she believes valerie jarrett was, which doesn't is make this completely believable. it wouldn't make sense if you thought valerie jarrett was white. her initial defense was this was a joke that did not land. it does not make accepts if you think valerie jarrett is white. it is important that roseanne, for better or worse, created a great opportunity to talk about some of this. and i think something can be racist, insensitive, anti semitic even if the speaker does not realize the ways in which they are. at the end of the day, if you have a platform of people, valerie jarrett is one of the most prominent, successful black women in politics. comparing that person to the child of apes or a terrorist organization is, based on the history of our nation, something that is racist. and i do think this is a unique opportunity to talk about