In the midst of a series of tweets Tuesday morning, Roseanne Barr said former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, who is black, was a mix between the “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes.”https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/05/29/roseanne-barr-says-she-quitting-twitter-after-apologizing-for-racist-tweet/Bxw0HSVmtrn03G7GsqZHmN/story.html …
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ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey says Roseanne Barr's comment ‘‘is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel the show.’’ http://bos.gl/b5TaVxt pic.twitter.com/B3WwFDdDug
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No. It was blatantly racist. Nothing about it was "tinged". Minimizing it makes you part of the problem. Be better.
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“Racially tinged” in the same way Donald Trump tells “demonstrable falsehoods”. Guys, you can say it, it’s racist and lying.
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"racially-tinged"?
@BostonGlobe Come on. This was straight up RACISTThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Tinged? And Hiroshima's bomb was tinged with radiation.
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Try "racist"
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Racially-tinged?! Seriously, Globe? It was racist! Why is that so hard to say?
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“”””””racially tinged”””””
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The way to describe it is racist. More accurate and less characters than "racially-tinged."
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Not all Trump supporters are racists. But if you ARE a racist, then you're probably a Trump supporter...
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Good on you,
@ABCNetwork. Thanks for the swift, decisive action.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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serious question, what is the difference between "racially-tinged" and "racist" and who at the Globe decides what constitutes which?
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"Racially tinged" SHE CALLED A BLACK PERSON A MONKEY. You might as well say "women are stupid and only good for cooking and sex" is "tinged with sexism." Are you kidding me?
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Hey Globe. Calling an African-American an ape is a bit more than "racially-tinged", wouldn't you say?
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She spoke the truth.
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#Roseanne's comments carry double irony as 1)@valeriejarrett has far greater academic, professional attainments,than Ms.Barr, has been a public servant who has worked heroic hours, Ms.Barr=0, 2)comes the day Starbucks is training nationally on racial sensitivity (Barr,zero)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Please glob. If she said this about Ben Carson. She’d be on tv with all the fake news outlets saying how brave she is. Phony s
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