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Emmy voter dislikes Samantha Bee's "smugness," yet loves embodiment of smug Bill Maher
ck4829
(34,974 posts)DetlefK
(16,423 posts)For example, when it's about religion/atheism. It's okay for him to push back against religion, but you don't have to be an asshole about it. (And I say that as a fellow non-believer.)
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(51,974 posts)he's a caricature of smugness. that's what makes him funny. without smugness, he's got nothing.
samantha bee smug? she's got opinions, and well, duh. i really don't see any smugness there at all.
ProfessorGAC
(64,413 posts)That's Maher's bit. It's obvious.
And i don't get the smug thing about Samantha. I don't sense any smugness at all.
aikoaiko
(34,127 posts)My only complaint about Bee is that I feel like she is yelling a lot, but that's her schtick - anger.
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(51,974 posts)aikoaiko
(34,127 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)linuxman
(2,337 posts)Not a particularly big fan of Maher either, but I find him more watchable by a mile.
white_wolf
(6,238 posts)Bill Maher is the smuggest bastard on late-night TV. Even when I agree with him, I want to punch him.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)LOL
Blue_Adept
(6,384 posts)This is similar to the oscars so white thing before, and the lack of female representation and how women are viewed - and not just by men but by other women.
But yeah, you can reduce it to one data point. But you can also see it reflecting in so many other ways. Hell, it's almost like how Bernie and Hillary are viewed even though they're the same in many ways.