The episode in question centered upon Roseanne’s fatigue with cleaning up after Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and her kids, who have moved back in after Darlene lost her job. In response Roseanne curtly grabs the remote, turns off the television and quips, “They’re just like us. “We missed all the shows about black and Asian families,” Dan notes. Groggily Dan asks what time it is, and Roseanne informs him that they’ve slept from “Wheel” to “Kimmel.” Then again, maybe you noticed it: Dan and Roseanne Conner (John Goodman and Roseanne Barr) are seen waking up from a nap on the couch.
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The move was applauded by art and entertainment powerhouses Viola Davis, Ava DuVernay and ABC supremo Shonda Rhimes, who has been with the network for the past 15 years and is the creator of several hit shows on the network including How to Get Away with Murder, Scandal and Grey's Anatomy.One zinger embedded in Tuesday’s episode of “ Roseanne” flew by so quickly and was delivered with enough casual ease to downplay its significance.
People who will set the tone for the culture, greenlight shows and content and cancel racist nonsense. It will mean people of colour have a say, not just as subjects but your bosses. It reflects why diversity, a catchy theoretical buzz cry for many people, is actually terrifying and so widely resisted in real-world measures. It's symptomatic of the cultural struggles within organisations as the power within them shifts and diverse leaders and executives take up positions in the highest ranks, making decisions that shape our culture and society. It shows leadership and change within organisations is possible and how important it is for people of colour to engage with institutions. Dungey’s swift move feels like a well-timed capturing of an opportunity to move against Barr, anchored in personal conviction. It seems like these rumblings have also been stirring at ABC HQ for some time. There are times when we can consume problematic pop culture, but this is not one of those times," Gay wrote. But I could not set aside what I know of Roseanne Barr and how toxic and dangerous her current public persona is.This fictional family, and the show’s very real creator, are further normalising Trump and his warped, harmful political ideologies. "My first reaction was that the show was excellent.
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In a New York Times op-ed, writer Roxane Gay expressed admiration for the show but also disquiet at the blurring between Roseanne's TV persona and her real-life one, offering a potential endorsement of Barr's social media ballasts in recent years supporting conspiracy theories and railing against Muslims and feminism.
The re-booted Roseanne sitcom, featuring the working class Conner family as Trump supporters, aired earlier this year to controversy. Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show. Statement by Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment: