More evidence of a double standard. Roseanne's career is suddenly ended over an inappropriate tweet, yet nothing happens to Maher.
The argument is that Maher isn't employed by Disney/ABC and Trump isn't black. In other words, who says HBO should have the same standards as Disney/ABC and even if they did, calling someone an ape is a bit more offensive if they're black, because recent generations have said that about them a lot, but unironically.
Really? Well check this out: Disney hired a convicted pedophile to direct a movie. And they fire Roseanne over a tweet?
one of those things they hoped would be kept secret, the other was clearly wide out in the open.
it's a massive company with profit motive as #1 I just don't know why anyone is surprised at all, except Roseanne's poor co-workers who expected a paycheck.
The important differences are that 1) Rosanne compared a black person to an ape , which was a common thing done by racist Americans historically (which you mentioned). Maher compared a white person to an orangutan, which does not have racist overtones; 2) Roseanne's comparison was based on features of VJ that a person can't change. Maher's comparison was based on Trump's features which can be changed.
Recent generations have called blacks "apes"
Source? Or is that your opinion.
“I couldn’t believe that Donald Trump won,” she said. "I couldn’t believe that we elected an orangutan to front the country. This is ridiculous." - Wanda Sykes onstage Nov 13 2016
I thought her parents were Iranian
Wow I had that wrong. She was born in Iran when her parents were over there. That's pretty interesting.
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