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In reply to the discussion: Liberal apologists of bill maher need to think long and hard [View all]BeyondGeography
(39,429 posts)23. No, but my guess is they won't be calling him a racist for it either
If Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Eric Dyson and Chris Rock keep appearing on his show, does that mean they have an issue with race? Are they liberal apologists too?
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La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2017
OP
Lol ok. It's also convenient that his bad opinions don't hurt you or yours
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2017
#3
More like doesn't affect me, he's funny, why are you ppl making it hard for me to have all the
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2017
#25
You don't get how OTHER people can be bothered by slurs used by political pundits?
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#94
Lol no, but I really like how self assured you are when you lecture
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2017
#13
No, but they are much better at recognizing what you don't seem to be seeing. nt
JTFrog
Jun 2017
#38
Maher does have his moments will all three aspects brought up, but not on his Malcolm X reference.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2017
#12
Perhaps people just can't handle your opinion and you are having a hard time telling the difference.
Squinch
Jun 2017
#56
Re islamophobia: I don't fear islam or christianity. I'm very wary of a few muslims & christians.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2017
#46
Having a literary degree, I see the Malcolm X reference and accept the nuanced use of the word.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2017
#6
He could have. He chose not to, and that was his call, as he knows this guy better than I do.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2017
#24
Yes. His bigotry is so nuanced that people deny it when it is right in their faces! It's amazing!
Squinch
Jun 2017
#57
Well, if you were familiar with Malcolm X, you would have picked up on it immediately.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2017
#127
I'd take these complaints more seriously if it included condemnation of Sasse
Blue_Adept
Jun 2017
#8
Apparently there's no possibly way Maher could have made his point without using the term. The
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2017
#10
1. Agree about the "N" word. 2. Am really OVER this new cause of "co-opting" or "cultural
WinkyDink
Jun 2017
#11
There's a long list of strong women and blacks who regularly appear on that show
BeyondGeography
Jun 2017
#16
Wait. So, because he talks to strong women and blacks he can't be a bigot? I'm lost.
Squinch
Jun 2017
#60
No, not really. The guy used a racist slur. That is racist. Hence the name. The fact that he has
Squinch
Jun 2017
#64
He used a racist slur. That is racist. Hence the name. So that makes people who go
Squinch
Jun 2017
#74
I need to call out everyone who speaks to a bigot? My cousin is a bigot. I call HER out
Squinch
Jun 2017
#80
I think Maher is a person willing to learn. He makes mistakes. He is a big boy.
Madam45for2923
Jun 2017
#27
Are you really going to go with "some of his best friends" or more accurately sex partners?
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#43
I am POC, are you? I can believe anyone of any ethnicity, gender, religion or orientation
stevenleser
Jun 2017
#72
Not my first encounter with the person in question, which had nothing to do with you.
GBizzle
Jun 2017
#95
Can you play any other tunes? All you're contributing is noise, nothing of substance.
GBizzle
Jun 2017
#118
Gee, why did you need a new handle with all this making friends and influencing people?
stevenleser
Jun 2017
#132
It's definitely our first encounter. At least in this new incarnation of yours. Who were you before?
stevenleser
Jun 2017
#125
I find people who use ad-hominem's boring, reductive and overdone ones like yours even more so.
stevenleser
Jun 2017
#129
You should watch some of his appearances on Fox, brings some liberal/progressive perspective....
George II
Jun 2017
#162
I think that Steven has to have a lot of guts to do that. Walking into the lions den. I couldn't
Squinch
Jun 2017
#164
By all means, we have an African American forum. See how well your opinion plays there.
stevenleser
Jun 2017
#137
Yeah, they live it on a daily basis. Like when they hear white people make slavery jokes
pnwmom
Jun 2017
#173
Those who bitch about PC are those who wish the n-word can be used in polite company...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2017
#53
He definitely has some blind spots, but libertarianism is something entirely different. Without
JCanete
Jun 2017
#207
I've always had a problem with him because of his bigotry. He's often right about other stuff but
stevenleser
Jun 2017
#42
Have you done any of those things in the context of your job? If so, were there consequences?
Squinch
Jun 2017
#84
How many random DUer's have a national show with potential to influence and normalize bigotry? nt
JTFrog
Jun 2017
#110
He's not under the spotlight. This is what he said on air, not in his private life. nt
stevenleser
Jun 2017
#198
Cornell West, Michael Eric Dyson, Larry Wilmore, Kerry Washington, Chris Rock -all FREQUENT guests
MrPurple
Jun 2017
#66
No. The correct translation is: "Use racist slurs and I'll call you a racist." See the difference?
Squinch
Jun 2017
#69
Some people DO tolerate racist slurs if the person using the slur gives some dumb-ass
Squinch
Jun 2017
#78
And some people don't care how the slur was used, only that it was said at all.
GBizzle
Jun 2017
#83
Using racist slurs (or arguing vociferously that it is acceptable to use racist slurs) is racist.
Squinch
Jun 2017
#89
"But that does nothing to change the fact that the person used a racist slur. "
Goodheart
Jun 2017
#109
Maher is just one more reason my television is a movie player. That's all it does.
hunter
Jun 2017
#76
Oh Christ! Now we're going to try and get Maher fired too???? This is why democrats suck!
beaglelover
Jun 2017
#113
Are YOU trying to get Maher fired? Because no one said anything about getting Maher fired.
Squinch
Jun 2017
#166
Do people honestly thing that "defending Maher and house n*gger" brings in enough votes...
SaschaHM
Jun 2017
#123
This "appeal to the rust belt white man!" and "let Maher use racial slurs!" wing of the party does
Squinch
Jun 2017
#175
I understand the fact that the use of racist slurs is racist is very difficult for some
Squinch
Jun 2017
#147
Well, yes. Anyone who wants to "lynch" Maher would be wrong. But no one wants to.
Squinch
Jun 2017
#165
Sometimes he's wrong. Sometimes he's very wrong. There are a lot of ways to be wrong though, and
JCanete
Jun 2017
#159
being mad at a guy who tries to say offensive things for a living is an interesting activity.
TeamPooka
Jun 2017
#193
I like Bill Maher. You can;t please everyone, especially here on Democratilc Underground.
demosincebirth
Jun 2017
#205