Like Roseanne, all Americans are just one bad tweet away from being fired

[fedupinmo]

I hang my head in posting shame...here ya go:

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Was she lying?

It wasn't racist either, it was political. She could have said "Muslims and Apes had a baby", but instead she mentioned two political entities...

[parocks]

It wasn't racist either, it was political. She could have said "Muslims and Apes had a baby", but instead she mentioned two political entities...

I have no idea what racist means. I used to think I knew, I'd say I knew what it meant for decades. Now I'm thinking it's just not a thing.

[H_H]

I have no idea what racist means. I used to think I knew, I'd say I knew what it meant for decades. Now I'm thinking it's just not a thing.

MAGA is unstoppable.

[Swordsmyth]

MAGA is unstoppable.

Deus Vult!

[Anti Federalist]

ABC's 'Roseanne' Spinoff Officially a Go — Without Roseanne Barr

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...at-abc-1117397

After canceling the comedy following star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet, the Disney-owned network has found a way to move forward with the original cast, creators and likely crew as 'The Conners.'
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Sara Gilbert and John Goodman in season 10 of 'Roseanne'
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After canceling the comedy following star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet, the Disney-owned network has found a way to move forward with the original cast, creators and likely crew as 'The Conners.'
Weeks after its stunning decision to cancel Roseanne, ABC is officially moving forward with a spinoff of TV's current No. 1 series — without controversial star Roseanne Barr.

Following aggressive talks with exec producer Tom Werner, the Disney-owned broadcaster has handed out a 10-episode, straight-to-series order for Roseanne spinoff The Conners (working title). The new take, which will also be a multicamera comedy and premiere in the fall, will follow the Conner family who, after a sudden turn of events, are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before.

ABC stressed in its announcement Thursday that former star Barr will have no financial or creative involvement in the new series. Werner and Barr reached an agreement that will allow Werner Entertainment to produce the spinoff for ABC without Barr’s further creative or financial participation. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Barr will retain all rights to her Roseanne Conner character and any future spinoffs beyond The Conners or any future reboots of the original.

"I regret the circumstances that have caused me to be removed from Roseanne. I agreed to the settlement in order that 200 jobs of beloved cast and crew could be saved, and I wish the best for everyone involved,” Barr said in a statement. Added Werner: “We are grateful to have reached this agreement to keep our team working as we continue to explore stories of the Conner family.”

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Roseanne stars John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson and Michael Fishman will star in the spinoff. Additional castmembers and a premiere date will be announced at a later date. "We have received a tremendous amount of support from fans of our show, and it’s clear that these characters not only have a place in our hearts, but in the hearts and homes of our audience," Goodman, Metcalf, Gilbert, Goranson and Fishman said in a joint statement. "We all came back last season because we wanted to tell stories about the challenges facing a working-class family today. We are so happy to have the opportunity to return with the cast and crew to continue to share those stories through love and laughter.”

ABC says the new take will explore issues with parenthood, dating an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America. The series will take over Roseanne's Tuesdays at 8 p.m. time slot. The Conners hails from the creative team behind what was to be the 11th season of Roseanne, including showrunner Bruce Helford, Gilbert, Dave Caplan, Bruce Rasmussen and Tony Hernandez. The series hails from Werner and Werner Entertainment.

"The Conners’ stories demonstrate that families can always find common ground through conversation, laughter and love. The spinoff will continue to portray contemporary issues that are as relevant today as they were 30 years ago,” ABC said in a statement.

Despite multiple reports that the network was open to a new take on Roseanne, the decision to move forward with a new version of the series should still be seen as a surprise, given the considerable obstacles that had to be overcome in order to move forward.

A major point of contention was to find a way to reinvent Roseanne that would not financially benefit Barr, which was said to be a top demand from ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey and Werner. The series was created by Matt Williams (the show's first showrunner, who departed in season one after clashing with the actress) and is based upon a character (yes, singular) created by Barr.

As THR previously reported, Barr had agreed in principle to walk away from the characters she helped create in order to allow the cast and crew to pursue a spinoff. But since Barr would be entitled to substantial fees and backend on a Roseanne spinoff, the actress had to waive those rights before a new take could move forward. The last key hurdle was over what, if any, one-time payment Barr was to receive as "go-away money," as one source put it. Barr will retain an executive producer credit on the new take, per WGA rules.


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Talks to continue the series heated up almost immediately following the cancellation after exec producer Werner, whose Carsey-Werner banner produced the original series and the 10th season, became highly engaged in finding a new path forward. (Werner's longtime partner, Marcy Carsey, recently said that she would not try to revive the comedy following its cancellation.)

