So what. The corny 'joke' Tweet wasn't directed at her, nor towards black women.
It was directed only at Valerie, (and whom) she thought was White.)
Politicians get called disgusting names all the time on twitter by actors, right? She has now set a precedent - for example, Robert Deniro could now never have a show on ABC.
Calling a BW an 'ape' reinforces an ugly racist trope that Black folks are subhuman, inherently inferior and not of the same species as White people.
That belief is at the core of White supremacy in this country.
We were counted as three fifths a vote because we weren't considered fully 'people'.
We were enslaved because we weren't seen as human beings.
This isn't some random, corny joke.
Since when is racism 'corny''??
Racism isn't surgical. Bigotry and hatred directed at any Black person is an attack against us all.
Why do you think so many Black folk cross their fingers when they hear about a school shooting hoping the shooter isn't Black??
Because we ALL know it would confirm some of the worst fears and prejudices about Black people by non-Blacks.
You need to learn the difference between outrage against a politician and insulting them and a personal racist attack against a BW who enacted no policies or signed legislation. into law
Why the fuck are you so out to lunch on this and trying to defend Rosie's actions??
Even O'Donnell herself told her fans not to defend what she said because her words were inexcusable.
On one hand you back the NFL's right to tell NFL players not to protest the National Anthem before a game, yet in the same breath you think it's unfair that another private company decides to fire an actor and cancel her sitcom because of her racist views.
ABC doesn't owe Rosie a damn thing. Stop acting like she's a victim.
Be consistent, if anything.
