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Roseanne, Sam Bee, and Bill Maher walked into a bar...

There's been a great deal of controversy and debate in recent weeks over comedians' jokes and comments: What constitutes as going too far, what's the proper form of punishment, and whether or not there's consistency to the conversies and punishments. It all started when Roseanne Barr posted several disturbing tweets, the worst of which read, "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." VJ stands for Valerie Jarrett, an African-American who worked under then President Obama. ABC has since cancelled her show, Roseanne . Samantha Bee, host of the late-night TBS political satire series, Full Frontal , not long after, said this on her show: "Ivanka Trump, who works at the White House, chose to post the second most oblivious tweet we've seen this week. You know, Ivanka, that's a beautiful photo of you and your child, but let me just say, one mother to another, do something about your dad's immigration practices, you feckless c*nt...