Bill Maher Criticized for Stereotyping Korean-Americans

Bill Maher got away with using the N-word with little consequences which means he can definitely get away with stereotyping Korean-Americans:

Just weeks after he drew widespread criticism for using a racial slur on his HBO program Real Time, Bill Maher once again finds himself on the receiving end of backlash following a recent tweet.

“This N Korean thing is getting tense! I mean, I think it is, I’m on vaca. The ladies at my nail salon are freaking out, that’s what I know!” the comedian wrote on Twitter on Friday afternoon, referencing a recent missile launch by the country.

Following his use of the N-word in June, Maher apologized on-air the following week on Real Time. “I did a bad thing,” Maher said on his show, addressing the backlash he’d received to guest Michael Eric Dyson. “For black folks, that word — I don’t care who you are — it’s caused pain. It doesn’t matter that it was not said in malice, it caused pain, and that’s why I apologized. I’m not that big of an asshole.”

Maher went on to say that he is “just a product of the country, but I don’t want to pretend that this is more of a race thing than a comedian thing. We are trained to get a laugh. This is not the first time I’ve gotten in trouble because that’s what comedians are somehow wired to do. Sometimes we transgress a sensitivity point.”  [Hollywood Reporter]

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ChickenHead
ChickenHead
6 years ago

“Koreans operated 70 percent of the nail salons in New York City in 2013, according to an article from Korea Daily. There are about 30,000 Koreans working at nail salons in the New York metropolitan area – which makes them the largest employer of Koreans.”

Statistically validated stereotypes are unpopular… but you have two choices:

1. Believe reality

2. Go fúck yourself

Knife Aquelee
6 years ago

Why are so many people uptight about a little funniness. Should be worried about where the Russian RED BANNER PACIFIC FLEET IS.

Knife Aquelee
Reply to  Knife Aquelee
6 years ago

Leave Bill alone even with black n-word jokes, Bill is fine.

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
Reply to  Knife Aquelee
6 years ago

My guess, in the Pacific. Unless you have better intel.

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
6 years ago

Maybe the women in his nail salon are Korean and maybe they are ‘freaking out.’ Not beyond the realm of possibility. Everyone needs to stop getting offended by everything….

Anyway, what guy goes to a nail salon…

Knife Aquelee
6 years ago

Well, where is the BLCK SEA FLEET then?

Knife Aquelee
Reply to  Flyingsword
6 years ago

Atlantic ocean

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