Bill Maher Says The N-Word!

[Kermit 15,807]

So did I, in a third party group chat earlier.

 

Obviously he didn't even mean it in that manner.

 

Sensitivity leads to the inability of rancor never being broken.

 

 

[PartySick 161,533]

4 minutes ago, bliaz said:

In Mexico people can say "Fa..." (maricón) on tv novelas and nobody says anything. 

Just black people can say the N word? 

 

The U.S. is both the most overly sensitive and totally insensitive place in the world, sis.

You can't do anything here but you can do everything

[bliaz 897]

1 minute ago, PartySick said:

The U.S. is both the most overly sensitive and totally insensitive place in the world, sis.

You can't do anything here but you can do everything

What a mess 

[Whispering 18,865]

It's good he apologized. He knew better than to say that. 

HBO should probably suspend him for a while, or something of that nature, or they could get some backlash. 

[En_Sabah_Nur 9,362]

5 minutes ago, Whispering said:

It's good he apologized. He knew better than to say that. 

HBO should probably suspend him for a while, or something of that nature, or they could get some backlash. 

I was thinking suspension for a while may do...  But then I don't know, because 9 times outta 10 nowadays...  Most people who get suspended for controversy, don't come back...  

 

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

It was pretty "yikes" to hear tbh. Like, he was so casual about it

But, whatever. I think its good he apologized, but I don't think hes nearly as racist as the people he often debates or has on his show or tries to reach (sorta?) with his platform, so I'm not like, wishing for the end of his career or anything  

[Jester 6,365]

It's 2017, everybody should be free to say the words they want to. Especially when it's not meant as an insult. When it is, people will judge you because you're **** and deserve it.

[Sakrai 4,759]

People getting all up in arms about this is a symptom of America's sickness. We're literally living in the age of obscurantism again, promoted by people obsessed with playing the game of moral highground. It's depressing 

[Eighteen 5,430]

i like whoopi goldberg's explanation of this the best: she said we give the word too much power. but for me intent matters a lot too. like if someone is throwing around a slur to hurt someone then it's highly offensive. if it's in a joke then it really depends on the joke and who's saying it. for this joke in particular, if i'm going to be completely honest, i thought it was a little bit funny, even though it's clearly in poor taste. i know for a fact bill maher isn't a racist so ya. 

[Burger 307]

Non-black people are so compulsively obsessed with that word. It's like air and water for them. 

[En_Sabah_Nur 9,362]

11 minutes ago, 18 said:

i like whoopi goldberg's explanation of this the best: she said we give the word too much power. but for me intent matters a lot too. like if someone is throwing around a slur to hurt someone then it's highly offensive. if it's in a joke then it really depends on the joke and who's saying it. for this joke in particular, if i'm going to be completely honest, i thought it was a little bit funny, even though it's clearly in poor taste. i know for a fact bill maher isn't a racist so ya. 

THIS ^^

 

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[Fingerella 3,170]

He probably voted for Trump.

 

[Claymore 671]

But how many of you  defending the use of the word are actually black? I see one so far.

 

[August Blue 8,566]

6 hours ago, merlot said:

he obviously didn't mean it as an insult 

 

 

5 hours ago, bliaz said:

 

Just black people can say the N word? 

 

 

5 hours ago, PartySick said:

The U.S. is both the most overly sensitive and totally insensitive place in the world, sis.

 

3 hours ago, Jester said:

It's 2017, everybody should be free to say the words they want to. Especially when it's not meant as an insult. When it is, people will judge you because you're **** and deserve it.

 

There' s a problem in america with black people. First, they got stolen from their homes and forced into slavery. After, the americans decided to have sagragation (a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, either through physical dividers or using social pressures and laws.  

In the 60-70's they got BEATEN UP and SPIT ON and called the n word.

Nowdays in 2017, there are still millions of racist people who use the N word in order to verbally attack black people, in the streets, school, work, bank and EVERYWHERE.

Not to mention how many black people were shot unfairly in the last couple of years ( ex: 13 year old wearing a hoodie or the other one that had a toy gun). 

So even if you dont find it offensive bc ur not racist.. Racism still exists in america, many people use that word in an offensive way, and the black people still UP TO THIS VERY DAY, SUFFER FROM RACISM. 

So why continue use it? When it makes certain people offended? Why cant u just replace it with another word? IS IT THAT HARD TO JUST USE ANOTHER WORD? 

As long its used by other people to verbally attack someone... then it should be avoided. I really dont get it why u guys still dont understand such issue. And for you who are not americans and dont have much information.. it would be better to just ignore this kind of topics, rather than just coment for the sake of saying smth.