You Need To Care About Why 'Roseanne' Was Cancelled By ABC | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Entertainment

You Need To Care About Why 'Roseanne' Was Cancelled By ABC

I will not acknowledge the revival, simply because it gave her more fame and a soapbox for her hate speech to stand on.

27
You Need To Care About Why 'Roseanne' Was Cancelled By ABC
ABC

When I was a sick kid at home, my favorite thing to watch would be "Roseanne." I thought that the show was funny as all hell and was so much better than watching game shows or the history channel. Even being up late at night, I would watch it with my sister. I even got her the box set of the entire original series for Christmas one year.

The show ran from 1994-2006 and was the most watched television show at one point. There weren't a lot of politics in it and even though they touched on important topics such as abuse and substance abuse, there was still a light-hearted feeling when you would watch this show. Even though after one of the worst series finales I have ever seen, ABC decided to revive the show with all of the original cast and the laugh that America could recognize in an instance.

Keep in mind that the show began in a completely different time era. For some reason, our show of real-life issues with a lower/ middle-class American family decided to go in a different direction.

It was decided the show would get political.

Talking politics is fine, but when you get toxic and allow hate speech, you are a problem.

It would have been one thing if it was a show about American people who did vote for the Republican candidate in the 2016 Presidental election and seeing who they were as just normal people. But that went flying out the window with the front-runner of the show, Roseanne Barr, and her incredibly bigoted comments. We should have seen what was coming, to be honest, and I am shocked that we let someone like her still is involved in a production.

We could have gone through her twitter and prevented this from the start. This has been happening for a while.

In 2013, she sent this tweet about Susan Rice, who served as a National Security Advisor from 2013-2017.



She has also retweeted a chart aligning Adolf Hitler and Islam hate groups:


To be honest, we should have seen this coming and never employed someone who promotes this kind of hate speech as "content." I choose to remember Roseanne as the show I watched when I was in eighth grade and had bronchitis or when my sisters would all gather around to watch this show before bed.

I will not acknowledge the revival, simply because it gave her more fame and a soapbox for her hate speech to stand on.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Lifestyle

The Perks of Being a Girl

“I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has.”

222
girl

As frustrating and annoying as it can be, being a girl is really awesome. We are beautiful inside and out. Not a lot of people may see that, but girls have a ton of amazing qualities.

We have unique flirting skills.

Us girls have a significant way to flirt with other people. Even when we say the most random or awkward things, we have a way of making everything sound cute and planned. It’s just a gift; we’re good like that.

Keep Reading...Show less
gossip girl

Us college students know all about the struggle of spending the day in the library. Whether you are writing a ten-page paper, studying for a biology exam, or struggling through math homework, you somehow find the strength to get to the library to get it all done. Let's just say you have a lot of different thoughts that run through your head during the many hours you spend in the lovely library.

Keep Reading...Show less
female tv characters
We Heart It

Over the past decade, television has undergone a very crucial transition: the incorporation of female lead characters. Since it's a known fact that girls actually do run the world (Beyonce said so herself), it's time for the leading ladies of the small screen to get some credit. Without these characters, women would still be sitting in the background of our favorite shows. These women are not only trailblazers for female empowerment, but role models for women worldwide. With that, here are 15 of the smartest, sassiest ladies gracing our screens that remind us that women do, indeed, rule:

Keep Reading...Show less
New Now Next
New Now Next

If you are like me, you have an interesting personality. Basically, you love to be sassy and snarky, gossip, and act like a total bitch (not really), but deep down, you are actually a very genuinely nice person. The idea of actually hurting someone truly makes you feel bad, and you probably have never actually hurt someone’s feelings because your kindness always shines through, even if you do not want it to. Not sure exactly what I would call this type of personality, but if you identify with it, here are some feelings you can undoubtedly relate to.

Keep Reading...Show less
Blair Waldorf
Cub Magazine

We all have a little bit of Blair Waldorf inside of us. You may not realize it, but you're probably guilty of at least nine out of ten of these listed points. So why don't we reminisce on the famous Blair Waldorf moments where we realized we were actually her at certain times through the series?

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments