The time Roseanne Barr thought the Shoah was hilarious

[DemocratSinceBirth]

[marble falls]

1. Shocked. But not surprised.

[stonecutter357]

2. wow! K&R .

[edhopper]

3. And so folks defend her on another thread

and decry Kathy Griffen.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. It's part of her oeuvre.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210423424

[spanone]

4. my gawd

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. That look on her face.

[spanone]

8. i love comedy, but she's no mel brooks

wtf was she thinking?

[Demovictory9]

7. OMG. please tell me that's photoshopped

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. Barr was perhaps most infamous for a photo shoot in Heeb magazine titled That Oven Feelin.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-roseanne-barr-abandoned-all-reason-and-embraced-the-alt-right

[Freethinker65]

10. A few more years to make some money. Coulter/Limbaugh type "entertainment" still sells

Controversy brings publicity. That is what she wants.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Coulter has dabbled in anti-semitism, Limbaugh, not so much.

[Freethinker65]

14. I think it is more about shock value. This time it is anti-semitism, next time anti-something else

Trump did this to help win a Presidential election. Say/do something insane or controversial and get free publicity. Keeps you from being a has been, and then try to turn the publicity to your advantage (increase your following, make money, get more face time). If she can thread the needle and get enough people to take her side against, say, those politically correct snowflakes in the other side that cannot take a joke, it will be considered a success. If not, she has plenty tof $$$$ to retire with.

I honestly do not believe Coulter/Limbaugh believe half the shit they spew, they are entertainers playing to their audience. If there was not so much profit, they would tone it down.

[DetlefK]

12. Ooooooh shit.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. What if she pulled a stunt like that in Germany ?

[DetlefK]

18. She would be charged with "Volksverhetzung", which means 3 months to 5 years in jail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksverhetzung

[steve2470]

13. if that's a real photo...I'd say she's in deep doodoo long term

Not funny in the least and anti-semitic by definition.

eta:

Prior to her Trump Twitter takeover, Barr was perhaps most infamous for a photo shoot in Heeb magazine titled “That Oven Feelin.” In the shoot, the Jewish Barr posed as “Domestic Goddess Hitler,” showing off her Nazi armband and pulling burned “Jew cookies” from the oven. While the shoot was eventually pulled from the Heeb website, rest assured that Roseanne’s Hitler spread really puts Kathy Griffin’s latest antics into perspective.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-roseanne-barr-abandoned-all-reason-and-embraced-the-alt-right

[xmas74]

15. I thought she was Jewish?

Only a few comedians can pull off a Holocaust joke. Mel Brooks comes to mind and even he'd say there are limits.

[dalton99a]

17. Kick

[oberliner]

19. Like Mel Brooks?