Her show was a hit with the republican base. That's why.
If she was a hardcore leftist she would have just gotten a slap on the wrist. That's the hypocrisy here.
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Even Hannity managed to condemn Roseanne without trying to twist things into a whinge about double standards.
Let that sink in.
You literally just said that you think there's probably a behind the scenes reason. Yeah. One of the big producers quit over her racist remarks. Derp. There was a showrunner that quit as well but she said it's unrelated to the racist comments.
It's not twisting things. It's ok to be racist so long as it's against the right target.
Apparently Jimmy Kimmel can make fun of the first lady. Bill Maher can compare Trump to an ape. Joy Behar can mock Christians. Joy Reid can make hateful comments about gay people and Muslims.
It's a double standard. As long as you are advancing the liberal agenda, people will look the other way.