Wednesday, 30 May 2018

How the right is defending Roseanne Barr's racist tweets

Shortly after ABC canceled the show, rightwing commentators were engaged in false equivalences and ‘mental gymnastics’

At least you can say the Roseanne reboot lasted longer than most members of the Trump administration. Only a couple of months after the premiere aired to one of the biggest TV audiences in years, the revived sitcom has been cancelled, following racist tweets by its eponymous star.

Related: Roseanne cancelled: ABC scraps sitcom after star's 'abhorrent' tweets

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