Bill Maher Still Doesn't or Refuses to Get it.



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Back in November,  C wrote a blog post on his author page about the passing of comic legend Stan Lee, which can be read here. It didn't take long for at least two famous people to make idiotic comments about the man, most notably professional shit-starter/stirrer Bill Maher, whose brand of harsh political humor has been a staple on HBO for years.

C wrote two pieces on Maher, the first on the TV host's initial comments, and the second on his steadfast refusal to admit he might have been a close-minded ass on the subject of comics in general and Lee in particular. It should come as no surprise that he once again spoke out of his rectum on the subject, digging in his tiny heels for one more hostile, supposedly funny response to his tons of critics. I won't hyperlink his show because Maher clearly gets off on the attention he receives and he's received quite a bit.

It took a while, but two of the better rebuttals to Maher's prickishness came from an article in, of all places, Forbes Magazine and Comics writer Peter David, who drew the long-neglected parallel between fans of comics and sports in his Facebook post.

We particularly enjoyed this Twitter thread because "suckle my taint" is too good a comment to ignore.

Despite the fact that we're giving Maher yet another platform, albeit a small one, we both feel strongly about the ignorance and hypocrisy in his comments. There's also the fact that many others out there without voices nodded their heads in silent agreement without a clue what they're talking about.

Below, T&C discuss Maher and his comments. Let us know what you think!

C: So, was Bill Maher ever who we thought he was?
T: He is exactly who we always thought he was. We just made the mistake of thinking he was less self-absorbed than he is. We confused him with being more like John Stewart, a liberal who sees things for what they are even if it goes against his core beliefs, not a self-absorbed know-it-all who is drunk off his own Kool Aid.
C: Maybe we're being overly sensitive because he came after "our people" this time?
T: I'm not. I actually like [Bill Maher] and I think his point of view is needed, but at the same time you have to know when to leave well enough alone. Sadly, his ego won't allow him to stay away from the rabbit hole. When he made the first comment, he should have let everyone blow off steam and it would have gone away.
C: Yeah, everybody knows he's a contentious little shit.
T: When he chose to double down without understanding the core fan of comic books, not to be confused with the fringe nut cases he implies all fans are ---
C: He didn't just double down. He tripled down.
T: He can't stop.
C: I liked him too but I've started to realize he's a Libertarian masquerading as a liberal. His comments about the Vietnam War being necessary come to mind. If you examine his supposed philosophy, it really comes down to "I should be able to do and say whatever I want without consequence and smoke weed like a teenager who just discovered it."
T: He does love his weed LOL
C: Plus his bizarre attempt to link adults who read comic books with Trump supporters, most of whom would agree with his views on comic books, showed his complete lack of relatability to people outside his bubble of know-it-all assholes. I have to disagree that he should have even made his original point because it was total lacking in any research or unbiased analysis. He just make idiotic blanket statements.
T: Let me clarify: I meant his overall political view.
C: I got ya but his elitism has grown tiresome. He comes off like a first semester college student who thinks he knows everything he will ever need to know. His take on Stan Lee was filled with hipster stupidity designed to piss off the mainstream. The question isn't whether or not he knows about the non-superhero stuff. It's whether or not he cares to learn something that might contradict his chosen narrative.
T: I don't think he cares; his mind is made up.
C: His mind is always made up. He's a passive observer at best because he's too full of himself to actually study whatever he looks down on.
T: The funny thing is many of his on-air contributors give the sense that they feel the same way.
C: Of course. He's drawn to the bitter academic type. The ones that basically say, "If everybody would just listen to me, the world would be a utopia! The most ridiculous part of this is that Maher believes he's the mature one.
T: You're wrong.
C: Oh?
T: He knows he's the mature one.
C: I guess that says it all.