Latest Breaking News

moondust

(19,992 posts)

118. I thought "PC" was a thing of the past.

Reply to Gravitycollapse (Original post)

Sat Jun 3, 2017, 12:56 PM

Jun 2017

Last edited Sat Jun 3, 2017, 01:40 PM - Edit history (1)

Isn't that what the election was about and why they voted for the Dumpster?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

157 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Bill Maher Uses Racial Slur on Real Time [View all] Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 OP

I Watched the Show Doug the Dem Jun 2017 #1

For reasons of great historical importance, white people cannot use the n-word. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #2

It would be better if no one used it, and just consign it to the OnDoutside Jun 2017 #5

It's not up to white America to dictate what black Americans do with the n-word. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #7

You're arguing a different point. Black America should have OnDoutside Jun 2017 #12

by white people? Blacks are going to tell them not to use it and then they wont? lunasun Jun 2017 #141

Don't they already tell them ? OnDoutside Jun 2017 #151

I honestly don't even listen to most of today's comics Plucketeer Jun 2017 #89

Wrong. Blacks learned to 'own' the 'n' word; women, 'cunt' duhneece Jun 2017 #22

funny story. Someone needs to figure out an equally patronizing come back to the N word yurbud Jun 2017 #137

never going to happen rtracey Jun 2017 #117

Okay, I'll say it Roy Rolling Jun 2017 #8

People have the right to be offended, just as you have the right to not be offended. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #9

I said I was offended, the use is offensive in today's culture Roy Rolling Jun 2017 #13

Well said. nt canetoad Jun 2017 #32

Listen to which members of the group? treestar Jun 2017 #139

100% agree with you, Roy. OnDoutside Jun 2017 #14

The N-word... TheDebbieDee Jun 2017 #49

Totally agree.. duhneece Jun 2017 #21

Unfortunately, the use of this word by AAs perpetuates it. Chemisse Jun 2017 #40

I would not go that far. lancelyons Jun 2017 #63

I've heard a lot of white people use it in ways that weren't derogatory. Igel Jun 2017 #84

That may be the way things are, but frankly no one should use the n-word, or other ethnic or still_one Jun 2017 #93

Then maybe it should never be used. bitterross Jun 2017 #100

I don't entirely agree. cab67 Jun 2017 #113

I agree with your comments totally bitterross Jun 2017 #125

Exactly! I also watched. Duppers Jun 2017 #10

Or..... Doug the Dem Jun 2017 #17

Bill's half jewish and he hates all religion MattP Jun 2017 #54

I watched the segment. It's NOT ok for white people to make a joke pnwmom Jun 2017 #24

At least not until reparations have been made and paid for all the stolen KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #65

Thank you! Paka Jun 2017 #37

A Racial Slur LovingA2andMI Jun 2017 #69

The question is: Who replaces him? christx30 Jun 2017 #80

"conservative comedian"? Ligyron Jun 2017 #82

That's not our issue... LovingA2andMI Jun 2017 #154

2018 and 2020 is everyone's issue. christx30 Jun 2017 #156

Maher is a Comedian..... LovingA2andMI Jun 2017 #157

There's no excuse for it. Especially not Trumps "just joking" nonsense. bettyellen Jun 2017 #90

And yet, when he called a gay man a "faggot"... Behind the Aegis Jun 2017 #3

I saw some anger when it happened but no mainstream coverage. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #6

"This latest one is simply going to be his most public." Behind the Aegis Jun 2017 #15

Not from me. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #28

I didn't hear about this..... LeftInTX Jun 2017 #79

When you use it in private convo, it can slip out other times Pluvious Jun 2017 #106

They're different levels of taboo. Igel Jun 2017 #86

I just KNEW that word was going to blow up !!! I suspect OnDoutside Jun 2017 #4

My eyebrows went up when he said that yuiyoshida Jun 2017 #11

Hearing that it seems he did use the "a" at the end instead of the "er" 7962 Jun 2017 #60

??? padah513 Jun 2017 #72

No, in another article the distinction was made a big deal. I Shouldve mentioned that. 7962 Jun 2017 #98

