What exactly did Rosseane Barr say that was racist? And should people be fired over personal tweets?

Bill Maher called Trump an orange orangutan sould he be fired?

Kinetic Nebula2018-05-30T04:32:20Z

Comparing any racial group to apes is racist. I don't know about firing, but there always has been and always will be, consequences for words and actions.

?2018-05-30T03:37:58Z

It’s not libel if it’s true. But seriously, folks, Maher was tweaking the nose of an individual, satirically, as a counteraccusation to Trump’s accusations about Obama’s BC. Barr was after Jarrett’s ethnicity.

Leo2018-05-30T03:18:45Z

Calling Trump an orangutan is in no way comparable to equating an African American with an ape. That's simply a fact of American cultural history. I'm frankly sick of hearing from people who are ignorant of that, or who are pretending to be ignorant.

Donnie2018-05-30T03:17:45Z

She went too far on Jarrett. She was correct in what she said of Soros though.

mokrie2018-05-30T03:14:30Z

She said something like "muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby=VJ" (meaning Valerie Jarret) Don't you know it's only those on the right that screw up that get fired..

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