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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The comment did not justify cancellation of the entire show - especially considering:

- the harm to so many innocent actors/writers/employees who worked on it,

- Rosanne apologized (several times), and

-[b] she is a comedian! An entertainer.  It is her job to push limits and say outrageous things.  The networks need to grow up and stop pandering to snowflakes.[/b][/quote]

Well, that's certainly the exact excuse liberals used to excuse Samantha Bee's grotesque language.  Somehow, the standard is different though when a conservative entertainer "pushes the limits."[/quote]

No, the standard for racism is different than the standard for being offensive. I keep holding out hope that conservatives will eventually figure this out, but I'm continually let down.
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Maybe you could help us by defining each offensive circumstance and where it ranks, starting with the worst first.   You've got racism.   Whites vs. blacks, Latinos, Chinese, etc.   Then the opposite where the minorities defame the whites.  Next misogamy.  Here woman vs. woman, man vs. woman.  After that homophobic disparaging, from both straight males and straight females.   Then transgender bashing, how does that rank in the list?  Finally, explain how each remark is either a joke or slanderous based upon who says it, e.g. an entertainer/comedian/politician/company employee/service worker of the following classes, male or female, black or white, etc.

I am not very versed in the degree of outrage that each remark warrants in any given circumstance so please help me better understand.   Also, for each let me know if it is an offense worth of firing, or if an apology or saying it was simply a joke would serve to make it go away

Thanks for your help.

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If you are interested in lists, then you should make your own. You can tell us what type of violent imagery regarding presidents is acceptable and which isn't. Based on observation, holding a fake severed head gets you kicked off your show but saying Obama and Hillary should be hanged gets you invited to the White House. Similarly, it appears that mocking grabbing a woman's breasts requires for you to resign from the Senate, but actually grabbing a woman's genitals gets you elected president. Lying about sex gets you impeached if you are a Democrat, but lying about paying off a porn star doesn't if you are a Republican. It would obviously take someone of your caliber to explain all of this, so please get started.
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