Kathy Griffin vents about Roseanne Barr controversy
The comedian gave reasons A through I
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In a detailed Twitter chain, comedian Kathy Griffin expresses her anger over the recent Roseanne Barr controversy. Griffin has been experiencing major career obstacles after previous politically charged comments and photos referencing President Donald Trump, and she is now taking to social media to express her long-winded anger.
Giving reasons A through I, Griffin shared her resentment of Barr, the media, and the ABC network executives. Check out the comedian's Twitter chain below:
A) Not lost on me that I can't get a TV gig or special, despite selling out shows in major venues across the country, because of a pic with a mask and ketchup, and that Roseanne got a network show despite tweeting insane and racist conspiracy theories that she actually believed.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 29, 2018
B) The reality is, ABC, like anyone with the ability to see, hear, and read, knew who Roseanne was when they gave her this show. They wanted to get a piece of Trump/conservative world business. So I'm not going to heap praise on Bob Iger or anyone else at the network
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 29, 2018
C) They knew exactly what they were getting..they were just willing to put any concerns/issues aside for the sake of ratings and money. The question is, why was this the limit? It wasn't enough when she called David Hogg a Nazi? Or when she tweeted racist stuff about Susan Rice?
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 29, 2018
D) Don't think ABC's decision is some turning point. The problems in the media business come down to a major issue few people talk about. As much as there has been a little growth in terms of diversity the people who actually hold power are still a handful of older white men
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 29, 2018
E) I call these men the check writers. It doesn't matter how many women/POC executives you have under them, as long as the check writers all remain older white men you're going to continue to have ridiculous programming decisions. I'm sure this tweet will end up on Fox News...
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 29, 2018
F) But the only way to solve this issue is through diversity in leadership. The same applies to the #MeToo issue - @shondarhimes is not going to sexually harass and rape her interns. Give @itsgabrielleu a production deal and you're not going to have to worry about crazy tweets
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 29, 2018
G) Come on, Bob. You knew exactly who she was. Just yesterday you were celebrating the ratings....https://t.co/WHXQpl6vty
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 29, 2018
H) This is all you need to know. pic.twitter.com/3ULb2vc8wS
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 29, 2018
I) According to the New York Times, the ABC executive who made the decision to cancel Roseanne is Channing Dungey, the first African-American head of ABC entertainment. Make her a check writer..put her in the CEO position. Enough of the old boys club. pic.twitter.com/nKXfaNHpPg
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) May 29, 2018
Bringing a multitude of issues to light about racism, political division, and media financing, Griffin has made a massive statement to both Roseanne Barr's audience and her own.