WTF Bill Maher? WTF HBO?

[sonrisa]

I'm not a fan and never watch his show - but I didn't expect him to be this hateful.

Shame on HBO for broadcasting, then rebroadcasting the episode, let alone the actual word without bleeping it.

www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/arts/television/bill-maher-n-word.html

"The epithet was not bleeped out when the episode was rebroadcast at midnight."

WHAT THE FUCK???

[allabtthat]

So gross. I never was a fan and don't have HBO but I saw it on twitter. And now I'm definitely not a fan. I'm actually ashamed that I saw it. This was just gross. I am so sorry that some rich white dick felt he could casually throw that bullshit out without any thought, but I'm not surprised. I've followed along here enough to know that this is normal. Such a fucking embarrassment. I'm sorry.

[heat40]

This guy has always been an asshole. I hate that he still has a show.

[sonrisa]

Jun 3, 2017 0:33:30 GMT -5 heat40 said:

This guy has always been an asshole. I hate that he still has a show.

Yeah.

I thought even racist assholes generally didn't use that word on national television.

Clearly I'm wrong.

[bugandbibs]

This sounds so simple, but he needs to be fired and shunned from media forever. That phrase doesn't slip out of your mouth so easily unless it's part of your regular lexicon.

[mrsukyankee]

He needs to be gone.

[andwhat]

Feeling justified in my hate for him. This is not surprising. He is one of those people who claims to not be racist because he has/had a black girlfriend. Probably fulfilling some master/slave fantasy. Ugh I cannot stand him.

And shame on HBO.

[bowies]

Milo and every other right wing provacateur learned their schtick from Maher. He's long been a smug, entitled, racist asshole and I'll be happy when he finally loses his platform to be a terrible human being. The left has long overlooked his behavior. It doesn't exactly give us the moral authority to complain about the Hannitys of the world.

[bears]

I stopped watching about ten years ago after he treated a panel of black women with dripping condensation. This doesn't surprise me at all.

I'm glad that Sasse's smarmy complicity is on display for those who have branded him as a good guy. He's a piece of work.

On other words, this is so fucking gross, but not surprising.

[Deleted]

Gross.

I saw him perform live maybe 7 or 8 years ago because I had free tickets. I didn't know how gross he was at the time. It's the only comedy show I've ever left with a worse impression of the comic when I went in. He was offensive and not funny. I was glad I didn't give him any of my money.

He's lost shows before for saying shit, so HBO better fucking cancel him.

[lyssbobiss, Command, B613]

YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT. There are tens of thousands of words in the English language we are free to say at any time. This is not one of them. Jumping straight to a racist epithet to be "funny" or "provocative" or "ironic" is some privileged, uninformed, classless, Michael Richards level shit.

I hope he gets his ass canned swiftly and then disappears.

[tessalb]

I've never watched him. What a racist piece of shit. That term doesn't just loosely slide across one's lips if it's not in their regular vernacular. And a big fuck you to Ben Sasse for not immediately calling it out a la John McCain.

HBO needs to cancel his show. Will be canceling our subscription if they don't.

[al320]

No no no no

Why would he even think its appropriate to say that as a joke?! Its not a joke! Its not funny. This wrong, and hateful.

Shame on HBO for airing it, then reairing it! He needs to be off the air.

[isabel]

I feel like the NYT didn't need to spell it out.

I don't understand why a white guy has the occasion to use that word ever, let alone so often that it comes out in a fucking interview. Jesus.

[Jalapeñomel]

He's a piece of shit.

[georgeglass]

[cville]

Turnabout is fair play. If advertisers drop incendiary, offensive, asshole right wing hosts, they should drop Maher too.

[One Girl In All The World]

It has long been time for that asshole to be gone. Come on HBO wtf.

[miniroller]

I'm not sure that it matters, but if anyone comes across a petition, please post. My search resulted in several petitions, but none for his latest despicable act, which helps me see how seriously HBO takes viewers' outrage 🙄

[Jalapeñomel]

Jun 3, 2017 7:03:01 GMT -5 georgeglass said:

For real.

[walterismydog]

HBO needs to drop his ass like a hot potato. No hemming and hawing. Get him the fuck out.

[Deleted]

I can't stand the guy and I'm not even surprised he let that word leave his lips. I hope his show gets dumped.

[turnipthebeet]

Did I read correctly that I agree with an alt right activist on this topic? I mean, I guess there is a first for everything.

And Sasse is on the hook too. He claims he "cringed"?

And you can tell that Maher knew right away that he was in for it.

Two white guys just sitting around, gently cringing at an overtly racist joke...

[miniroller]

(Liking in agreement with your absolute, utter disgust & correct description of their uber-pathetic-ness ((word?)) turnipthebeet)

[Deleted]

Jun 3, 2017 7:29:58 GMT -5 cville said:

Turnabout is fair play. If advertisers drop incendiary, offensive, asshole right wing hosts, they should drop Maher too.

Does that work with HBO, though? Do they have advertisers?

[laurenpetro]

Jun 3, 2017 8:32:46 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

Jun 3, 2017 7:29:58 GMT -5 cville said:

Turnabout is fair play. If advertisers drop incendiary, offensive, asshole right wing hosts, they should drop Maher too.

Does that work with HBO, though? Do they have advertisers?

No. They answer to subscribers.

[miniroller]

Jun 3, 2017 8:35:30 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

Jun 3, 2017 8:32:46 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

Does that work with HBO, though? Do they have advertisers?

No. They answer to subscribers.

So the petition needs to be vowing/ threatening to unsubscribe from HBO?

[imimahoney]

Maher is a disgusting, racist asshole. He needs to get kicked off hbo asap.

[Deleted]

Jun 3, 2017 8:37:57 GMT -5 miniroller said:

Jun 3, 2017 8:35:30 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

No. They answer to subscribers.

So the petition needs to be vowing/ threatening to unsubscribe from HBO?

That's what I was thinking.

[simpsongal]

Jun 3, 2017 1:14:54 GMT -5 bugandbibs said:

This sounds so simple, but he needs to be fired and shunned from media forever. That phrase doesn't slip out of your mouth so easily unless it's part of your regular lexicon.

this exactly. Dh and I saw the story this morning and both recoiled in disgust.