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Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, a former adviser to President Barack Obama.
In the tweet, Barr compares Jarrett, a black woman born in Iran, to an ape.
Twitter users blasted Barr and pointed out that Barr herself said she was leaving Twitter 10 days ago because of anti-Semitism.
People are also mad at ABC, the network that airs the “Roseanne” revival.
Comedian Roseanne Barr, the star of ABC’s revival of the major ratings hit “Roseanne,” has stoked controversy for her political views and promotion of conspiracy theories. And she’s under fire again for a racist comment she made on Twitter about Valerie Jarrett, a former adviser to President Barack Obama.
Ten days ago, Barr, who is Jewish, announced she was done with Twitter because of anti-Semitism, but said she would keep her account so she could check her direct messages. “i already deleted facebook five years ago when the anti semitism there became toxic,” Barr wrote on May 19. “I am leaving all social media except instagram.”
Yet on Tuesday, Barr tweeted (in response to a tweet which accused Jarrett of hiding misdeeds from the Obama administration), “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj,” characterizing Jarrett – an African-American woman born in Iran – as a child of the Muslim Brotherhood and an ape.
Twitter users immediately called out the racist imagery in Barr’s comment, and the irony in her decision to stop tweeting because of anti-Semitism. Some questioned ABC’s decision to keep her show on the air.
In response to criticism, Barr first defended herself, saying, “Muslims r not a race.” Later, Barr apologized, tweeting, “I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste.”
ABC was not immediately available for comment to Business Insider.
Here are a few reactions to Barr’s comments:
You think anti semitism is bad but racism is just fine? You're pathetic. — Sandy Rydbom (@sandyrydbom) May 29, 2018
.@ABC I guess you're fine with racist shit like this as long as the show is making money? — Charles Buchanan (@CRobertBuchanan) May 29, 2018
calling Black people apes in 2018. but she'll still have a job — Under His Eye Heaux (@kelleent) May 29, 2018
I thought you left Twitter, Rosie. You should leave again. — tommyspoon (@tommyspoon) May 29, 2018
Reporting this as hate speech. Rosamne Barr is a disgusting sociopath who spit after the National Anthem and has a history of racist and UN-American remarks. Some of us remember and are boycotting the show. — Donna Renn (@RennDonna) May 29, 2018
Roseanne crossed a line on May 29th when she compared former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett to an ‘ape’ in a wildly, racist tweet. Here’s everything you should know about civic leader in light of the scandal.
No apology could save Roseanne Barr after she shockingly tweeted a racist insult at Valerie Jarrett, a former senior adviser in the Obama White House. In a tweet she has since deleted, Roseanne wrote, “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” in response to a Twitter thread accusing Valerie of helping to cover up CIA spying. Almost immediately, Roseanne felt the backlash of her self-proclaimed ‘joke’ and she offered an apology for her ‘bad-taste’ comments, but she suffered the ultimate price as ABC swiftly announced the cancelation of the reboot of her hit show, saying in a brief statement: “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show.” Given this wild ride, many are asking who is the woman Roseanne felt the need to insult so cruelly and seemingly unnecessarily. Valerie released a short statement, saying,”I think we have to turn it into a teaching moment. I’m fine, I’m worried about all the people out there who don’t have a circle of friends and followers coming to their defense.” Here are five things you should know about her:
1. Valerie is best known as being one of President Obama’s longest serving advisors during his time in the White House. After working closely with Michelle Obama for years in Chicago, Barak invited her to join his team as one of his closest confidantes, after she was a strong member of his campaign team. Her official title was White House Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison, becoming a point person for advice with state and local officials. She was one of three to hold the title of Senior Advisor at the time.
2. Valerie played a crucial role in pushing Michelle and Barack into civic leader roles. Nearly two decades before Barack was elected President, Valerie hired Michelle when she was first engaged, to work at Chicago’s City Hall in the mayor’s office, according to the NYT. It was then that she got close to the couple, and after one fateful dinner, she decided to ‘take them under her wing’ and introduced them to many ‘wealthy’ and powerful figures in the city, which helped launch their influence.
3. Valerie and Michelle Obama have more in common than just their friendship. Like Michelle, Valerie studied and became a prominent lawyer before deciding to leave her private practice for public service. She did her undergraduate work at Stanford and received her law degree from the University of Michigan. She served in many roles while working under Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, including serving as his planning commissioner, drawing up blueprints to redevelop several neglected neighborhoods, and then was chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority, according to NYT.
4. Valerie was born in Iran, to two American parents who were working overseas. Her father, an African-American doctor, was working in Iran as part of a program that sent USA physicians to developing countries.
5. Roseanne attacked Valerie over a Wikileaks drop claiming Obama had his CIA spy on the President of France, even though Valerie’s name is not mentioned. Her tweet was spotted in a chain responding to a story published by SGT Report, a conspiracy-oriented YouTube channel that calls themselves the “corporate propaganda antidote,” on Julian Assange releasing this new information. It was then noticed by those following her on the social platform and the backlash ensued.
ABC canceled its hit sitcom "Roseanne" after the show's biggest star, Roseanne Barr, went on a racist Twitter rant. CNNMoney's Brian Stelter reports.
