TNHarley
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Yes, tradition, context.. whatever. That doesnt mean roseanne is a racist nor her comment was racist.What makes it racist is the tradition of using such comparisons by racists to demean black people.
It's like calling somebody a money grubbing Jew in that the actual aptness of the statement as it applies to an individual is less important to the way such canards have been used historically.
I think jarret looks like a monkey. Does that mean i think the black race is inferior? Of course not. It only means i think jarret looks likes a monkey.
PEOPLE will add their own intent to it and make it what they wish.