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Roseanne Barr's Firing and ABC Accountability
from Tin Foil Hat and Tim at Skankfest · #105
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3 minThe panel debates whether Roseanne should have been fired for her tweet, arguing that public figures with big platforms can't be sloppy, while noting Trump and other politicians get similar leeway for reckless comments.
- 39:07Tim's assessment: Roseanne is sloppy, and when you're making millions on Twitter, you can't be retweeting without checking what you're amplifying.
- 39:24On whether she should have been fired: Tim wouldn't have done it, but notes he doesn't own ABC for a reason—it would be nothing but Pizzagate documentaries.
- 39:49Tim explains the rule: comparing people to animals is basic human decency, and you especially can't do it on a show like ABC's.
- 40:14The target of her tweet was connected to major atrocities, but Tim counters that everyone in that sphere is—they've spent half the show talking about Clinton and Trump crimes.
- 40:45Tim's solution: they should have just confiscated her phone instead of firing her.
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