The 5-Minute Fix: 5 thoughts about Roseanne, Trump and racism
Democracy Dies in Darkness Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips Let's start by summing up the Roseanne drama in two paragraphs: On Tuesday, among other offensive things, Roseanne Barr tweeted this: “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” By “vj,” the star of “Roseanne” meant former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. The reference to Jarrett, who is black, was clearly racist. Barr apologized, but ABC canceled her hit show. President Trump has thoughts about the show's cancellation, and they're pretty consistent with what he's said (or hasn't said) in the past about condemning racism. Roseanne Barr in January. (Getty) The Fix team also has thoughts about yet another moment in the Trump era that sits at the intersection of race, culture, entertainment and politics. Here are five of them: 1. Barr undercut the very Americans she was trying to lift up:...