Roseanne Barr Defiantly Responds to ABC Canceling Her Show

<img src="https://https://static0.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Roseanne-revival-2018.jpg" /><p>Comedian and former sitcom star Roseanne Barr has taken to Twitter to respond to her <a href="https://screenrant.com/roseanne-cancelled-abc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">show's cancellation</a>. The revival of <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/roseanne/"><strong><em>Roseanne</em></strong></a> was popular and initially earned a <a href="https://screenrant.com/roseanne-revival-season-2-renewed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">renewal for a second season</a>. Despite this, the show has generated a number of controversies during the time it aired. From the accusation that the show's jokes belittled ABC's diverse programming line up to Barr's attempts at being controversially humorous by making racist and derogatory tweets.</p><p>The show, focusing on a middle class American family, became famous during its first television run for tackling issues like racism, sexism, and homophobia. It ran for 10 seasons and ABC renewed it for an 11th. The show took a drastic turn when Barr brought in her personal politics as a Trump supporter. Barr's controversial humor continued to generate interest despite her growing racist rhetoric until she made a derogatory comment about former President Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett, which ABC president Channing Dungey labeled as "abhorrent and repugnant." The comment generated an incredibly swift Twitter backlash demanding Roseanne's cancellation. ABC responded to the internet backlash by cancelling her show.</p> <strong>Click to continue reading <a href="https://screenrant.com/roseanne-canceled-response/">Roseanne Barr Defiantly Responds to ABC Canceling Her Show</a></strong><br /><br /> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/roseanne-canceled-response/">Roseanne Barr Defiantly Responds to ABC Canceling Her Show</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/">ScreenRant</a>
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May 29, 2018 at 08:05PM