TV Host Bill Maher compares Zayn Malik to alleged Boston Bomber Terrorist

[Psychedelic 1,098]

They don't look alike, that was kinda racist. Although Zayn could be seen as a terrorist when so many 1Ders committed suicide after finding out he was leaving the group.

[Haroon 49,685]

These things were in the news, Bill knows very well where both of them are from. Besides, he's a well known islamophobe so. Just because the hair is messy? Right.

​I'm coming from the angle of not knowing anything about Bill or the terrorist, and knowing a tiny bit about Zayn  And no not just because the hair's messy, I didn't say that, I was commenting on the hair comment you'd already made  Skin colour, facial hair, and head hair are what my thoughts on the comparison boil down to

[Anomaly 128]

They don't even look similar

 Boston bomber has curly hair, wider nose, originally from Turkmenistan.

Zayn's hair is straight, origin - Pakistan.

Connection? Two non whites from muslim background.

You don't see anything offensive?

 

​Not at all, because they actually do look somewhat similar, and I don't think it's really racist. My ethnicity isn't anything close to either of them but I get compared to both all of the time, and it isn't anything racist. I've seen Jahar in person, they do look a bit similar.

[Morphine Prince 101,663]

They don't even look similar

 Boston bomber has curly hair, wider nose, originally from Turkmenistan.

Zayn's hair is straight, origin - Pakistan.

Connection? Two non whites from muslim background.

You don't see anything offensive?

 

Tbh from a glance they do look similar. But keep in mind this is Bill Maher  He's known for these jokes in bad taste. 

[lego 44,165]

​I'm coming from the angle of not knowing anything about Bill or the terrorist, and knowing a tiny bit about Zayn  And no not just because the hair's messy, I didn't say that, I was elaborating on the hair comment you'd already made  Skin colour, facial hair, and head hair are what my thoughts on the comparison boil down to

But that doesn't matter, Bill knows and he prepared those pics and stupid joke. It is racist.

[Runway 27,876]

Typical ignorant fat white american. Not surprised

[Morphine Prince 101,663]

Typical ignorant fat white american. Not surprised

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Azealia's impact  

​Runway is Azealia Banks. #fact

[lego 44,165]

​He might, actually. I don't think he likes Christianity any better than Islam.

I don't think his audience would laugh at that kind of joke.

[Haroon 49,685]

But that doesn't matter, Bill knows and he prepared those pics and stupid joke. It is racist.

​I fail to see the racism when I myself think those two guys look similar  If he made the comparison with the intention of being racist then sure it's racist, however I don't know his intention (and neither do you for certain) so I can only go by what I'm seeing  

[lego 44,165]

​Not at all, because they actually do look somewhat similar, and I don't think it's really racist. My ethnicity isn't anything close to either of them but I get compared to both all of the time, and it isn't anything racist. I've seen Jahar in person, they do look a bit similar.

And they both come from muslim countries. 

[lego 44,165]

​I fail to see the racism when I myself think those two guys look similar  If he made the comparison with the intention of being racist then sure it's racist, however I don't know his intention (and neither do you for certain) so I can only go by what I'm seeing  

It's different if someone asks you, don't you think these two look similar? But when you prepare "a joke" for tv in advance, trying to compare a singer to a murderer, it's already offensive and the intention is quite obvious, knowing Bill's background.

If Kanye West would be compared to some known black rapist/killer in same manner - don't you think there would be anything racist about it?

[SKANK 14,288]

Typical ignorant fat white american. Not surprised

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I'm not sure if you are making an Azealia Banks joke, or if your being serious. If you are being serious, criticizing a person for making sweeping generalizations by making a sweeping generalization yourself is obviously hypocritical. 

The fact is, Zayn Malik and Dzhokar Tsarnaev genuinely do look similar. When Rolling Stone decided to put Dzhokar Tsarnaev on the cover of their magazine they were heavily criticized because Tsarnaev looked so much like a brooding rock star. The magazine was criticized because Dzhokar Tsarnaev was featured on the cover as if he were just another attractive, dark and mysterious, heartthrob…as if he were Zayn Malik. 

Bill Maher was the host of a show called Politically Incorrect, this is his brand of humor. If you find it upsetting, tune out. 

[Anomaly 128]

It's different if someone asks you, don't you think these two look similar? But when you prepare "a joke" for tv in advance, trying to compare a singer to a murderer, it's already offensive and the intention is quite obvious, knowing Bill's background.

If Kanye West would be compared to some known black rapist/killer in same manner - don't you think there would be anything racist about it?

​ There's really no need to take it so seriously. View SKANK's post above mine, because he pretty much already summarized it, and I couldn't have said it any better myself.

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Watching the YT clips from my fone like

Will he find similiarity between Kim Jong Un to Ken Jeong too??