On May 29th, controversial comedian Roseanne Barr was terminated by ABC and her revised, updated sitcom was cancelled. Unless you were comatose all last week, you undoubtedly heard the despicable comments she tweeted: “Muslim brotherhood & Planet of the Apes had a baby” referring to Valerie Jarrett, the Black former senior adviser to President Barack Obama.

As one can imagine, social media reaction was fast, swift and furious. ABC wasted no time in delivering its decision to terminate Barr. Channing Dungey, president of ABC News Entertainment division, and the first Black woman to hold the position, was swift in her condemnation. “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” Dungey said. She was routinely applauded for taking such decisive action and won the support of Robert Iger, the CEO of Disney, as well as other public figures.

It should be noted that this was not the first time Barr has ventured into crude, callous territory as it relates to race. In 2013, she referred to Susan Rice, national security adviser in the Obama administration, as a “man with big swinging ape balls.” Roseanne engaged in the most racially primitive language possible. Comparing Black people to apes, monkeys, animals and other non-human or less-than-human species is classic, primitive racist rhetoric straight out of the pages of regressive, old-fashioned, eugenic-minded, racial stereotypes.

Initially, rather than take responsibility for her own despicable comments, Barr blamed anything and everyone else. Comedian Wanda Sykes who served as a consultant for the program and promptly quit after Barr posted her retrograde bigoted comments yet was a target of her ire. Co-star Sara Gilbert was to blame. The sleeping aid Ambien had something to do it. Executives at ABC whom she blasted for caving in to “political correctness.” And of course, her “liberal” critics who were supposedly out to get her from the outset. For the record, the Ambien defense promoted the drug maker to issue a public statement with a deft level of wicked wit stating that “racism is not a known side effect.” Hello! Drop the mic! Touchdown!

As a 65-year-old White woman, Barr should have known better. If we are being honest with ourselves, the truth is, she probably did. Truth be told, she probably assumed that she had been granted so many passes for previous brash and obnoxious behavior (including her notorious bizarre national anthem performance at the 1990 San Diego Padres game) almost three decades ago that she would be able to get away with her latest insult, which was a blatant racial affront to millions of people of African descent throughout the world. And get this, as if that was not insulting enough, with a straight face, she had the gall to say that she thought Valarie Jarrett was White! Really Roseanne? Do you think we are that stupid!? Girl! Please! Bye!

In her delusional mindset, she likely assumed that any controversy would quickly subside and everything would return to business as usual. Hell, after all, President Trump was a fan of both her and the show. She had an intense, dedicated fan base. She has made numerous cryptic comments in the past and suffered no severe backlash, why would she do so now? Well, it seems that karma finally caught up with the acid-tongued comedian.

As many pundits, consultants and fellow comedians from all walks of life and across the political spectrum argued, ABC knew what they were getting when they entered into a partnership with Barr. It was not as if they were blindsided by a new up-and-coming novice who suddenly threw them a curve ball. Roseanne Barr is a veteran Hollywood celebrity who is known for her crass, crude, acerbic, frequently volatile disposition. She is brash, routinely belligerent, foul mouthed and embodies a take-no-prisoner persona. She does not hesitate to engage in vicious battles with everyone and anyone on social media. Hurling intense insults and being rude is her stock and trade. She’s a loose cannon. Ms. Manners, she is not.

ABC saw Rosanne Barr as a potential cash cow, and rightly so. Ratings for her new series were record-breaking. Indeed, Barr garnered the type of ratings that are a dream for advertisers and network executives. People were probably hugging one another in the halls and popping champagne bottles at ABC the day after the ratings were announced. Hell, even President Trump weighed in on the issue, congratulating her for her impressive return to television. That being said, fortunately, even ABC would not allow its integrity and moral compass to be compromised for a few more dollar bills  -  in this case, millions of dollar bills. Although there has been talk of reviving the series without Barr.

Some have weighed in on the fact that Black women were involved in all aspects of this dramatic spectacle. Dungey, Jarrett and Rice all are Black women. Strong, intelligent, professional, successful, powerful Black women. Each has a level of visibility and social status that cannot be ignored or minimized, even by those who would rather obscure their accomplishments. This fact in and of itself is both noteworthy and admirable.

To be sure, there are some on the conservative and cultural right, among them Ted Nugent and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, millions of right wing bloggers and others, who have engaging in mental gymnastics, whataboutisms and other baseless defenses, decrying what they see as “double standards,” political correctness and other predictable language that usually emanates from right-wing circles when they perceive themselves as being under attack from outside forces. Mind you this is the same Ted Nugent who referred to Hillary Clinton as a c*nt (as did many other of his right wing co-horts), unabashedly attacked President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, leveling the most shameless sort of scurrilous comments and accusations. The hypocrisy from a large segment of the right is shameless and perversely disgraceful.

Paranoia and disingenuous self-righteousness aside, the truth is that with her recent attacks on Jarrett and previous attack on another Black woman, Roseanne engaged in the most heinous act of racial inflammatory rhetoric possible. Her comments were an insult to Jarrett, Rice, Black people and decent human beings in general. Thank goodness ABC had the integrity to make the right decision.