Bill Maher calls Special Needs Child Retarded

[Thafoo]

It's like that time The Oatmeal made that bad rape joke. Get over it. Coincidentally, that Jack Stuef person lost his job for making fun of Palin's son.


I'm sure if Obama had a retarded son and Hannity made fun of him then you would be saying that it's just a joke, too.

The right would. But you on the left would be like: "HANNITY IS SO EVIL AND MEAN AND I HATE FOX NEWS ARRRRRRGH WHY IS HE SO STUPID I WISH THEY FIRE HIM"

Funny, because that's exactly what you're doing. You just said that you're side is saying "HANNITY MAHER IS SO EVIL AND MEAN AND I HATE FOX NEWS HBO ARRRRRRGH WHY IS HE SO STUPID I WISH THEY FIRE HIM"

[Ethel mermania]

that hanicapped people are ok with the r word,

In the quoted post, where was that said.

your first two lines imply it by sayhing they dont want to be protected. my responce was the r-word campaign which was started by the community, and says they do.

i think we both agree mahrer quote was out of line and insulting.

[Ostroeuropa]

In the quoted post, where was that said.

your first two lines imply it by sayhing they dont want to be protected. my responce was the r-word campaign which was started by the community, and says they do.

i think we both agree mahrer quote was out of line and insulting.

My first two lines do not imply it. They are a response to someone saying that we shouldn't make fun of mentally handicapped children.
I disagree.
We should make fun of them just like we make fun of everyone. Just not for being handicapped.

[Ethel mermania]

your first two lines imply it by sayhing they dont want to be protected. my responce was the r-word campaign which was started by the community, and says they do.

i think we both agree mahrer quote was out of line and insulting.

My first two lines do not imply it. They are a response to someone saying that we shouldn't make fun of mentally handicapped children.
I disagree.
We should make fun of them just like we make fun of everyone. Just not for being handicapped.

i stand by how i read it. strangly enough i sort of agree with what you are saying here.

[Sociobiology]

In the quoted post, where was that said.

your first two lines imply it by sayhing they dont want to be protected. my responce was the r-word campaign which was started by the community, and says they do.

i think we both agree mahrer quote was out of line and insulting.

to be fair that was the acceptable scientific word for years, soon special needs will be insulting, then mentally handicapped will be, ect, ect, whatever word is used to identfy them, will be used as an insult by some, and thus will become offensive given time.

remember retarded literally just means "slowed down"
which is why it was used originally to replace feeble minded, retarded was PC at one point.

That said as a long term social commentator he should have known better.

[Ermarian]

In other news, Bill Maher's kind of a jerk. He's also a pseudoscientific quack - see vaccination.

While religion frequently brings out the worst in people, there are plenty of atheist buffoons as well.

[Ifreann]

So he's faking it?

No, he has it but he can still speak.

I'm no doctor, but if you can speak then it sounds(heh) a lot like your vocal chords aren't paralysed at all.

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It's like that time The Oatmeal made that bad rape joke. Get over it. Coincidentally, that Jack Stuef person lost his job for making fun of Palin's son.


I'm sure if Obama had a retarded son and Hannity made fun of him then you would be saying that it's just a joke, too.

The right would. But you on the left would be like: "HANNITY IS SO EVIL AND MEAN AND I HATE FOX NEWS ARRRRRRGH WHY IS HE SO STUPID I WISH THEY FIRE HIM"

You sure showed them by pretending they'd be hypocrites. You just won politics.

[Arkinesia]

Let me straighten this out: I don't like Sarah Palin. I think she's an embarrasment and a misrepresentation of what the Republican Party should be. (She's hot, though.) But I found it absolutely disgusting when comedian Bill Maher called Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome, "retarded".

Some of you will say 'it was just a joke, get over it'. But I find it abhorrable when anyone mocks a handicapped person, especially if they're a child. It was also a pathetic shot at Palin. If he wants to attack a politician, he should do it directly, not insult their child. That's just low.

What do you think, NSG?

I think the fact that Maher is a vaxer is infinitely worse, honestly.

[Farnhamia]

Let me straighten this out: I don't like Sarah Palin. I think she's an embarrasment and a misrepresentation of what the Republican Party should be. (She's hot, though.) But I found it absolutely disgusting when comedian Bill Maher called Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome, "retarded".

Some of you will say 'it was just a joke, get over it'. But I find it abhorrable when anyone mocks a handicapped person, especially if they're a child. It was also a pathetic shot at Palin. If he wants to attack a politician, he should do it directly, not insult their child. That's just low.

What do you think, NSG?

I think the fact that Maher is a vaxer is infinitely worse, honestly.

