Roseanne Barr Faces Backlash for Controversial Holocaust Denial Claims
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Roseanne Barr has been chastised yet again for making divisive remarks regarding the Holocaust. During a recent episode of the podcast “This Past Weekend with Theo Von,” the beleaguered comic asserted that “nobody died in the Holocaust.” That is correct. “It should happen,” Barr, 70, told the podcast host Theo Von. Six million Jews should be killed right now since they are the source of all the world’s ills. But that never came to happen. It never occurred. The stand-up comedian, whose show “Roseanne” was cancelled in 2018 due to racist insults, went on to assert that she is “100%” Jewish. Prior to her Holocaust remarks, the “Roseanne Barr: Cancel This!” star addressed the topic of “truth” in relation to the 2020 election, which some suspect was rigged.
According to her, “there are truths and facts, and we must adhere to them.” Von, 43, whose podcast is notorious for stirring up controversy, claimed Barr’s comments were “sarcastic.”In the midst of the criticism over Barr’s words, her son, Jake Pentland, defended her. Jake Pentland told TMZ on Tuesday that, he felt embarrassed that people do not recognize Roseanne’s sarcasm. We find it amusing that people are so ignorant. Let’s stop with the clickbait, and instead focus on America’s major issues. Morons concentrate on out-of-context clips. In response to the viral podcast segment, social media users had a lot to say. Her eponymous sitcom was dropped by ABC in 2018 when she compared former President Barack Obama’s adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape and said George Soros was a Nazi sympathiser.
This Roseanne Barr clip was sarcasm folks. A clip taken out of a long sarcastic rant she had during our chat. Can we not recognize sarcasm anymore? https://t.co/jIeDcHwlal
— Theo Von (@TheoVon) June 27, 2023
Roseanne Barr Is Getting Slammed By The Netizens Online For Her Remarks: ‘No One Died In The Holocaust’
Roseanne Barr has been lambasted for claiming that ‘nobody died in the Holocaust’ and stating that it ‘should happen,’ a while after she was cancelled for racist tweets – as her son defends her and argues she was being ‘sarcastic’. The controversial comic, 70, made the remarks on a recent podcast with Theo Von, claiming that “six million Jews should die right now since they cause all of the world’s problems.” Her remarks, in which she compared Holocaust deniers to election fraud doubters, have drawn criticism. Others, including her son Jake Pentland and Von, have countered that she was simply being witty rather than antisemitic. ‘Comics, we’re particularly the last free speech art form,’ Barr stated on the show while smoking a cigarette. And things aren’t as horrible as they could be as long as we’re performing.’ The Jewish comic then began discussing electoral fraud: You can get 81 million votes from 36 counties. That is a proven fact.’ Von, perplexed, inquired, ‘So it wasn’t rigged?’ ‘Of course not,’ she replied matter-of-factly. There are 81 million inhabitants in 36 counties. See? That is correct.
Here is the full clip of Roseanne Barr obviously using sarcasm and satire. She is a mensch and one of the funniest people i've ever met. pic.twitter.com/p0K6pWEqr8
— Theo Von (@TheoVon) June 27, 2023
And don’t say anything negative about it or you’ll be kicked from YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.’ ‘It’s scary,’ Von remarked before Barr reaffirmed, ‘and that is the truth.’ And no one died in the Holocaust. That is correct. It should take place. Six million Jews should be killed right now because they are the source of all the world’s ills, yet this has never happened! ‘It never occurred!’ she said again. She then went on to say that Jews ‘rule Hollywood.’ Some have pointed out that she was using dry humor when comparing Holocaust denial to denying that the 2020 election was rigged. Both concerns are insinuated statements that you are not permitted to make online without being cancelled. Regardless, her detractors labelled her opinions as antisemitic, immoral, and irresponsible. ‘Sarcasm or not, Roseanne Barr’s comments on Jews and the Holocaust are repugnant and reckless,’ said Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. This isn’t amusing.
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