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In reply to the discussion: Liberal apologists of bill maher need to think long and hard [View all]Squinch
(51,203 posts)80. I need to call out everyone who speaks to a bigot? My cousin is a bigot. I call HER out
on every bigoted statement she makes in front of me. But you're saying that now I have to call out all my family whenever they communicate with her?
Gee. That's going to be time-consuming. And, given that the rest of the family mostly not bigoted, it's going to be REALLY stupid.
But I do see what you mean about some liberals embarrassing themselves.
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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