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bettyellen

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30. People have looked at whether it "showed racism" or not. Gaslighting them isn't helpful.

Reply to paulkienitz (Reply #29)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:00 PM

Jun 2017

Holding someone who regularly denigrates women, Islamics and throws around the n word is not a paragon of liberal virtues. He is not. Dating black women and writing checks does not make him so.

A political show is a different venue than a night club, it matters. It's a different era with Trump in office and this SJW bashing is stale and down right dangerous at this time. I don't get what part of a broad coalition people defending him do not understand.

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So Kathy Griffin gets fired after she apologized, DK504 Jun 2017 #15

No. None at all. I'll explain. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #16

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Corolla is a sexist asshole so.... bettyellen Jun 2017 #4

you forgot to mention yuiyoshida Jun 2017 #5

Hasn't Tosh come out yet? bettyellen Jun 2017 #11

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He's definitely Islamaphobic as sexist as fuck so.... bettyellen Jun 2017 #8

I don't agree that he's sexist or Islamaphobic. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #12

He denigrates women and Islamic people. If you don't think it's evidence of being sexist or bettyellen Jun 2017 #17

I've been watching him for decades. You haven't heard anything I haven't heard. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #18

You're standards are lower and that's okay. I think his "nonPC" schtick is stale and bettyellen Jun 2017 #20

Well said. n/t miyazaki Jun 2017 #23

Both men have it right. ImpeachTheGOP Jun 2017 #9

I've never cared much for howard Stern but I agree with him on this one. Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2017 #10

I agree with both.. forgot how funny Stern can be. mountain grammy Jun 2017 #13

I actually thought it was somewhat funny paulkienitz Jun 2017 #14

You think people haven't seen a huge uptick in blatant racism lately? Are you smoking some of Maher bettyellen Jun 2017 #21

still rare in the experience of most of the people I was talking about. paulkienitz Jun 2017 #24

So the country swimming in unprecedented racism sexism and Islamaphobia bettyellen Jun 2017 #25

where the heck did you get that out of what I said?? paulkienitz Jun 2017 #29

People have looked at whether it "showed racism" or not. Gaslighting them isn't helpful. bettyellen Jun 2017 #30

Some people, in places like here, have indeed looked at the question honestly. paulkienitz Jun 2017 #33

You're implying people are not "honest" when they say they're bothered by racism... that's bullshit bettyellen Jun 2017 #34

I didn't imply anything of the kind. paulkienitz Jun 2017 #35

I think he saw it as an edgy but forgivable joke his audience would understand Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2017 #19

So amusing to see the same names pop in to crucify Maher. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #26

This is actually simple Eliot Rosewater Jun 2017 #27

And Howard Stern? yuiyoshida Jun 2017 #28

Not sure what he said but he is a sexist asshole most of the time. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2017 #31

You didn't listen to the video? yuiyoshida Jun 2017 #32