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Roseanne Barr tells GEN: ‘In America, all of our comedians practice self-censorship’

'...and DARE NOT dissent against Obama Inc.'

Global Eyewitness News Staff
Roseanne Barr

Comedienne Roseanne Barr today responded to a video showing Amsterdam police raiding Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen’s home, hours after he parodied the city’s mayor.

Asked whether censorship is felt to this degree by comedians in the United States, Barr told Global Eyewitness News, “In America, all of our comedians practice self-censorship – for the most part, and DARE NOT dissent against Obama Inc.”

Amsterdam police visit comedian Hans Teeuwen over criticism of mayor

Six police officers raided the Amsterdam home of comedian Hans Teeuwen on Tuesday, reported NL Times. The raid occurred hours after Teeuwen published a video on social media where an object with the appearance of a firearm can be seen on a table next to him. Dressed in a thick, black wig, Teeuwen parodied Mayor Femke Halsema.

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The video shows the comedian answering his front door as six police officers stand outside his home. Teeuwen clarified that the police were there because of “a prop.” Teeuwen then consented to the police’s entry.

When asked why the officers were at his home, one said that it was in connection with the law governing firearms in the Netherlands and what “someone saw in the short video.” Dutch law strictly proscribes ownership of objects that have a close similarity to firearms. A police spokesman confirmed that a “concerned individual” contacted them after spotting the gun.

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