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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So initially I was just as appalled as everyone else that Roseanne Barr would compare an African American Woman's appearance to an ape.  But in reading some comments online I noticed a number of people saying that they didn't even realize that Valerie Jarrett was African American.  I looked up her picture and sure enough, imo she definitely appears more white than black and I can easily see how someone could assume that she is white.  Also, and I hate to say this, but in light of the story I have to.  Her facial features do have a similar look to the characters in Planet of the Apes - and NO those are not African American features that make her look that way, there's just something about her bone structure that resembles it.  I do think it's possible that the Planet of the Apes remark could have been inspired by her appearance and not her race.  And yes it is still an incredibly rude and ugly comment to make, but it may not have been made out of racism. [/quote]

[b]Nope, anyone who knows politics knows VJ is African-American. It was a racist statement, period. If Roseanne has fessed to it, then why bother to continue to try to justify it?[/b][/quote]

It's likely that Roseanne knew VJ is African-American otherwise we would have heard her say that she thought she was white, but the tweet still could have been inspired by her appearance and not her race.  I personally don't think she really looks black.  [/quote]

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