It did actually. It defended him and showed the white-trash Roseanne character accepting him. Either way, I don’t care if a show is progressive or not. I’m opposed to cancelling them because of stupid shit said by the stupid people behind the show. I was even opposed to cancelling Laura Ingraham for the same reason. Even though she actually is a propaganda outlet, it sets a precedent that anything associated with anything offensive needs to get cancelled which can only lead to two outcomes: safer entertainment or entertainment produced by safer people, both of which suck shit.
I’ll try to get to your other stuff, but hey we agree on this. Increasingly there are stories of the major internet companies cutting off ad revenue to people (particularly on the right). It’s a dangerous level of sensitivity by people with enormous power.
These seem like two very different issues to me, but perhaps I misread.
I don’t think they’re that different. In any event, goes to mfm’s point about safer entertainment or entertainment produced by safer people.
I think ABC (and media outlets in general) shouldn’t be so sensitive and fearful. They can disavow Roseanne’s tweet and maintain a popular show providing employment to many people and presenting a unique perspective.
Maybe this will be confusing to some, but I’ve always hated that show, think Roseanne is terrible, and had morbid curiosity about the revival but not enough to watch.