On Tuesday, May 29, Roseanne Barr crafted a tweet that compared Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to former president Obama, to an ape. Upon the poor response to her tweet, Barr then wrote a series of tweets in which she tried to justify her remarks, but ended up writing an apology. However, the consequences were already in motion. Wanda Sykes announced that she would not be returning to the show, Sara Gilbert tweeted that Barr's comments were "abhorrent," had distanced Barr's comments from the beliefs of the cast and crew of the show, as she expressed her disappointment in Barr.

Screenshot of the original tweet from Barr.BuzzFeed

However, the most jarring consequence Barr faced was the cancellation of the "Roseanne" revival. ABC made the decision to cancel the show, and so far there has been a lot of praise being given to ABC for making this move. ABC originally announced the "Roseanne" revival in May 2017 and said the revival would reflect the political climate after the Trump election.

Since the tweets from Barr and the announcement of the cancellation of the show, many celebrities have tweeted their various negative feelings towards Barr and her comments, as well as their gratitude towards ABC for canceling the revival. One standout emotion many seem to feel is anger towards Barr due to her actions and words causing many people to lose this valuable work opportunity.

This isn't the first time Barr has said or done something inappropriate, especially on Twitter. She has tweeted anti-Muslim, pro-Zionist views and has retweeted far-right conspiracy theories. Before the premiere, she began to spout pro-Trump views and accused a survivor of the Parkland shooting of giving a Nazi salute. It appears that comparing Valerie Jarrett to an ape was the final straw, she had put herself too deep in the hole. Yet, she is still trying to dig her way out of that fiasco. She issued an apology to Jarrett and to those who lost their jobs due to the cancellation of the show. Moreover, she is now attempting to rationalize her tweet by blaming it on an Ambien she had taken, saying that it affected her tweeting. Of course, this has resulted in many people on Twitter roasting her and rightfully so. The company that works with Ambien tweeted their awareness of pharmaceutical treatments having side effects, but that "racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication." Suffice to say, Barr will need some ice for that burn.

In the increasingly polarized political climate, it's necessary to have more care with the words we use and the behaviors we choose to exhibit. Comments like those made by Barr should not be acceptable, and behavior like hers, nor many others who have made similar comments or actions, should not be tolerated either. Moreover, there should be consequences for such actions. Beginning with Wanda Sykes pulling out of the revival, the tweets from other cast members, and ABC canceling the revival, Barr suffered the consequences of her actions. Unfortunately, so did many others.