OT ABC Cancels Roseanne

[andalusian]

Disney owns ABC, and is also buying the entertainment division of Fox. So that will be a no.

I m not sure the fox network is part of that, I am certain Fox news is not

 

[barfo]

I m not sure the fox network is part of that, I am certain Fox news is not

Correct, neither Fox News nor the Fox network are part of the deal.

barfo

 

[dviss1]

It's weird when people defend racists... It's... Just... Weird....

Those are supposed to be Jews coming out of the oven....

 

[Mediocre Man]

I guess the hypocrisy of your statement is completely lost on you then. Carry on.

Again, what does she have to do with the discussion?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Disney owns ABC, and is also buying the entertainment division of Fox. So that will be a no.

Wow, no idea. So sad they are because stuff like Married with Children would have never been on

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Wow, no idea. So sad they are because stuff like Married with Children would have never been on

Married with Children was all BS anyways, no way a shoe salesman could be the sole provider/homeowner.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Married with Children was all BS anyways, no way a shoe salesman could be the sole provider/homeowner.

Sole provider is a great pun

 

[oldfisherman]

It's weird when people defend racists... It's... Just... Weird....

Those are supposed to be Jews coming out of the oven....

Several years back, I posted a picture of a stickman being hung. It was meant as a joke related to the thread. The stickman was blue or red, but deffinatly not black.

You took offense to my joke, so I removed the picture.

I know you also meant your picture as a joke, put I still find it offensive

Would you do me a favor and remove the picture?

PS, I am not defending racists.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

You want to defend the specific tweet that got Roseanne canceled?

Not at all. Nor would I defend any of the equally distasteful statements, either disguised as a joke or not, that the left parades as correct thinking about the right.

 

[Chris Craig]

I grew up with Rosanne. I loved the show. I had great memories of watching it. The renewal had nostalgia but was too rife with politics. All the same it was interesting to see where the Connors were in todays world. I feel sorry for the rest of the cast. Out of Jobs because Rosanne can't keep her terrible thoughts to herself.

 

[MarAzul]

I grew up with Rosanne. I loved the show. I had great memories of watching it. The renewal had nostalgia but was too rife with politics. All the same it was interesting to see where the Connors were in todays world. I feel sorry for the rest of the cast. Out of Jobs because Rosanne can't keep her terrible thoughts to herself.

Hell, I can think of much worse things about VJ.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Hell, I can think of much worse things about VJ.

Oh no, my man. You are inviting the thought police to come for you next....

 

[MarAzul]

Oh no, my man. You are inviting the thought police to come for you next....

How close do you think they will be willing to come?

 

[dviss1]

Several years back, I posted a picture of a stickman being hung. It was meant as a joke related to the thread. The stickman was blue or red, but deffinatly not black.

You took offense to my joke, so I removed the picture.

I know you also meant your picture as a joke, put I still find it offensive

Would you do me a favor and remove the picture?

PS, I am not defending racists.

Great false equivalency...

 

[DaLincolnJones]

How close do you think they will be willing to come?

For thinking thoughts that they do not agree with, close enough to wire you up to receive an electric buzz or three..

 

[Natebishop3]

I just think it's funny that people are surprised when Roseanne behaves like Roseanne.

 

[riverman]

You do know that not all people who work on those shows make a lot of money

I define poor as much more dire circumstances...most set workers and show staff are union...they'll work 5 minutes after a show ends on another show..union scale...not in the poor category at all

 

[riverman]

I grew up with Rosanne.

you're Chris Craig Barr?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

No one is saying that Roseanne can't say those things. Her twitter account is still active. But ABC does have the right not to be in business with her anymore. There is no thought police. Personally I thought what she said was pretty vile but in reading her twitter account she was on a rant for the last 17 hours where she kept posting more and more outrageous things because she loved the attention. Actions do have consequences.

https://twitter.com/therealroseanne

 

[Natebishop3]

No one is saying that Roseanne can't say those things. Her twitter account is still active. But ABC does have the right not to be in business with her anymore. There is no thought police. Personally I thought what she said was pretty vile but in reading her twitter account she was on a rant for the last 17 hours where she kept posting more and more outrageous things because she loved the attention. Actions do have consequences.

https://twitter.com/therealroseanne

But hasn't she always been like that? Why did they think it would be any different now?

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

It's weird when people defend racists... It's... Just... Weird....

Those are supposed to be Jews coming out of the oven....

This is completely constitutional on this country. All legal. Why should ABC get to fire her over free speech?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

But hasn't she always been like that? Why did they think it would be any different now?

She's always been outrageous but I don't recall her being hateful.

But I never really followed her or her show. I do remember her doing TV commercials for Vons grocery store when I lived in LA. They were funny.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Why should ABC get to fire her over free speech?

Just like I can ban people for saying racist bullshit. It's free speech, and I'm free to tell them to speak it elsewhere.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

She's always been outrageous but I don't recall her being hateful.

But I never really followed her or her show. I do remember her doing TV commercials for Vons grocery store when I lived in LA. They were funny.

I can't imagine a white supremacist marrying Tom Arnold.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Just like I can ban people for saying racist bullshit. It's free speech, and I'm free to tell them to speak it elsewhere.

Not if I get Trump to invoke the commerce clause.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Not if I get Trump to invoke the commerce clause.

It's like Netflix ending House of Cards because Kevin Spacey is a freak. A network can end a series for any reason it wants.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

It's like Netflix ending House of Cards because Kevin Spacey is a freak. A network can end a series for any reason it wants.

You read the NFL Kneeling thread before it got locked?

 

[Natebishop3]

She's always been outrageous but I don't recall her being hateful.

But I never really followed her or her show. I do remember her doing TV commercials for Vons grocery store when I lived in LA. They were funny.

I guess I never really followed her that closely. The stuff she was saying was pretty fucking awful.

 

[Chris Craig]

You read the NFL Kneeling thread before it got locked?

I didn't realize it was locked. I created that thread. Not the first time a thread I created caused chaos. Sorry Sly

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I didn't realize it was locked. I created that thread. Not the first time a thread I created caused chaos. Sorry Sly

The thread was great. Everyone represented their opinions well.