Rich White Man has opinions on racism. Bill Maher has thinky thoughts

[irisblue]

Source-https://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-maher-who-said-the-n-word-on-tv-argues-that-racism-in-america-is-exaggerated?ref=scroll


snip-"But later on, during the panel portion, things got strange when the conversation turned to race. Maher, as you may probably know, has a checkered past when it comes to racism and bigotry, from dropping the N-word on his program, to regularly trading in Islamophobia, to saying that Black Republican Rep. Will Hurd collected CIA intelligence “by the Popeyes Chicken,” to a despicable rant against China over the novel coronavirus."

snip-"Have no fear, however, because Bill Maher does not see race so much (according to Bill Maher).

“So, am I wrong to not want to see race all the time? Because that’s how I was brought up. Like that’s what a good liberal does, is you don’t see race. And now, they switched it all around and I’m bad because I don’t see it all the time. Is ubiquity even effective? To make people aware of this issue at every turn?” said Maher"

snip-"“I’m so sympathetic to the cause, but don’t gaslight me, you know?” argued Maher. “And this is what I hear privately from my Black friends: I don’t want to be the focal point. I just want to blend in. I want to have a beer like you. Don’t look at me like I have to make a speech about it, or you have to make a speech about it.” (To be clear, this is Bill Maher speaking on behalf of his anonymous Black friends.)"


snip-"I’ll leave you with the testimony of one of Maher’s exes, Karrine Steffans. Steffans, who is Black, once said of him, “Bill wants someone he can put down in an argument, tell you how ghetto you are, how big your butt is and that you’re an idiot. That’s why you never see him with a white girl or an intellectual.”

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I'm thinking that his advice on race might be a bit sus.

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[Faux pas]

1. He's

an ass.

[abqtommy]

2. There is a saying about all people having opinions as well as bodily orifices that I think lends

perspective in all cases. I like to balance out what people say with what they do. That's always telling!

[brush]

3. Wonder if he's in the Thomas Jefferson family tree?

I mean with the hypocrisy and all...they both display racism (Jefferson with holding on to the his enslaved people and Maher with his racialized statements) but they both like them some black women.

How does one compartmentalized their thinking like that and be fine with it, have no problem with it or themselves?

[wryter2000]

4. He's misogynist

I'm not surprised he's racist, too. Aside from the fact that he's a smug bastard who isn't funny.

[NCDem47]

5. That whole panel on 1/22/21 was odd in my opinion.

ALL over the map with incoherent thoughts and political jargon. It didn't bring out the best in anyone.

[applegrove]

6. Yeah. I usually feel better when the show ends. Not worse. I guess in these

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scary times and with Biden up and running I'm not into libertarians. I want good government for the world that responds to real needs. I didn't appreciate the Libertarian putting down BLM as some communist started organization. Of course communists were involved at the beginning. They were there before the New Deal. That means nothing. Ideas often evolve from the extremes. BLM went mainstream and that is amazing. It is no longer easy to value a black life as less. Think of all the kids and young adults who got wings in May and June. It has evolved into Biden planning on training to become a policeperson. Or some such policy. He has not layed it out yet. BLM created room for better police policies to be implemented. It is amazing.