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ABC Cancels 'Roseanne' Show over Racist¹ Remark

The American television network ABC has canceled its top-rated show, “Roseanne.” The network made its decision shortly after the show’s star, Roseanne Barr, published a racist tweet.

Early Tuesday, Barr wrote on Twitter, “muslim brotherhood² & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.”

“VJ” is Valerie Jarrett, who served as an adviser³ to former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. She is African American. Barr’s tweet suggested she was a cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and the movie “Planet of the Apes.”

Barr made note of Jarret in answer to Twitter comments about conspiracy⁴ theories during Obama’s presidency⁵. Conservative Twitter users had brought up Jarrett as being connected to those conspiracies⁶.

Social media users immediately criticized Barr’s tweet. She later deleted it.

She also later apologized, tweeting, "I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me — my joke was in bad taste."

The president of ABC Entertainment, Channing Dungey, said Barr’s comment was “abhorrent⁷, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided⁸ to cancel the show.”

Disney chairman Bob Iger supported the decision. He wrote, “There was only one thing to do here, and that was the right thing.” Disney is the parent company of ABC.

Congressman⁹ John Lewis is a well-known American civil rights leader. He wrote, “Thank you, @ABCNetwork. You did the right thing. There is not any room in our society for racism¹⁰ or bigotry¹¹.”

While reporting on ABC’s decision to cancel the show, Shep Smith of the Fox network said, “Racism is not funny and Roseanne Barr is a racist.”

“Roseanne” is about a working-class family. The series first aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997. It was among the most-watched television shows in the United States during its nine seasons.

The latest season of the show was a surprising success. It was the highest-rated and the most-watched series among broadcast networks.

The revival¹² had been especially popular with conservative viewers. Barr was the show’s lead writer. She also played the lead character, who was a supporter of President Donald Trump¹³.

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racist - adj. a belief that some races of people are better than others

ape - n. an animal closely related to monkeys and humans

conspiracy - n. a secret plan to do something that is harmful or illegal

abhorrent - adj. deserving strong dislike or hatred¹⁴

repugnant - adj. causing a strong feeling of disgust

inconsistent - adj. not in agreement with something

bigotry - n. an act or belief of hate against members of a particular racial or religious group

revival - n. a new production of an old show

character - n. a person who appears in a show, movie, book, etc.

1 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

2 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

3 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

4 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

5 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

6 conspiracies   

n.阴谋，密谋( conspiracy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was still alive and hatching his conspiracies. 他还活着，策划着阴谋诡计。 来自辞典例句
• It appeared that they had engaged in fresh conspiracies from the very moment of their release. 看上去他们刚给释放，立刻开始新一轮的阴谋活动。 来自英汉文学

7 abhorrent   

adj.可恶的，可恨的，讨厌的

参考例句：

• He is so abhorrent,saying such bullshit to confuse people.他这样乱说，妖言惑众，真是太可恶了。
• The idea of killing animals for food is abhorrent to many people.许多人想到杀生取食就感到憎恶。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

9 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

10 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

11 bigotry   

n.偏见，偏执，持偏见的行为[态度]等

参考例句：

• She tried to dissociate herself from the bigotry in her past.她力图使自己摆脱她以前的偏见。
• At least we can proceed in this matter without bigotry.目前这件事咱们至少可以毫无偏见地进行下去。

12 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

13 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

14 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。