Layers of Roseanne

1. In 2018, it's still necessary to tie any kind of ape connotation to racism, which, properly defined, is the belief that a particular race of the Homo sapiens species is actually of a lower species and to be dealt with accordingly. You just have to. All kinds of interested parties will insist on it.
2. That doesn't appear to be what Roseanne was getting at. If you look at the photographic juxtapositions, you can see that the Planet of the Apes character in question does indeed bear a noteworthy resemblance to the photo of Valerie Jarrett. 
3. I could wring Roseanne Barr's neck for taking the fact of Valerie Jarrett's undeniable hard-left worldview off the table. The focus now becomes Jarrett's race, and fuel has been issue to the moral preeners. We now may have to wait decades for a proper discussion of where Jarrett comes from and what kind of influence she had on the Obama administration.
4. Barr is an equal-opportunity nut case. A few years ago, she said she hoped patrons of "S--- Filet" would come down with cancer from eating Chik-Fil-A's sandwiches.
5. She's obviously never honed a particular kind of chops - namely, looking out for one's own long-term best interests. Geez! Talk about a particular kind of pop-culture first to rack up! ABC is now the first TV network to cancel a number-one show - that it had just scheduled for a second season!
6. What would it take for us to once again amass a critical mass of grown-up, dignified pop-culture icons? Is it possible?
7. A phrase my father employed with fairly regular frequency when observing my life choices and their consequences comes to mind: "Boy, did you ever s--- in your  hat."