I have to say, no matter what Roseanne Barr Arnold Conner Whatever does or says, I will always remember and love her for representing a family on television that was actually similar to my own family growing up. Which is to say on her sitcom โRoseanne,โ she wasnโt afraid to have parents fight, or kids act like brats, or families stress over money and jobs.
Plus, she made โShe-Devil,โ one of the best movies of all time, hands down, I donโt care what you say.
But somewhereโs along the past few years, Roseanne has gotten a little more whacka whacka than before. Whether itโs the Kabbalah thing or the showing up on Larry King Live just saying weird shit, sheโs creeping closer and closer to the edge. Recently, everyone was all up in a tizzy over some comments she made about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on her blog.
Now, quite frankly, I couldnโt care less what Roseanne thinks about Brangelina, and more than that, I think she has the right to say whatever she wants about them. (Somehow, I just donโt think Brad and Angie are sweatinโ it over in their mansion in France.)
But at any rate, the hulabaloo got me curious about this Roseanne blog, so I headed over there to check it out.
Oh my Gawd. Hereโs just a sampling of some of the headlines:
Bit my cuticle, its infected
Fat old crackpot granny
Toby Keith
Tonight is turkey taco night
I think israel is going to attack iran
Proud of students in iowa who took my advice
And the truly bizarre post titled โAtlantis is a planetโ in which Ms. Roseanne contends that we are made out of diamonds that come from the underwater planet of Atlantis.
The blog is a strange yet delightful mix of Roseanne updating us on the minutiae of her life (and I do mean minutiae) and sharing her far left political and philosophical views with us (love it!). Itโs compelling reading, and I swear, once you get started browsing, you wonโt be able to stop.
So let Roseanne say what she wishes regarding Brad, Angie, and any other celebrity. As long as she keeps blogging, the more whacka whacka the better. I say, go Roseanne, go! โ Jennifer Mathieu
This article appears in Aug 21-27, 2008.
