Roseanne canceled by ABC

[Belsnickel]

(05-30-2018, 09:00 PM)bfine32 Wrote: 1. They were racist in nature; if not why do she state she was not talking about Ben Carson when she stated surrounded by racists? Do you think it's because his words and actions were different or do you think maybe, just maybe it had to do with his race?

What was the quote about Ben Carson? Was she saying Carson wasn't a white supremacist?

(05-30-2018, 09:00 PM)bfine32 Wrote: 3. Of course it is; when talking solely about personal appearance. 

No, it isn't.

(05-30-2018, 09:00 PM)bfine32 Wrote: 4. Trump looks like an orangutan, VJ looks like an ape. Only someone focused on race would find one of those 2 comments to be more severe. 

Well, understanding the racist history behind calling black people apes helps with that. Trump looking like an orangutan isn't rooted in that same racial history.

(05-30-2018, 09:00 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I can only assume that you do not wish to concede that comments have been made by ABC employees and no apology was issued? Because by your standard there is nothing that could be said that could be racist toward Trump. 

I don't have the position, like some, that white people cannot have racism directed at them. I am just not aware of an accepted definition of racism where it is solely based on an individual's personal appearance. Racism is grounded in prejudices and stereotypes related to racial groups. Making fun of someone's appearance does not fall into that category on its own. But with a history of comparing black people to apes in a way to disparage them, and the Muslim component as well, the comments from Roseanne were blatantly racist.

But I can only assume that you will continue with your false equivalency.