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Roseanne Barr on Feminism and Fame - interesting read.

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Rainydaze · 11/06/2011 12:59

This is interesting article, by Roseanne: www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/jun/11/roseanne-barr-on-fame

Not sure about the phrases about "white bitches", but worth a read.

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hocuspontas · 11/06/2011 13:33

Thanks for that. Roseanne was my TV heroine of the 90s and the sitcom was a one-off triumph. I'd love to know if men found it as funny as women!

Regarding the picture credits in the article - George Clooney is described as a 'star' of the show. He definitely wasn't a star back then and only appeared in a few episodes anyway. The stars were Roseanne, John Goodman and Laurie Metcalfe not George! Cheek!

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Rainydaze · 11/06/2011 13:50

It could've also read something like "the first working-class sitcom in the US", as opposed to "the first working-class sitcom." We Brits had been at it for decades before Roseanne hit our screens!

My mum loved watching 'Roseanne'. My dad liked the theme tune!

She had a lot of cosmetic surgery at one stage, I seem to remember. I'm not arguing that this is anti-feminism (I've undergone a procedure myself by the way), but I wonder why she did it. Was it to remain acceptable in the eyes of the US Networks? I think she had facial work and liposuction.

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RamblingRosa · 11/06/2011 21:06

I thought it was a good article too.

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PrinceHumperdink · 11/06/2011 21:18

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mashyup · 11/06/2011 23:55

I read this article today and liked it, I used to like watching 'Roseanne'. I remember at the time some fuss about John Goodman standing up for her, but didn't realise what a hard time she had had trying to control her own show, naive of me, bit depressing really.

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TeiTetua · 12/06/2011 04:09

Where was she in the 1970s when "All in the Family" was on American TV? Of course it was only top of the ratings for 5 years, so maybe she missed it.

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NotQuiteCockney · 12/06/2011 12:15

She said it was the first working-class feminist sitcom - All In The Family was definitely not a feminist show!

(I liked the show a lot. I thought the article was pretty good, but she does come across as a bit of a self-obsessed nutter ... but then she's a Hollywood star, so that's probably not a surprise ...)

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CheerfulYank · 13/06/2011 05:59

I LOVE Roseanne. :)

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