Wanda Sykes: I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC.

[demmiblue]

Wanda Sykes
?Verified account @iamwandasykes

I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC.

12:04 PM - 29 May 2018

Link to tweet

[spanone]

1. Thank You Wanda!

[lame54]

3. Wanda, lead the way

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Good for you!

Folks don't realize she was the head writer for the return.

[SidDithers]

10. She just tweeted that she was a "consulting producer", not the head writer...

Link to tweet

Either way, glad she's not going back.

Sid

[JustAnotherGen]

21. Me too!

She's taking away her approval.

[SidDithers]

42. ABC has cancelled the show...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2018/05/29/roseanne-went-on-a-vitriolic-and-racially-charged-twitter-rampage-now-shes-apologizing/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f90d97a5ae89




Sid

[malaise]

4. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

Rec

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Class act and FUNNY as hell, Wanda.

[DrunkInTheAfternoon]

19. Well....

Definitely a class act anyway....

[Eliot Rosewater]

20. Wanda Sykes HBO special a few years ago is considered one of the funniest of all time

by any comedian.

[CatMor]

6. Good for her.......

To me that is courageous

[Fullduplexxx]

7. I think now we see the reason Roseanne apologized

[JustAnotherGen]

8. And - why

The reboot was successful.

[Zoonart]

9. I love you, Wanda.

HUge fan... always have been.

[lapfog_1]

11. john Goodman needs to live up to his name

and behave like a "good man" and kill this show reboot.

Yes, I know that a lot of people will be hurt... grips and stagehands and maybe 50 to 100 people we don't know will lose their jobs if the show stops... but there has to be a consequence to such overt racism.

[lame54]

12. Don't they work for the network...

And can get re-assigned?
Not sure how it all works

[lapfog_1]

14. typically they are hired to work for the production company

the production company has a deal with the studio for "space" and equipment ( and some studio employed people ).

The production company may have other projects... but placing all of those people right away would be difficult. Many are covered by unions, however...

[Initech]

13. That comment from Roseanne was totally uncalled for.

Glad to see that it's hurting the show big time. Hate and racism have no place in modern society.

[workinclasszero]

15. Good

She took a stand against evil.

Now how about the cast?

[lpbk2713]

16. Good career move.

No good can come from being associated with Roseanne.

[Gothmog]

17. There is a pattern here

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

18. THIS

and it will not stop because she gets the attention from that scum "base" that she craves.

[Cha]

61. Oh.. thanks for that tweet from Toure'

Goth..

RB is a hopeless racist idiot.

[LenaBaby61]

22. Susan Rice ....

Barr went after Susan Rice back in 2013.




What's with calling African-American women Apes?

Barr looks like a pink, wrinkled PIG. NO mirror I guess

[AdamGG]

56. It's the same shit that Trump's NY campaign chair said about Michelle Obama

Carl Paladino was Trump's NY campaign chair and posted some outrageous comments about how Michelle was a male and should be living in Africa in a cave with "Maxie the gorilla".

[link:http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/23/donald-trump-carl-paladino-michelle-obama|

It's just old time hard core racism that these idiots feel Trump has given them more freedom to spout out with.

[raging moderate]

64. Yes, and also, what's up with calling AA women men?

I have noticed that white supremacists love to say or imply that an African-American woman is really a man. Roseanne Barr did that with her comment on Susan Rice. Others have done it to Michelle Obama.
Also, they never seem to realize that many apes have distinctly pinkish skin under their fur. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

[Croney]

23. Wanda Sykes steals any movie she is in.

We re-watched Monster-in-Law and were reminded of her brilliance.

[debsy]

24. Good on you, Wanda Sykes.

As has been discussed in numerous posts on DU, dumpster supporters can't be reasoned with, including Roseanne. The only reason Roseanne apologized is because her actions are going to have a grave impact on her bank account. The longer we keep giving these cult members a pass on their behavior, the worse things will get. Hitting them in their pocketbooks is going to be the most effective way to stop them in their tracks. Hopefully, the show will now go down in flames and Roseanne will be relegated to the dust bins of history, where she belongs.

[calimary]

32. Welcome to DU, debsy!

I'm spreading a meme around. Wanna help?

