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05-30-2018, 12:16 AM
Dictonary.com just came for Roseanne Barr and her racist comments
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Roseanne Barr is the subject of countless headlines and tweets on Tuesday after posting racist remarks (http://mashable.com/2018/05/29/roseanne-barr-twitter-racist-consequences/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) on Twitter before announcing she would be leaving the platform altogether.
Barr's since-deleted tweet was pointed towards Barack Obama's former advisor Valerie Jarrett, saying if the “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.”
As noted by many Twitter users, some outlets covered the incident without explicitly calling the behavior "racist." Instead, they chose to initially use words or phrases like "bizarre (https://twitter.com/CNNMoney/status/1001485245085085696)," "offensive (https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/1001511810774851589)," or "racially charged (https://twitter.com/ZachMontellaro/status/1001513530036715521)." Believe it or not, Dictionary.com is on the front lines, calling them out.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/roseanne-barr-dictionary-racist/)
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As noted by many Twitter users, some outlets covered the incident without explicitly calling the behavior "racist." Instead, they chose to initially use words or phrases like "bizarre (https://twitter.com/CNNMoney/status/1001485245085085696)," "offensive (https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/1001511810774851589)," or "racially charged (https://twitter.com/ZachMontellaro/status/1001513530036715521)." Believe it or not, Dictionary.com is on the front lines, calling them out.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/roseanne-barr-dictionary-racist/)
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