Ethics

The Madness of Roseanne Barr

By Ed Brayton

Back in my stand up comedy days I had an absolutely vicious routine about Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold (when he was still her tapeworm they were still married). It was mostly about Tom, who is one of the most painfully unfunny people on the planet, and the fact that she is the only reason he isn't working as a night manager at a Jack in the Box somewhere right now. I had some sympathy for Roseanne because I thought at the time that she was genuinely funny, though obviously struggling with sudden fame and fortune.

Now, though, it has become obvious that Roseanne Barr is stone cold nuts. Reading her blog is like watching a train wreck for me, you just can't look away despite the horror of it all. The woman is clearly insane, but like most insane people she has convinced herself that the appearance of her insanity is proof of her sanity. Like this loopy diatribe:

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on January 08, 2009 (boomark / email).