If ABC doesn't do something about Roseanne Barr, ABC IS Roseanne Barr.

If there are NO consequences for crap like this, it WILL continue. This has to become a cautionary tale - if you indulge this reprehensible stuff, you WILL pay a price.

It's one of those - patient: "doctor, it hurts when I do this." Doctor: "well then don't do that!"

[oasis]

25. Wanda rocks.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

26. Serious reactions from other stars here...

Roseanne Tweet Reactions: Tom Arnold, Don Cheadle, Joe Scarborough Blast Sitcom Star

Link: http://deadline.com/2018/05/roseanne-tweet-reactions-tom-arnold-don-cheadle-joe-scarborough-1202399035/

(snip)

Arnold, replying to a post by CNN’s Brian Stelter, called Barr’s tweets “dangerous” (see all tweets below), while MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough tweeted: “There is no apology she can make that justifies @ABC turning a blind eye to this bigotry by airing another second of her show. Even in the Age of Trump, there are red lines that can never be crossed. This is one.”

Tweeted Don Cheadle, “You can take @RoseanneOnABC out of racism, but you can’t take the racism out of @therealroseanne …”

..............

[LisaM]

46. I've said it before, but who would ever have thought that Tom Arnold

would turn out to be the reasonable and more evolved actor of the two?

[OMGWTF]

27. Tell ABC how you feel about this POS move by a POS person

go to: www.abc.go.com/feedback. Give 'em hell.

[calimary]

34. Welcome to DU, OMGWTF! And thanks for this. Done.

If ABC doesn't do something about Roseanne Barr, ABC IS Roseanne Barr.

What I wrote:

If ABC doesn't do something about Roseanne Barr, ABC IS Roseanne Barr.

Not watching. But will join boycotts. As a mom, I do NOT reinforce OR reward bad behavior. You shouldn't, either.

[brooklynite]

28. The interesting thing about this story...

...is that there must have been a morals clause in her contract that gives her an out to leave. I can't imagine ABC committing to a second season without an assurance that the cast and crew would be available.

[MontanaMama]

29. As I tell my kiddo...

this is what we call "natural consequences". Call it out and call it what it is.

[oberliner]

30. Why was she there in the first place?

@MikeDrucker
Who could've possibly known Roseanne would be racist online, you know, except literally any person who's been online in the last 10 years?

[Kingofalldems]

35. So it's Wanda's fault?

[oberliner]

37. What's Wanda's fault?

I'm asking why she was working for The Roseanne Show in the first place given Roseanne's history of racist tweets.

For that matter, why did ABC give Roseanne Barr a show?

[Kingofalldems]

39. So you're saying somehow Wanda is bad for working there?

[oberliner]

48. I'm saying I'm surprised she worked there

Aren't you?

[progressoid]

44. And all the others that looked the other way during her not-so-subtle racist rants.

WTF were they thinking. Maybe the six or seven figure income made it easier to swallow.

[oberliner]

47. I guess it was the money?

It's a shame - she was sort of a folk hero back in the day when she was fighting sexism at the network - sad that this racism, bigotry, and crazy conspiracy theory peddling is now her legacy forever (and rightfully so).

[jalan48]

54. I'd guess $$$$$$. I like Wanda and am surprised she hooked up with Roseanne.

[oberliner]

55. Wanda Sykes explains why 'Roseanne' isn't a pro-Trump show

Your views don't exactly align with Roseanne Barr's thoughts on the president. Why did you choose to work on the revival and how much did you contribute to the show?

I was in the room for like two days a week, helping punch up stories and jokes. I was really happy with the way things turned out with the scripts. I'm a Roseanne fan. I'm a fan of the show. It saddens me, but it also cracks me up. Extreme anything is nuts. Extreme left is just as nuts as the extreme right. The only way that we're going to patch things up in this country is the people in the middle got to start talking to each other instead of just battling it out on Twitter. "Roseanne" speaks to so many people. They just want to be entertained. It kills me when people say it's a pro-Trump show. Absolutely not. These people are struggling. They're sharing medication. Trump's America, they're still broke as hell. Trump takes credit for everything and we can't control that.