The move to breathe new life into the franchise comes as Disney was on the hook to pay stars Gilbert (who plays Darlene), Metcalf (Jackie) and Goodman (Dan) for the since-scrapped 11th season. The trio, along with Barr, negotiated new deals for the 13-episode season at $300,000 per episode (up from $250,000 for season 10). They expected to be paid for at least 10 episodes since their options were exercised. What was less clear was if and how the writing staff, including showrunner Helford, were to be compensated.

Following the cancellation, ABC found itself in a unique position. Roseanne was due to return in the fall and open the network's Tuesday lineup as ABC was briefly poised to head into the 2018-19 broadcast season without TV's top show and without a new series from Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy, Scandal) for the first time in years. Roseanne was expected to drive at least $60 million in ad revenue for its 11th season, according to Kantar Media. ABC, sources said, may have been on the hook for "tens of millions of dollars" after axing the series.


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ABC on May 29 canceled Roseanne after Barr's racist tweet directed at Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama. The star, who has been an outspoken advocate for President Donald Trump, later apologized and said she "begged" Disney-ABC TV Group president Ben Sherwood not to cancel the series. (ABC declined comment on that at the time, though multiple sources within the network contend that conversation never happened and Barr has since deleted that tweet.)

In a memo to staff following the cancellation, Sherwood apologized to the then-unemployed staff of Roseanne and expressed hope that the network could find a way to work together down the road. The new incarnation of Roseanne saved those jobs as staffing season had already been completed for all the broadcast series and many involved with the production turned down other jobs to stay with the comedy.

Roseanne was slated to return in the fall for an expanded 11th season of 13 episodes as ABC looked to build on the show's momentum. In a victory lap of sorts, Barr was the centerpiece of ABC's upfront presentation to Madison Avenue ad buyers in May. (Barr joked in introducing Sherwood onstage that he was the man behind her Twitter feed.) The revival was part of a larger effort by Dungey — broadcast's lone African-American network topper — to cater to the underserved community who turned out in force to elect Trump. The success of the Roseanne revival has prompted other broadcast networks to pick up a wave of multicamera comedies in a larger push to program for middle America. (To that end, Fox revived Tim Allen comedy Last Man Standing a year after ABC's cancellation.)

[thoughtomator]

Peter Fonda proves not ALL Americans are one, two, or even three tweets from being fired.

Even if the tweets target a minor for kidnapping and gang rape.

[Weston White]

What is a "twitter", is it like a thing for people that act like twits?

[Weston White]

You get plausible deniability with Marxism because Marx himself was just a theorist/philosopher who lived off Engels his whole life and didn't *directly* hurt anyone, AFAIK. :P WRT other commies, you can just claim to be interested in them as ideologues.

Under the misconstrued theories of modern SJWs his works are worthy of censorship for inciting violence and hatred; and by the standards of the modern "blue line" are worthy of censorship due to suspicion of treason and espionage.

[heavenlyboy34]

Under the misconstrued theories of modern SJWs his works are worthy of censorship for inciting violence and hatred; and by the standards of the modern "blue line" are worthy of censorship due to suspicion of treason and espionage.

o kurwa

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In related news:

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Netflix Fires PR Chief After Use of N-Word in Meeting (Exclusive)

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Jonathan Friedland

In lengthy internal memo, CEO Reed Hastings addressed letting go top communications executive Jonathan Friedland: "His descriptive use of the N-word on at least two occasions at work showed unacceptably low racial awareness and sensitivity."
Netflix is letting go of its top communications spokesman.
Jonathan Friedland, who's served as the streaming giant's chief communications officer for the past six years, is out at the company after "insensitive" remarks he made to his team. Sources say that Friedland used the N-word in a meeting with other Netflix staffers, some of whom later reported the incident. Per insiders, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings sent a company-wide email explaining Friedland's firing around 12:45 p.m. PT on Friday (see below for the full memo.)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...etflix-1122675

[Swordsmyth]

[timosman]

[Anti Federalist]

Some animals are more equal than others.

[timosman]

Some animals are more equal than others.

[dannno]

[Swordsmyth]

Over the weekend, Barr spoke out about the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, which was carried out by a man who made anti-Semitic statements during the shooting and targeted Jews on social media prior to the attack. The comedian, who is Jewish, wrote on Twitter that she prays “this terrible attack on Jews will be the catalyst for Americans to finally wake up” and address the “deep and rife scourge of racist anti-Semitic bigotry that exists in our country.”

I pray that this terrible attack on Jews will be the catalyst for Americans to finally wake up as to the deep and rife scourge of racist anti-Semitic bigotry that exists in our country.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) October 28, 2018

While she expressed a seemingly sincere and definitely important sentiment, commenters were quick to redirect the conversation back to her own remark comparing Jarrett, a former adviser to then-President Barack Obama, to an ape. In essence: Yes, anti-Semitic bigotry is wrong — and so is “all racism.”

