She should have said Valerie is ugly like an ape, but those republicans will put you back in chains....she would still have her show.
I guess I'm missing the context of her remark. Did she actually call someone an ape or was she merely comparing their looks to the character in the movie? Do we really suppose a lot of people don't say stuff like this in private and all she is guilty of is saying it in public? And was it really a racist remark or merely being called that and one of Roseanne's typical off-colour remarks? Do we really think racism is dead and that there aren't a zillion people (most often Blacks) who harbor race-based feelings? Have we become a culture of censorship and fascist thinking where we destroy anyone now who doesn't fit our stereotype molds? Is it then also a racist remark to call Trump an Orange buffoon? Apparently ABC was on a hair trigger already that Roseanne would make incendiary remarks (just imagine, her entire show and career, popularity and success has been BASED on that!), and apparently being sorry or apologizing just doesn't cut it in today's world, once labeled, that is as good as a court conviction. What really surprised me was last night I discovered that Laff TV had pulled her old reruns off their network as well! Apparently Roseanne is worse than a murderer; had she or somebody KILLED someone, I don't think they would have pulled the shows.
The real shame is the pointlessness of railing about Jarrett and Soros, etc., on Twitter at this point. It just makes no sense, was poor judgement on Roseanne's part, just reinforces the stereotype already levied against Trump supporters and most of all, killed what was looking to be one of the most successful TV shows since Big Bang Theory.
BTW, I always understood Valery Jarrett to be IRANIAN, not Black.