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Should ABC Even Have Rebooted 'Roseanne' In The First Place?

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In this image released by ABC, Roseanne Barr, left, and John Goodman appear in a scene from the reboot of "Roseanne." (Adam Rose/ABC via AP)
In this image released by ABC, Roseanne Barr, left, and John Goodman appear in a scene from the reboot of "Roseanne." (Adam Rose/ABC via AP)

After a controversial tweet from Roseanne Barr, ABC announced yesterday it had canceled the "Roseanne" reboot. But, with Barr's history of controversial and offensive statements, should she have been given a show in the first place?

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Kathryn VanArendonk, TV contributing writer at Vulture. She tweets @kvanaren.

Renée Graham, columnist for the Boston Globe and a WBUR contributor. She tweets @reneeygraham.

This segment aired on May 30, 2018.

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