why IS it ok for Maher to say hideous things about women

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87. Women or men who engage in personal attacks against others are fair game for personal attacks.

Bottom line. Bill Maher hasn't attacked anyone who wasn't asking for it. He isn't a sexist. Simply calling a woman a name is not sexist, the same as calling a man a name isn't sexist. I know this is hard for some people to accept, but logically, its the truth of the matter.

The women he has happened to insult are women that have engaged in nasty personal attacks or nasty political actions against other people. Palin is a perfect example of this. Sandra Fluke was not attacking anyone with her political speech. Palin, however, engages in attacking people constantly. She is fair game for attack. Sandra Fluke is not.

Also, Bill Maher is a supporter of womens rights. No one can deny this. He is pro-choice, pro-access to birth control, pro-equal rights for women in the workplace, etc.

There is no different standard here. Bill Maher is a foul mouthed guy, yes. But he is on the right side of the issues and he attacks people that are asking for it.