On Tuesday shortly after Roseanna Barr issued an apology for her tweet that described former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as the love child of the Muslim brotherhood and "Planet of the Apes," ABC announced they are axing Roseanne because of the tweet. Since then Barr has suggested she didn't realize Jarrett is black and blamed the tweet on ambien.
Many have applauded the abrupt cancellation of the show. Predictably by those of the Hollywood left who can't stand the fact that Roseanne is pro-Trump. Others have pointed out the double standard by ABC.
Political comedian Tim Young pointed out how much of a double standard there is. If Barr should be fired, then what about the tweets by the recently rehired Keith Olbermann? These tweets could certainly be described as "abhorrent" and "repugnant."
The last thing ABC stands for is supporting someone who tweets awful things... Now over to Keith Olbermann with sports... pic.twitter.com/bEXprawPtJ
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) May 29, 2018
I have no problems with Roseanne losing her show because of her racist tweeting...
My issue is the treatment of left leaning entertainers who do similar or worse and get a pass.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) May 29, 2018
Things the First Amendment doesn't apply to:
Your boss at a tv network (or any job) firing you for your tweets.
The NFL penalizing you for taking a knee during the national anthem.— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) May 29, 2018
Per Daily Wire:
The other media figure who has been cited most frequently as an example of the media's double standard is Joy Reid, who came under fire for past blog posts which have been decried from all side as "homophobic" and "transphobic," yet continues to be employed by MSNBC despite having failed to fully take responsibility and apologize for the statements.
In fact, in a particularly jaw-dropping moment, on Tuesday, MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell invited on Reid to talk about Roseanne's tweet, with Mitchell at one point even asking Reid, without a hint of irony, "What do you have to do on social media to get fired from a top-rated show on an American broadcast network?"
It's okay to make ridiculously offensive tweets, as long as you do it from a leftist view. Firing Roseanne Barr and hiring Keith Olbermann shows just how big of a double standard there is.
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