Look who’s talking.
— Hella Priefer (@HellaPriefer) October 28, 2018

This coming from a racist.
— Justin LeBlanc (@JustinL61177560) October 29, 2018

Yes Roseanne. All racism is bad, regardless of race, creed, nationailty or religion.
— Ann Brown (@AnnBrow30209255) October 28, 2018

Yeppers the voice of reason and compassion
— Wyatt Smith (@azwyatt1) October 28, 2018

The irony here. Lmao.
— ColoradoWildFeathers (@HippieChicCeo) October 28, 2018

Roseanne said something nice? Must be an Ambien post.
— Chris Richardson ☀☈ (@ThunderySkye) October 28, 2018

Well that’s an changed tune
— Kerry Raibley (@KRaibley) October 29, 2018

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— Siobhan Marie Day (@MarieSiobsbhndy) October 29, 2018

Critics also pointed out Barr’s ties to President Trump, whose own hate speech and refusal to condemn racist groups like the KKK has led to toxicity in the country. (Trump did speak out against this attack, though many, including the mayor of Pittsburgh, have taken issue with his saying there should have been an armed guard in the synagogue.)

Starting Wth you and Trump.
— LizNegroni (@liznegroni) October 29, 2018

Well the person you love so much has followers that are nazi's and you defeated them plus are you forgetting you made fun of Jews too… pot painting the kettle black
— Christina Arnold/Jones (@xXxCLEOBABYxXx) October 29, 2018

Talk to 45. But that's okay, nothing will happen.
— Sandy G (@sgourley2b) October 29, 2018

Led by your boy @realDonaldTrump ……………
— Travis (@derke03) October 29, 2018

Then you should stop supporting Trump . A main catalyst in inspiring the Hatred he spews. Your Buddy
— Guadalupe Sierra (@Lupe0110) October 29, 2018

Pretty quickly, the image of Barr dressed as Hitler started popping up. (Here’s the backstory. It was for a satirical Jewish magazine, but many obviously still found it offensive.)

Did you feel this way when you posed for this photo shoot? pic.twitter.com/ixQTjh9S4F
— Alex Williams (@RadtownUSA) October 28, 2018

Hypocrite!!! pic.twitter.com/kOrA7nmIKE
— rob ingram (@calirob1208) October 29, 2018

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...145326414.html



Once you are an unperson you can't ever be human again no matter how you try.

Never apologize when the left demands it.

[Origanalist]

You can't fire me, I don't work for anyone but myself.

[Anti Federalist]

Once you are an unperson you can't ever be human again no matter how you try.

Never apologize when the left demands it.

You are right, if accused by the Jacobins never, ever, EVER "apologize".

Double, triple down if you have to.

Take the fight right back to them, and never give up.

The second you show sympathy, weakness or empathy, they will win, and utterly destroy you.

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CNN Fires Marc Lamont Hill Over Israel Comments

[Swordsmyth]

It was certainly one of the greatest nights of his life. Kyler Murray (shown), the quarterback for the storied football program at the University of Oklahoma, had just won college football’s most coveted award — the Heisman Trophy — giving the Sooners their seventh winner (a number matched only by the historic programs of Notre Dame and Ohio State), when USA Today decided to dig up tweets Murray made when he was a 15-year-old boy in Allen, Texas.

Scott Gleeson, a USA Today writer based in Chicago, who, by his own admission, “focuses on issues outside the general sports arena — on LGBT athletes and coaches” and other such “social issues” — reported that Murray had evidently not been as politically correct when he was 15 as Gleeson felt he should have been. Gleeson wrote, “But the Oklahoma quarterback’s memorable night also helped resurface social media’s memory of several homophobic tweets more than six years old.”

Gleeson said, “When Murray was 15 years old, he tweeted at his friends (via his since-verified Twitter account) using an anti-gay slur to defame them. Four offensive tweets remained active on his account late Saturday night.

That a reporter would actually dig up remarks made by a teenage boy bantering with his friends in order to throw a cloud over his great night is certainly reprehensible, but not surprising. After all, one only has to recall how Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee chose to dig up an old high-school yearbook in a vain effort to smear Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and keep him off the Supreme Court. But, of course, that is politics. Apparently, to some on the Left, nothing is off limits, even if someone is not running for political office.

More at: https://www.thenewamerican.com/cultu...when-he-was-15

[phill4paul]

Let me guess. He called them f.ags?

[shakey1]

... nothing is off limits, even if someone is not running for political office.

#FUKTWITTER