That's often a meaningless distinction. Igel Jun 2017 #92

Bill is... Mike Nelson Jun 2017 #16

Bill Maher dates black women, almost exclusively. Duppers Jun 2017 #19

Wooooow. A new take on "I have a lot of black friends." Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #20

There can be a difference between fetishism and equality in romantic interests. politicat Jun 2017 #85

Which may be the cause of treestar Jun 2017 #140

He's a white guy making a joke about slavery. Which means, if he isn't a racist, pnwmom Jun 2017 #25

+Infinity - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #66

You are truly a voice of reason in an ocean of insanity. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #147

Thank you, Gravitycollapse. And you are, too. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #148

And this reaction on our side is why ... we lose. We eat our own. But "they" will NEVER do so ... mr_lebowski Jun 2017 #18

Yup - The self-defeating, over-sensitive, bandwagon Twitter dog-pilers Oneironaut Jun 2017 #47

ABSOLUTELY!! cisco man Jun 2017 #124

Thank you for one of the few posts on this thread that doesn't make me cringe. scarletwoman Jun 2017 #149

IT'S A FUCKING JOKE BY A COMEDIAN, FOR FUCKS SAKE! yallerdawg Jun 2017 #23

Cornel West could make that joke without apology. Bill Maher needs to apologize pnwmom Jun 2017 #27

What do we call it when we tell people what they can and cannot say? yallerdawg Jun 2017 #29

What do we call it when we tell people they can't CRITICIZE pnwmom Jun 2017 #122

I have an opinion. yallerdawg Jun 2017 #127

Like this from 2015? stopbush Jun 2017 #94

That was offensive because he was targeting a particular person pnwmom Jun 2017 #123

Malcolm X did not use the N-word in that diatribe oberliner Jun 2017 #33

This is the 21st century. yallerdawg Jun 2017 #36

I'm not sure I understand how that is relevant oberliner Jun 2017 #41

We actually have comedians who apologize after every joke! yallerdawg Jun 2017 #44

And it was totally out of nowhere. Race wasnt even being discussed. 7962 Jun 2017 #45

Sounds like he may have misunderstood a comment as racist Bradical79 Jun 2017 #59

You can hear the Sen trying to say "thats what we do.." as Maher keeps talking 7962 Jun 2017 #61

With "a" version tends to show up more in friendly situations Bradical79 Jun 2017 #64

the Tweetstorm was large & fast wasnt it? nt 7962 Jun 2017 #99

Not quite, here's the real Malcolm X video IronLionZion Jun 2017 #38

Since we're parsing words and ignoring context... yallerdawg Jun 2017 #43

Does using the n-word make it sharp and literate? oberliner Jun 2017 #50

If you don't 'get it' that's fine. yallerdawg Jun 2017 #55

"I got it and that's all that matters". That's some extremely selfish talk. bettyellen Jun 2017 #97

It's subjective. yallerdawg Jun 2017 #104

It's pretty much the definition of selfish, so yeah. And spare me the Liberatarian accusations bettyellen Jun 2017 #111

You are welcome to your opinion. yallerdawg Jun 2017 #120

I'm not asking to shut down his program oberliner Jun 2017 #128

I don't require him to apologize. yallerdawg Jun 2017 #132

He just apologized oberliner Jun 2017 #134

Hey - so did Kathy Griffin! yallerdawg Jun 2017 #135

Kathy Griffiin??? cisco man Jun 2017 #155

Ben Carson HOUSE NEGRO njhoneybadger Jun 2017 #53

Well, that added a lot to the conversation. nt 7962 Jun 2017 #107

+1. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #52

Oh just shocking, shocking I tell you. People need to get a grip. YOHABLO Jun 2017 #26

George Carlin is still the standard bearer about why the left keeps screwing this up Blue_Adept Jun 2017 #30

+1000 LAGC Jun 2017 #75

Here we go... Another issue pushed by Republican influenced press to incite Liberal infighting. TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #31

Thank you canetoad Jun 2017 #34

Works? Like a bell to Pavlov's dog. TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #39

