Living in Trump World.

A week after Roseanne Barr’s ABC sitcom closed out a successful comeback season, the outspoken comedian was at the center of a social media storm prompted by her reference on Twitter to “The Planet of the Apes” when mentioning a former top adviser to President Barack Obama who is black.

Early on Tuesday, Ms. Barr posted a comment about Valerie Jarrett, the former adviser to Mr. Obama, that said if “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.”

I’ve never seen her sitcom and I’ve never been able to keep track of all the people named Roseanne we’re supposed to pay attention to. but I know what “ape” jokes are about.

https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1001475467608842241

Can’t really explain that away.

Ms. Barr initially dismissed accusations that the comment was racist, defending it as “a joke.” She also said on Twitter, “ISLAM is not a RACE, lefties. Islam includes EVERY RACE of people.”

Yeeeaaaah but 1. I don’t think Valerie Jarrett is part of the Muslim Brotherhood and 2. don’t forget the planet of the apes part.

Then she deleted the tweet, then a bit later she apologized.

“I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans,” she wrote. “I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me – my joke was in bad taste.”

Nah. That’s not just “bad taste” and it’s not just about “her looks.” It’s also not a “bad joke.”

I know almost nothing about Roseanne Barr and don’t care about her personally, I care about the way the rise of Trump has made this kind of shit possible.