No, Samantha Bee's vulgarity isn't equivalent to Roseanne Barr's racism
Being foul-mouthed is not the same as a white person calling a black person an ape, or a Jewish Holocaust survivor a Nazi.
It’s sad that I need to explain this, but being racist and spreading anti-Semitic propaganda is worse. Much, much worse.
Why? Because Barr’s comments belittle an entire race of people and help spread paranoid fear of a Jewish global order. Dehumanizing entire groups of people as such puts them in danger of violent reprisal, and helps to justify the stripping of their civil rights.
There is no such inherent threat in Bee's vulgarity. Rather, equating crudeness with Roseanne's outlandish tweets normalizes racism and anti-Semitism.
That the White House would issue a full-throated condemnation of Bee while the president offered a dog-whistling defense of Barr speaks volumes.
Liberals have no problem turning on their own when they deserve it. See Kathy Griffin, Al Franken, Aziz Anzari, Lena Dunham … the list goes on.
This is not one of those cases.
Besides, if conservatives genuinely think dropping the C-bomb on TV is a firable offense — and they aren’t just culture war trolling — there’s a big fat target for their ire sitting in the White House.
No, Samantha Bee's vulgarity isn't equivalent to Roseanne Barr's racism
I have no problem with vulgarity but do have a problem with racism.
So if I was to call all the women here that same name, you would rush to my defense and explain it wasn’t a big deal?
It wouldn't be a big deal. Not to me. What pisses me off are the left wing pigs in the media.
Funny thing about Churchill is,he was a Total Anti-Semite too,so he hated Muslims and Jews,The two greatest contributors to mankind,
Churchill was an abject failure throughout his career...but no doubt a hero to you,moron
Every ******* Australian I have ever met are insecure, pathetic, deranged, ignorant pussies.
Been in a lot of fights, and a few with dumb Australians. Expected something a lot tougher. In fact I played rugby in college. Got into a bucked tooth Australian. I nearly pulled his ear off, and knocked out at least 4 of his stupid teeth.
Your country sucks. Its hot, venomous snakes everywhere. Country ******* sucks. You, are a pathetic blowhard and a ******* loser.
The only ones that are bigger pussies and contribute NOTHING to life are stink muslims. Fight like pussies, never face to face. Never. No problem killing women and children. Only ******* group on earth that brags about that.
Years ago a ******* stink muslim made a mistake and said something to me. He said it behind my back and because I was in public, he did not think I was going to do what I did. Turned around, walked up to him (he knew what was about to happen) and grabbed him by his stupid stink neck and I said you want to say that again? He shit himself.
They contribute NOTHIING, you stupid pathetic Australian *****.
