Roseanne Barr retweets dozens of racist memes and messages as social media meltdown continues despite bizarre apology for Obama aide race row
ROSEANNE Barr has re-tweeted dozens of racist memes despite trying to apologise for her vile outburst about an Obama aide by claiming "I thought she was white".
The TV star’s Twitter meltdown intensified today as she faced a backlash for her racist comments about political advisor Valerie Jarrett – which she tried to blame on sleeping tablets.
She had earlier tweeted that Jarrett looked like the lovechild of the "Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes.
Barr's now-deleted tweet read: "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj."
But in a later post by Roseanne said: "I mistakenly thought she [Jarrett] was white. I honestly thought she was Jewish and Persian".
She also re-tweeted a large number of racist comments that attempted to defend her comments including one which tried to justify Barr's comparison of Jarrett to an ape.
When a Twitter user told Barr her tweet was offensive and racist, Barr responded by writing: “Muslims r NOT a race.”
Shortly after, Barr repeated her stance, tweeting: “ISLAM is not a RACE, lefties. Islam includes EVERY RACE of people.”
The rebooted sitcom premiered in April garnering high ratings, attracting over 18 million viewers.
It was particularly popular among many conservative viewers because Barr's character expressed support for Trump.The revival dealt with politics, topical issues such as opioid addiction ravaging American communities, and access to healthcare, and features Roseanne's grown-up daughter Darlene whose young son is gender fluid.
Roseanne had been the latest hit show from the 1980s and 1990s to be revived.
It followed NBC comedy Will & Grace and Showtime's supernatural crime drama Twin Peaks, both of which returned to television in 2017.
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