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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

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11. There is nothing Maher said that was catering to racism

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #10)

Sat May 3, 2014, 08:49 PM

May 2014

The author or whomever is reading into this article more than what's there is desperate to spin something out of absolutely nothing. Maher was pretty clearly being sarcastic. I'd suggest someone that unable to detect snark stop watching the show, or their gonna be aggrieved quite a bit.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rebuts Maher: Donald Sterling�s age is no excuse for his racism [View all] DonViejo May 2014 OP

You NEVER give them slack because they are indoctrinating their beliefs into the other generations Baitball Blogger May 2014 #1

^^THIS^^ Tom Ripley May 2014 #5

you cut an old person slack for being out of touch if they say the word "colored" instead of dionysus May 2014 #2

Yeah, Sterling's 80 gratuitous May 2014 #3

Or maybe he's just trying to make the show interesting ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #4

Sorry, I've found racism profoundly boring for 50 years now gratuitous May 2014 #10

There is nothing Maher said that was catering to racism ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2014 #11

and Abdul-Jabbar is 67. IOW, about half a generation younger. Gormy Cuss May 2014 #8

A.. Yeah! It makes it worse.. they've had all this life to figure it out and they've Cha May 2014 #6

If a woman can be at all blamed, Bill Maher will be there. CBGLuthier May 2014 #7

BOOM! So true. n/t Gormy Cuss May 2014 #9