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Johnny2X2X

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18. Bill Maher is a bigot

Reply to mr715 (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 09:11 PM

15 hrs ago

He’s a transphobe and gave a platform to and agreed with even worse transphobes than he.

Basically called trans people groomers. Thats when he lost me.

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Bill Maher is a sanctimonious ass. [View all] mr715 17 hrs ago OP

Maher ceased being funny a long time ago LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #1

Never was funny just smug arrogant punchable face Tribetime 16 hrs ago #4

A few decades ago he made me laugh mr715 15 hrs ago #10

Don't forget ugly...he's ugly too. Trueblue Texan 14 hrs ago #31

Never could stand him. SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #2

Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #3

Bill Maher plunked down one million dallars to pro Obama PAC so I'm a Mahar 50%+ one. IA8IT 16 hrs ago #5

Trump donated to democrats SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #6

Bill Maher never misses an opportunity to tell us he "plunked down one million dallars [sic]" to Obama. Intractable 15 hrs ago #11

Yeah that covers it Bettie 16 hrs ago #7

Good comedy is timeless. mr715 15 hrs ago #8

He's a very strong liberal voice gulliver 15 hrs ago #9

He had Talarico and Boebert together. mr715 15 hrs ago #13

That was an amazing show last time gulliver 15 hrs ago #20

Obviously, you are entitled to your position and I celebrate it. mr715 15 hrs ago #21

Same gulliver 14 hrs ago #22

I'll throw in a True Dough 14 hrs ago #28

Woke and Cancel Culture... lame54 14 hrs ago #26

Pretty much the only left leaning people who like him SunImp 14 hrs ago #23

I think he is further to the right than a lot of centrist Democrats AZProgressive 15 hrs ago #14

Good points gulliver 15 hrs ago #17

I could listen to half nuts RFK Jr. and Maher 20 years ago, but harder now Ilikepurple 14 hrs ago #29

He is also a sanctimonious ass. nilram 14 hrs ago #27

Maher is a smug egotistical prick. MuirHero 12 hrs ago #35

I can no longer stomach Bill Maher Martin Eden 4 hrs ago #38

The quality of his own material has declined Johonny 15 hrs ago #12

Don't know exactly what prompted this but Maru Kitteh 15 hrs ago #15

Maher thinks Trump misrepresented their din-din mr715 15 hrs ago #16

Fuck Bill Maher MuirHero 12 hrs ago #36

Bill Maher is a bigot Johnny2X2X 15 hrs ago #18

He isn't big on Muslims, either. mr715 15 hrs ago #19

Heard him say that as well MuirHero 12 hrs ago #37

You started a thread about a guy you are sick of hearing about? nt Shermann 14 hrs ago #24

If it wasn't for the 'FBM' cult either starting threads about him or disrupting Abolishinist 48 min ago #40

I will rec this. Bothsiderism every week. nt wiggs 14 hrs ago #25

Maher can go eat a bag of dicks. NoMoreRepugs 14 hrs ago #30

"Progress -- real progress that actually changes the lives of real people -- comes mainly from dull, betsuni 14 hrs ago #32

Platitudes mr715 13 hrs ago #33

I just find him tiresome now fujiyamasan 13 hrs ago #34

Maher has always been a centrist Emile 4 hrs ago #39