The Moderation of Roseanne

short 3.5 page essay on the television show Roseanne
The Moderation of Roseanne
With this year being an election year, the topic of family values is near and dear to us all. With Hollywood getting a left jab from the liberals, and a right cross from the conservatives, about the lack of values in television today: it only intensifies the debate of what is normal, functional, and abnormal, dysfunctional, in television today. The hit television series Roseanne is a perfect portrait of an American family in today's society. Although the family is portrayed as somewhat dysfunctional, when co…