your link goes to twitter sign in and not to Anderson Cooper. There are several Anderson Cooper videos on racism but I don't know which one you are referring to.

try this and then scroll down about 4 entries

https://twitter.com/ac360?lang=en

You should watch the next one as well. It's from today and is called It's Good to be King and is about todays potential pardons

Brittany Hughes from MRCTV, , let us talk about Racism and why it is excused when liberals do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDBOPSZ8mOU&list=LLRNgmzzKJnDzp6tEnpEFO2A

Why only watch Anderson Cooper, watch Liz wheeler for a change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw7mXuG6OI

blfenton, thanks! I didn't have it opened fully when I copied link.

Brittany Hughes is clueless. Vile, disgusting comments are one thing; racism is totally different. Racism is a worldview. Profanity is a word choice.

As for profanity.....I know lots of words people use other than profanity that would fall under the category of worldview. Like the R word. Even names that are used to belittle overweight people that in in of itself is not profanity but used to hurt someone is ugly none the less and since obesity is a huge problem in our country would also be a worldview. IMO

Racism is prejudice + power. There might be prejudice against whites but there is not racism against them since whites have the most power in our country. They control the government, the economy, media, education, industry and every other power structure you can name. And white men are on the top of that heap.

Brittany only gave a few examples. So, Monique Judge (from the root) calling Dr.Ben Carson a "Porch Monkey" is Profanity? Trevor Noah mentioning he wouldn't be sad if he hit a Jewish kid is profanity & not anti Semitism. In South Africa, the government is approving killing of white famers, seizing their land, but we will overlook it ,since only blacks can face racism, right.

Are some of you defending racism because "everybody's doing it"?

So I just googled the above examples. Interesting reading.

Are some of you defending racism because "everybody's doing it? - sonni1

If this ever happens, humanity is and has lost.

Racism is prejudice + power

No, it isn't. None of us can have a real dialogue if we start making up new meanings for words.

Those with little power can be and are racist. Sadly.

Olychick is referring to institutionalized racism, which is exclusive to whites in the US.

mayflowers

Randomly picks on liberals. Probably saw something on Fox or read some right-wing conspiracy site. I think she's a little nuts.

You sound just like Rosanne mayflowers.... interesting~

Thanks, Moonie. I still see it as Suzieque on the Topics page; perhaps it's just because it's me. Does anyone else not see my name as Suzieque on the Topics page?

Moonie do you mean by front page the page showing thread topics? Like this?

Moonie I see what you mean...strange. Hope you get fixed..not you...your Houzz problems.

Moonie if you look at the call girl thread which Sammy started is not what your seeing.

Hi, Moonie - would you kindly delete your screenshot, please? As well as editing out your reference to the username you saw of me. I'd appreciate it - thanks.

Done, Suzieque!

Thanks, my friend!