Comedian Roseanne Barr Wrongly Accused of Antisemitism After Comments Taken Out of Context

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FILE PHOTO: Actress Rosanne Barr arrives for the taping of the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne in Los Angeles, U.S., August 4, 2012. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo

(VINnews) — Comedian Roseanne Barr has been slammed for comments she made about Jews and the Holocaust during an appearance on a recent podcast.

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However her comments were taken out of context, and if one listens to the entire clip, she was trying to emphasize a point in a humorous manner. However her words were sarcastic and did not reflect antisemitism.

During the June 14 episode of This Past Weekend, hosted by Theo Von, Barr at one point delved into the 2020 election and the concept of “truth” in the US.

She proceeded to make a claim about the Holocaust.

“You can’t say that like, you know, the election,” Barr told Von, “was rigged or not rigged,” Von finished. “Right,” Barr responded. “That’s all a lie. The election was not rigged. Thirty six counties can give you 81 million votes. That’s a fact.”

“That’s the truth,” Barr said, as Von laughed. “And don’t you dare say anything against it. You’ll be off YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and all the other ones because we have, you know, there’s such a thing as the truth and facts and we have to stick to it.”

“And that is the truth,” Barr continued, “and nobody died in the Holocaust either.”

Von pivots into asking her, “You’re part Jewish, right? And a lot of Hollywood is Jewish, yeah? They started Hollywood.”

“Just like rap, Black people started rap,” Barr responded. “So I went to go over there and tried to get in rap and go, ‘All these Black people, you know, go on Saturday Night Live like Dave Chappelle. I’m just saying a lot of Black people are in control of rap. Hello?’ Well, you went there. You tried to get in show business. Of course it’s Jewish. But you know, and people should be glad that it’s Jewish too, because if Jews were not controlling Hollywood, all you’d have was ******** fishing shows.”

Barr also said, “nobody died in the Holocaust. That’s the truth. It should happen. Six million Jews should die right now cause they cause all the problems in the world. But it never happened. But it never happened — Mandated.”

Host Von defended Barr in a tweet: “This Roseanne Barr clip was sarcasm folks. A clip taken out of a long sarcastic rant she had during our chat. Can we not recognize sarcasm anymore?”

Barr’s son, Jake Pentland, defended his mother as well. According to TMZ, he said “…We are embarrassed that people are stupid enough not to recognize Roseanne is being sarcastic.”

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the ADL, slammed Barr in a tweet: “Sarcasm or not, Roseanne Barr’s comments about Jews and the Holocaust are reprehensible and irresponsible. This isn’t funny. And shame on Theo Von for letting it go unchallenged and instead diving into conspiracy theories about Jews and Hollywood.”


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Democrats support mutilating confused children.
Democrats support mutilating confused children.
10 months ago

Greenblatt is a hack, he shills for the democaratic party, covering for the Jew haters elected by them.

Open minded Dan
Open minded Dan
10 months ago

Your kidding me. It was clearly all sarcasm. Watch the clip in full. What a clickbait article.

Tusky
Tusky
10 months ago

1) Roseanne is Jewish

2) She’s referencing a debate about censorship, not what she believes. Here is the real clip giving it context. https://twitter.com/theovon/status/1673767148794290176?s=46&t=2YQ2fnA64ptNFcOuo_p5WA

Dr_Nat
Noble Member
Dr_Nat
10 months ago

VIN, again not reading the articles that you pilfer before you post them. Any idiot can tell that she is being sarcastic and trying to make a point.

Democrats support mutilating confused children.
Democrats support mutilating confused children.
10 months ago

When the democrats and their media shills call Republicans, Hitler or goebbels, Greenblatt is silent, if a Republican calls any of the Democrats fascistic agenda fascistic or makes a stupid joke, greenblatt is quick to scream anti semitism.Biden is busy funding the pali terror regime as they continue to pay to slay Jews if that isnt anti semitic, what is.

Lgb
Lgb
10 months ago

The left has no shame,time and time and time again.

HeshyEmes
HeshyEmes
10 months ago

Jonathan Greenblatt is a moron. Roseanne Barr is “Good people”!

shloime
shloime
10 months ago

greenblatt was pretty far offbase, wasn’t he?

Liam K. Nuj
Liam K. Nuj
10 months ago

As a bit character, Danny, on the show “30 Rock” once said:
“I’m sorry, are you being sarcastic? It’s hard for me to tell. I’m Canadian and we don’t have a big Jewish population.”

Alexander Tsuris
Alexander Tsuris
10 months ago

I know “Rosanne” since K-12 in Monterey Park , CA , USA.
Back then (1956-69) her name was Connie Barr.
She be a rascal , but she no antisemite.

She is mother of CMA performer Carrie Underwood.

Shtarker
Shtarker
10 months ago

Over the years she’s made many sick comments and gestures. Like grabbing her xxx while horribly singing the National Anthem at a ball game. A real sicko.

hard at work yeshiva grad
hard at work yeshiva grad
10 months ago

she was sarcastic but she clearly is a moron–she should join yaffed

Zvi TUSK
Zvi TUSK
10 months ago

There’s nothing lower than a self hating jew.
While sarcasm may be funny, the lives that were lost are not a joking matter. Especially when they could be twisted and used by other Jew haters.

lipale
lipale
10 months ago

isn’t there a law to arrest anyone DENYING the holocaust???????????/