And Roseanne, when my production company brought back "Last Comic Standing" for NBC, they told us you got to get big judges. Roseanne was the first one we reached out to. She was chilling in Hawaii. She met with us and we had dinner, and she's hilarious. I'm a lesbian, my producing partner is a lesbian, and she was like, "I want ya'll to succeed. I want to help you out. I want to win." I mean, Roseanne is just an old lady who shouldn't be on Twitter. She believes everything she reads because, when you're from that generation, you read stuff, you're like, "Well, what do you mean it's not true? I'm reading it!" Look, I accidentally followed Justin Bieber for 30 minutes and it scared the s--t out of me.

https://www.metro.us/things-to-do/boston/wanda-sykes-roseanne-barr-donald-trump

That's from just a few weeks ago.

[jalan48]

57. Interesting. Wanda definitely isn't in the "Deplorables" labeling crowd.

[oberliner]

59. Yeah, who knows

I guess sometimes a gig is a gig.

[Kingofalldems]

58. The show is over. Give it up.

Rosanne is through and Wanda isn't. Fact.

[oberliner]

60. The interview is interesting

A lot of people who should've known better agreed to work on the show.

[duforsure]

31. Thank You Wanda,

And I'll not buy ANY products from sponsors of that show .

[mountain grammy]

33. Thank you Wanda.. I've always admired you

and loved your work.. I appreciate your stand on this.

[oberliner]

36. Roseanne has been tweeting racist stuff for years

Why was Wanda working for her show in the first place?

[flibbitygiblets]

62. I was wondering about that too. Guess it's a moot point now, but...

yeah as a human being I wouldn't want to work with a known racist.

[mcar]

38. Good!

That show needs to die.

[musette_sf]

40. Neither is Roseanne!!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/roseanne-canceled-at-abc-racist-tweet-1115412

[Submariner]

41. Elizabeth Warren and Wanda Sykes 2020

Outstanding tweet Wanda.

[oberliner]

66. Why did she work on the show in the first place?

Roseanne has been tweeting stuff like this for years.

[Liberalagogo]

43. Bring back

The New Adventures of Old Christine with Christine and Wanda!

[llmart]

45. Never watched it this year...

and let's thank ABC for cancelling.

[Fullduplexxx]

49. Her agent dumped her as well

Barr was also dropped by her talent agency, ICM Partners, who announced in a statement that her “disgraceful and unacceptable tweet” was “antithetical to our core values, both as individuals and as an agency. Consequently, we have notified her that we will not represent her.”

[Quixote1818]

51. Good for them. nt

[lame54]

50. was she the only one?...

Sarah Gilbert tried to do damage control with hopes that the show would continue
everybody else is too late to do the right thing
they all got canned before they could make a proper stand

[TlalocW]

52. I give Sarah a pass on this

She's the one who wrangled everyone together and convinced them to bring it back. It's hard to drop something you worked so hard on so her trying some damage control doesn't damn her. Anyway, the pronouncement of doom came so fast, I wouldn't be surprised if half the cast is just now finding out that they're out of work.

TlalocW

[LiberalFighter]

53. She did the smart thing. :)

[ashling]

63. I didn't realize that she was even connected to the show

[oberliner]

65. She was promoting the show as recently as last month

Your views don't exactly align with Roseanne Barr's thoughts on the president. Why did you choose to work on the revival and how much did you contribute to the show?

I was in the room for like two days a week, helping punch up stories and jokes. I was really happy with the way things turned out with the scripts. I'm a Roseanne fan. I'm a fan of the show. It saddens me, but it also cracks me up. Extreme anything is nuts. Extreme left is just as nuts as the extreme right. The only way that we're going to patch things up in this country is the people in the middle got to start talking to each other instead of just battling it out on Twitter. "Roseanne" speaks to so many people. They just want to be entertained. It kills me when people say it's a pro-Trump show. Absolutely not. These people are struggling. They're sharing medication. Trump's America, they're still broke as hell. Trump takes credit for everything and we can't control that.

https://www.metro.us/things-to-do/boston/wanda-sykes-roseanne-barr-donald-trump

[Mc Mike]

67. She's a good woman, and always funny.

Loved her Halle Barry 911 skit on Chris Rock. Her standup where she destroyed li'l bush. Her 'What Happened? Progress.'