Roseanne Barr is speaking out on her decision to slip on a wig and mustache and step into the role of psychopathic mass murderer Adolf Hilter in a new spoof photoshoot for Jewish humor magazine Heeb.

In one image, Roseanne is seen baking gingerbread man cookies, which are referred to as “Burnt Jew Cookies” in the accompanying article.

The Emmy-winning comedienne grew up Jewish, so why did she agree to pose for these controversial pics, shot by Bradley Meinz? Roseanne tried to explain the reasoning behind the Hitler spread in a post on her popular Roseanne World Blog this afternoon, writing:

“There is so much anti-semitism in this world,
It’s not even funny.
It is as everyday as baking cookies.
Ignorance is not bliss.
Recalling the horrors of the holocaust will not deflect or divert it, as many Jewish people think.”

Publisher Josh Neuman is also defending the photos, which some members of the Jewish community are calling distasteful –among other things.

“We did this with satiric intentions and not for shock value.”