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DU Liberals go on and one about the evils of corporations, but the HBO response to Bill Maher (Original Post) La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 OP
Given The Size of DU... PoorMonger Jun 2017 #1
Given the membership self identifies as Democratic the responses were disappointing... bettyellen Jun 2017 #2
Very ironic. eom. Eko Jun 2017 #3

PoorMonger

(844 posts)
1. Given The Size of DU...
Tue Jun 6, 2017, 01:27 PM
Jun 2017

There is bound to be more of a scattershot response from people who are only effected by the situation insofar as they will talk about here. I would expect Maher to have a better response than others who jump to defend the joke in the moment. Reason being that 1 - he knows he fucked up and his show might be on the line ; but also 2 that he is versed on issues in a way many aren't , even if he sometimes lets his old , white, rich , dudeness out in an unexpected error where mistakes like this happen.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
2. Given the membership self identifies as Democratic the responses were disappointing...
Tue Jun 6, 2017, 01:39 PM
Jun 2017

In that many were also deliberately insulting the intelligence of those bothered by the racist remark.
There was a heap of additional hostility, calls to apologize to Maher- and that is not acceptable.

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