Too true. (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2017 #150

Maher struggled for a long time..... dawnie51 Jun 2017 #35

You're not allowed to provide context! :D Blue_Adept Jun 2017 #42

A ton of people in Nebraska "work in the fields". not really a shocking statement 7962 Jun 2017 #46

Yeah, there's no way a Republican would use any sort of racial code wording. Blue_Adept Jun 2017 #70

In this case, thats really pushing to find something that just isnt there. 7962 Jun 2017 #101

+1. He spontaneously went for the joke using a historical reference term. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #56

Thank you! SCVDem Jun 2017 #77

I agree, FoxNewsSucks Jun 2017 #130

Oh, hahaha. I wonder if Kathy Griffin sees the humor in Maher's remark. Paladin Jun 2017 #48

Just like I cut Griffin slack, I also cut Maher even more slack. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #51

Disappointed not shocked mikeyDE Jun 2017 #57

Post removed Post removed Jun 2017 #58

Sigh indeed... LakeArenal Jun 2017 #81

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2017 #88

Are you trying to be divisive? What's with this "latte left"? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #109

I caught that, too. Strange term to use for a newbie. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #142

Could have ridiculed GOPer Ahole without that. Still like Maher, but that was a bad moment. Hoyt Jun 2017 #62

He is a smarmy little shit. demmiblue Jun 2017 #67

OhNoSheTwitnt sums up my feelings about Maher pretty well. deurbano Jun 2017 #114

Side note, but Sasse is a partiularly vile specimen of charlatan, calling KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #68

Maybe a joke gone wrong, but this is not "racism." LBM20 Jun 2017 #71

Agree. It's also a Gone With The Wind reference, JenniferJuniper Jun 2017 #76

I don't care in the slightest. Inkfreak Jun 2017 #73

Much Ado about nothing packman Jun 2017 #74

Oh, here we go... Another shocking, offensive commedian.. LakeArenal Jun 2017 #78

"It's not just a matter of it not being polite to say nigger in public" Sunlei Jun 2017 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author JenniferJuniper Jun 2017 #95

I noticed it at the time, it was inappropriate but shouoldn't be a career ender. Lil Missy Jun 2017 #87

Lil Missy is correct.. LakeArenal Jun 2017 #108

Was it an "appropriate" remark? Heartstrings Jun 2017 #91

Bill Maher has not made the world any more or less JenniferJuniper Jun 2017 #96

Couldn't have said it better.. jovibennett Jun 2017 #105

Thank you! Very well said. scarletwoman Jun 2017 #146

Can we please avoid a Kathy Griffin redo here? bitterross Jun 2017 #102

Maher needs to apologize profusely and BLM needs to accept the apology Not Ruth Jun 2017 #103

Welcome to DU JenniferJuniper Jun 2017 #110

@deray agrees with you Not Ruth Jun 2017 #143

Meanwhile Bill and D.L Hughley are SCVDem Jun 2017 #112

Yes it was wrong, but should he be fired? vkkv Jun 2017 #115

I saw the "N word" spray painted on the side of a building downtown. Was it racist? Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 #116

I thought "PC" was a thing of the past. moondust Jun 2017 #118

It is not okay for any person to say that - Cornel West or Bill Maher Justice Jun 2017 #119

I was never comfortable with the "blogga please" segment he used to do stillsoleft Jun 2017 #121

Good points. We think of who might be harmed in the quest for the perfect zinger. deurbano Jun 2017 #133

I'm African American. I watched the video so I could understand the context underthematrix Jun 2017 #126

I'm actually far more angry at Ben Sasse for LAUGHING at the "joke" Fluke a Snooker Jun 2017 #129

I cannot believe... Mike B Jun 2017 #131

So do you think we should burn JenniferJuniper Jun 2017 #136

It's not wrong when "we" do it. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #138

No, that is not the context that "everyone" is using. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #144

That really truly is the context people are talking about. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #145

I see. So you just generally don't like him, no matter what he does. So you're not able to judge Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #153

Bravo! (or Brava!, whichever applies, since I don't know your gender) scarletwoman Jun 2017 #152