Rosie...what the hell?

[julieisafemme]

I guess I don't see what Rosie said as politically incorrect. It is just wrong. It's horrifying to me precisely because she said it on TV on a show that is ostensibly on the air to entertain people. That is pretty horrifying lack of judgement to me. This is supposed to be the "new" Rosie show because I guess the format she had in the beginning was not getting ratings. The fact that she thought this conversation would be helpful in getting ratings is also horrifying.

Of course we are all works in progress and human. Rosie is not my friend or loved one and so I guess I am not as forgiving or open to her mistakes as I would be to others in my life. This is an entertainment show that lots of people watch. She did bot choose to have this conversation privately. It is the fact that she or anyone would consider this entertaining in any way that is horrifying. The very ordinariness of it.

Originally Posted by suebee

I think I said that it wasn't an appropriate conversation to have on television. I guess I work from the premise that we are imperfect human beings - works in progress. If Rosie is nervous around little people, then that's just her being honest. It may not be PC to say, but it's being absolutely honest. What is unfortunate is that she 1) had this conversation on air, and 2) had this conversation with a person who obviously looks down on little people. If she'd had the conversation - even if it had been on air - with someone who had a more respectful opinion of little people, the conversation would have quite possibly given an entirely different impression.

I operate from a place where I assume people are imperfect. We fuck up at times. Rosie, unfortunately, does it with a huge audience. While I can't approve of what she said, I can certainly understand that it is all too human to be afraid of people/things/experiences that you're not personally familiar with, and form opinions based on indirect experiences. That's not "horrifying", it's human. Not the best side of being human. But just being human all the same.

There were fifty kinds of horrifying things that I read about in the news this morning. Rosie and Chelsey being politically incorrect on television didn't rate among them. Little People of America have called them on their shit. Hopefully they'll learn a little sensitivity from the experience. And with any luck, the resulting publicity will make more people think about something they wouldn't otherwise have considered.

Humans being humans and hopefully evolving: That's what this is all about. You have every right to think this rates as horrifying Julie. We just disagree. I'll save that adjective for later on. I'm sure I won't have to wait long to be able to use it.

[Sheridan]

I am not a fan of Rosie, she just has a lot of issues with human interactions. Rosie can be extremely gross and rude. Not a fan.