Valerie Jarrett on Roseanne Barr's racist tweet: 'I think we have to turn it into a t

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Valerie Jarrett on Roseanne Barr's racist tweet: 'I think we have to turn it into a teaching moment.'
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Just hours after Roseanne's cancellation, Valerie Jarrett is weighing in.

After Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/roseanne-barr-twitter-racist-consequences/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) about Jarrett, a former aide of President Barack Obama, ABC moved quickly to cancel her show (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/roseanne-canceled/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source), noting that the tweet was "abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values" in its official statement (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/roseanne-canceled/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial).*

Now, in an MSNBC town hall titled "Everyday Racism in America," Jarrett's responded, calling the experience "a teaching moment."

SEE ALSO: Dictonary.com just came for Roseanne Barr and her racist comments (http://mashable.com/2018/05/29/roseanne-barr-dictionary-racist/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)


A clip from the town hall – which airs in full on Tuesday evening (http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/msnbc-presents-town-hall-event-everyday-racism-america) at 9 p.m. ET – shows Jarrett's take on Barr's racist tweet. * Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/valerie-jarrett-roseanne-barr-tweet-response/)

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