I had forgotten that, yes. That's much worse.

[Ostroeuropa]

I think the fact that Maher is a vaxer is infinitely worse, honestly.

I had forgotten that, yes. That's much worse.

a vaxer?

[Farnhamia]

I had forgotten that, yes. That's much worse.

a vaxer?

He doubts the usefulness of vaccinations, at least he did during the last flu season or two.

[Ostroeuropa]

a vaxer?

He doubts the usefulness of vaccinations, at least he did during the last flu season or two.

... Mother fucker. *grabs his pitchfork*
Fire maher!


Seriously though, that makes him an awful human being.
he should be ashamed.
His whole family should be ashamed.

[Farnhamia]

He doubts the usefulness of vaccinations, at least he did during the last flu season or two.

... Mother fucker. *grabs his pitchfork*
Fire maher!


Seriously though, that makes him an awful human being.
he should be ashamed.
His whole family should be ashamed.

And he's on PETA's board of directors.

[Gravlen]

Uh... This is weak sauce.

So a second-rate comedian supposedly called a child a retard - which would be very uncouth of him to do - and mr. Republican guy does nothing about it but starts heckling him later, when Halliburton is mentioned. He then goes online to crow about how he confronted said comedian?

Shouts of “Halliburton? It’s 2013,” and “Who’s the president?” is not in any sense confronting him over calling a child a retard.

This is not Defending Those Without A Voice.

You might be less forgiving if it were your child he called a retard.

Or if you were Dick Cheney, and he mocked your baby.

Wouldn't that be Halliburt-oh right

[Ostroeuropa]

... Mother fucker. *grabs his pitchfork*
Fire maher!


Seriously though, that makes him an awful human being.
he should be ashamed.
His whole family should be ashamed.

And he's on PETA's board of directors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLyxmD_UAK4
(I'm using this a lot lately...)

[Ruridova]

it was just a joke, get over it.

[Phocidaea]

it was just a joke, get over it.

[Aryavartha]

bill maher should get rid of his opening monologue writers. stale and unfunny and having a stupid palin "joke" all the time..it was funny when she was running, and a little bit funny when she was threatening to run and now its just crap.

his panel segments and interviews are good and most of the time, the ending monologue too.

[Thafoo]

So now that I know he's a vaxer... gaaaaah, I'm neutral about him now.

[Napkiraly]

Comedian says something shocking and possibly in poor taste/missed the timing? I'm shocked.

[Souseiseki]

Suprisingly, Handicapped people (by and large) don't appreciate your attitude of "Well we musn't make fun of them."
They are handicapped, not delicate little flowers.
So Bill Maher made a joke and it was in poor taste.
Ok. So what? He's paid to make jokes. He made thousands before this one that weren't like this. I think it's safe to say that in an attempt to ride the line between funny and insulting, he staggered onto one side.
Thats to be expected.

conversely, one must wonder what the ones who are offended must think when mr "grow the fuck up you n-word/t****y" comes in and tells them they need to get over it

[Ostroeuropa]

Suprisingly, Handicapped people (by and large) don't appreciate your attitude of "Well we musn't make fun of them."
They are handicapped, not delicate little flowers.
So Bill Maher made a joke and it was in poor taste.
Ok. So what? He's paid to make jokes. He made thousands before this one that weren't like this. I think it's safe to say that in an attempt to ride the line between funny and insulting, he staggered onto one side.
Thats to be expected.

conversely, one must wonder what the ones who are offended must think when mr "grow the fuck up you n-word/t****y" comes in and tells them they need to get over it

Same thing everyone thinks when I walk into a room and tell them to chill out.
Either "Yeh he's right." "Damn he's hot." or "Man, what an asshole."

[Souseiseki]

conversely, one must wonder what the ones who are offended must think when mr "grow the fuck up you n-word/t****y" comes in and tells them they need to get over it

Same thing everyone thinks when I walk into a room and tell them to chill out.
Either "Yeh he's right." "Damn he's hot." or "Man, what an asshole."

im putting my bitcoins on option 3

[Ostroeuropa]

Same thing everyone thinks when I walk into a room and tell them to chill out.
Either "Yeh he's right." "Damn he's hot." or "Man, what an asshole."

im putting my bitcoins on option 3

Fine by me. Doesn't make me any less right.

[Euroslavia]

conversely, one must wonder what the ones who are offended must think when mr "grow the fuck up you n-word/t****y" comes in and tells them they need to get over it

Same thing everyone thinks when I walk into a room and tell them to chill out.
Either "Yeh he's right." "Damn he's hot." or "Man, what an asshole."

#2
*blush*