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Racist or Nah? Celebs Sound Off on Bill Maher's 'House N*gger' Comment
Racist or Nah? Celebs Sound Off on Bill Maher's 'House N*gger' Comment
Chance the Rapper, Orlando Jones and more weigh in.
Bill Maher using the n-word on his HBO talk show Real Time is the racial slur heard 'round the world, and has Twitter divided in its outrage.
Plenty of celebs have weighed in on the controversy, with some calling for Maher to be fired and others defending — or, dismissing — his actions.
Let's see where our faves landed on the issue...
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Please @HBO Do Not Air Another Episode Of Real Time With Bill Maher.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) June 3, 2017 -
Maybe don't be the white guy that tries to explain why it was okay for Bill Maher to say the n-word.
— Solomon Georgio (@solomongeorgio) June 3, 2017 -
Bill Maher has a platform because he was given one. Someone else can do that work better. I'm unswayed by "he has featured black guests."
— deray mckesson (@deray) June 3, 2017 -
"'House nigger,' eh, Bill Maher? Hi, I'm black twitter." pic.twitter.com/0fKXgFRSZO
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) June 3, 2017When even house niggership is appropriated, there's pretty much nothing left. And, I mean, who really wants that shit?
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) June 3, 2017 -
For me, the jig has been up on Bill Maher for a long time. So, nah.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) June 3, 2017 -
I can't believe Bill Maher said something racist, said no Muslim ever. #realtime
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) June 3, 2017 -
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*types thread on liberal racism, deletes, skips to end*
— Robin Thede (@robinthede) June 3, 2017
So fuck Ben Sasse for the alley-oop, fuck the clapping audience & fuck Bill Maher. -
Wake up. 99% of racists, sexists & homophobes don't use the N-C-or F-word. New rule: Judge assholes by what they do NOT say. (1 of 2)
— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) June 4, 2017I don't need 45 to say the N-word to know who he is. "Build a wall, Ban Muslims, Ben Carson" Dafuq more u need #Trollando out 🙏🏿🙄(2 of 2)
— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) June 4, 2017 -
Bill Maher Apologizes for Use of Racial Slur on ‘Real Time’ https://t.co/iHTloTZpDV. Let's accept his contrition and move on.
— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) June 4, 2017 -
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If you spent 8 hours defending Bill Maher yesterday, spend 8 hours tweeting about anti-Blackness.
— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) June 4, 2017
Hell, spend ONE hour. -
I've been a friend of @billmaher's for years and there's not a racist bone in his body. Let's accept his apology and move on.
— Larry King (@kingsthings) June 3, 2017 -
I think @billmaher has shown himself not to be a racist over decades in the spotlight. Ridiculous. https://t.co/SjXGCBNKtA
— Norm Macdonald (@normmacdonald) June 3, 2017 -
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black have BIGGER things than NIGGER to concern our selves with: Black Banks, Gentrification, Economics & Trade Education. Love, My Nigga. https://t.co/nTtvRkXKkF
— Killer Mike (@KillerMike) June 3, 2017
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