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bettyellen

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22. Nope you are missing that it is still deeply offensive. Period. No one is so stupid

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #11)

Sun Jun 4, 2017, 10:59 AM

Jun 2017

To not know the difference between a field slave and a house slave. What a condescending idea. It was a racist slur and a very poor choice not matter the topic or origins of the show. Stop pretending it's some intellectual feat to "get it". Some people have an easier time laughing at slurs- likely depends on your experiences. For me it's not okay and I'd prefer it wasn't normalized. HBO agrees.

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Bill Maher is an enigma [View all] Quixote1818 Jun 2017 OP

Very well said True Dough Jun 2017 #1

Agreed Lotusflower70 Jun 2017 #2

Great post BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #3

Maher is a libertarian. roamer65 Jun 2017 #4

Although he has used the 'libertarian' label in the past, he switched to 'progressive'. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2017 #8

But he's OUR engima!! Beartracks Jun 2017 #5

Bill Maher is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma... PoliticAverse Jun 2017 #6

I occasionally make dumb jokes that don't land Warpy Jun 2017 #7

Your last line is something I have been thinking about Quixote1818 Jun 2017 #9

I'm old and out of fucks to give Warpy Jun 2017 #10

Harvesting crops in Nebraska is mostly done by machine. mnhtnbb Jun 2017 #11

Thanks for the insight Warpy Jun 2017 #12

Nope you are missing that it is still deeply offensive. Period. No one is so stupid bettyellen Jun 2017 #22

Yes, I get that some people can't see the forest for the trees. mnhtnbb Jun 2017 #23

I think everybody's overplayed their hands- listing things you find worse than racism? A deft rebuke bettyellen Jun 2017 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #13

I don't think he needs to worry, some idiot in the administration Warpy Jun 2017 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jun 2017 #15

I don't get the - no apology because other people are shitty too thing. bettyellen Jun 2017 #25

yeppers i agree samnsara Jun 2017 #16

dolt 45 doesn't have a lock on stupid comments Motley13 Jun 2017 #17

Bill Maher is is Libertarian Democrat Oneironaut Jun 2017 #18

People who try to be funny... speaktruthtopower Jun 2017 #19

K&R HAB911 Jun 2017 #20

We need the left and left leaning comedians more than ever now riderinthestorm Jun 2017 #21

I have never seen Maher as a leftie or even a Progressive. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #26

Bill Maher is a junk yard dog that will shit on the kitchen table. IADEMO2004 Jun 2017 #27

He is an entertainer, not a spokesperson for the Democratic Party Freethinker65 Jun 2017 #28

I don't see anything enigmatic. He's an asshole. JHB Jun 2017 #29

No enigma just truthful, authentic snowy owl Jun 2017 #30