Roseanne Barr had a very active night on Twitter. It seems her strategy since being fired from ABC over her racist and vile tweets is to actually tweet a whole lot more.
Beginning at about 10 p.m. Wednesday night, Barr let her nearly 900,000 followers know that she is “fine” and has been using her time to “reflect” and “gain insight on what I said and how it was misunderstood.”
In a tweet, Barr insisted that she is “NOT what people have accused me! I’ve never practiced ‘RACISM’ in my entire life & never will.”
1) I want u all2 know I'm fine. I've been using this time2 reflect &2 gain insight on what I said & how it was misunderstood.. Needless2 say I'm NOT what people have accused me of! I’ve never practiced "RACISM" in my entire life & never will. Meantime…(next page)
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) June 14, 2018
Seperately, she asserted that she has spent her entire life fighting for civil rights and against racism.
Thomas Muhammad has agreed to speak for me, as he knows the work I have done in civil rights against racism ALL MY LIFE & understands my tweet was about Iran's regime, not race-The website is: https://t.co/WdOaZ8C3eY
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) June 14, 2018
Then, Barr used language identical to President Donald Trump as she argued that anyone who does not understand her reasoning has a “low IQ.”
“Rod Serling wrote Planet of The Apes,” she said, referring to his adaptation of the 1968 film with Michael Wilson that is based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
“It was about anti-semitism,” Barr added. “That is what my tweet referred to-the anti semitism of the Iran deal. Low IQ ppl can think whatever they want.”
Rod Serling wrote Planet of The Apes. It was about anti-semitism. That is what my tweet referred to-the anti semitism of the Iran deal. Low IQ ppl can think whatever they want.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) June 14, 2018
ABC swiftly cancelled “Roseanne” after Barr wrote on Twitter last month that Valerie Jarrett, an African-American woman and former senior aide to President Barack Obama, was the offspring of the Muslim brotherhood and “Planet of the Apes.”
Barr’s original excuse for her overt racism was that she was tweeting was under the influence of the sleeping pill Ambien.
“While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication,” the drug’s manufacturer said at the time.
And, in case you were wondering, Barr provided an update on her use of Ambien in her Wednesday night tweet storm: She is learning to sleep without the medication now.
My mind went into deep shock and my body too. I see clearly now-
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) June 14, 2018
In an attempt to back up her claim that her slur against Jarrett was about the “anti-semitism of the Iran deal,” Barr linked to a 2009 article from the magazine, Jewish Currents, which delved into Serling’s background and the way he used his art to interrogate prejudice, racism and xenophobia.
Because of Barr’s weaponization of the article, Jewish Currents added the following update Thursday to this nine-year-old piece:
Roseanne Barr linked to this article on June 14, 2018 in an apparent attempt to suggest that she is not a racist, after being fired from her namesake network TV show for a tweet likening former Obama aide Valerie Jarret to a character in the film ‘The Planet of the Apes.’ Nothing in this article suggests that that wasn’t racist. To be clear, it was very racist.
Barr said in another tweet that she will “begin to speak for myself in media soon.”
guys, I have been planting trees digging in the earth singing and feeling a great deal of relief. I will begin to speak for myself in media soon.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) June 14, 2018
thank u to my friends @LionelMedia and @seanhannity @normmacdonald and my family & friends 4 helping me when I was broken.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) June 14, 2018
The actress also thanked comedian Rosie O’Donnell and Fox News’ Sean Hannity, among others, “4 helping me when I was broken.”
i want to thank my dear friend, @Rosie for support and love and understanding even when we disagree! I LOVE YOU!
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) June 14, 2018
thank u to my friends @LionelMedia and @seanhannity @normmacdonald and my family & friends 4 helping me when I was broken.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) June 14, 2018
In addition to her original tweets, Barr also re-tweeted some fans who had asserted that she was treated unfairly by ABC and the American public. Is the actress more sorry that she had to face consequences for her racist words than for what she actually said?
Thursday morning, Barr continued to tweet. She said that she is an “advocate” for all “oppressed” people and “will always be 4 FREEDOM FROM MOB MENTALITY.”
My childhood was spent growing up in an apartment house owned by my grandmother filled with survivors of Auschwitz and Belsen. I am an advocate 4 them & for all oppressed ppl. I will always be 4 FREEDOM FROM MOB MENTALITY.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) June 14, 2018
Despite promising to leave the social media platform, Barr’s consistent Twitter presence seems to confirm that the actress has no plans to leave the public eye anytime soon.
And she reinforced her actions in words Thursday morning when she tweeted, “there’s a lot more to say and believe me I will at the right time and the right place.”
there's a lot more to say and believe me I will at the right time and the right place.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) June 14, 2018
For the record, Barr also re-tweeted a birthday wish to the president and in addition to harmful and inflammatory propaganda about Palestinians.
