When Mr. Sasse said this did not happen in his state, Mr. Maher said:
“I’ve got to get to Nebraska more.”Mr. Sasse replied:
“You’re welcome. We’d love to have you work in the fields with us.”Mr. Maher said:
“Work in the fields? Senator, I’m a house nigger. Then he added, No, it’s a joke.The audience responded with a chorus of groans.
However, after the show, he received massive backlash from viewers, who started a campaign with the hashtag that he should fired.
Throughout Friday, he didn't say anything however, on Saturday, he addressed the issue and apologized.
He said:
"Friday nights are always my worst night of sleep because I'm up reflecting on the things I should or shouldn't have said on my live show," Maher said in a statement provided by publicist Cece York.
"Last night was a particularly long night as I regret the word I used in the banter of a live moment. The word was offensive and I regret saying it and am very sorry."In a statement issued by spokesman Quentin Schaffer, HBO said:
“Bill Maher’s comment last night was completely inexcusable and tasteless. We are removing his deeply offensive comment from any subsequent airings of the show.”HBO denounced the remark as “completely inexcusable and tasteless,” and said it would be edited out of future airings.
As of Saturday afternoon, the episode was not available on HBO's streaming platform and the interview segment was not among the clips included on the show's YouTube channel.
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ReplyDelete... Merited happiness
As a public speaker Always try to be proactive and not reactive. Think before you act or talk.
ReplyDeleteIf I hear say this happens in naija.. when some OAPs mistakenly uses F word sef. In fact they now see N word as something normal now.. who will come out and start hashtag no N or F word here in naija. Now this is what I call professionalism
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I think this world has lost it....for how long would the world keep breeding hatred over words or situations like this.
ReplyDeleteWords matter. If you don't know the history of the word and how it was used to oppress people, then seriously shut the fuck up.
DeleteBlack people have reclaimed it, it can not be used by anyone else but us.
End of story.
To rubbish and double standards.... it's funny when a black person says it but racist if a white person says it. If so then white people should write a petition saying black people not to use the n-word in their presence.if you are bombarded by a word there's no way you're not going to mutter it out by mistake one day. FACT
ReplyDeleteIronically, even blacks call each other with the N-word, used in music videos, movies and all. Just when another race uses it there's an outburst of insults. Let good practice begin from within ourselves, homes and communities. Let blacks stop calling each other N, whites stop it and then, we all can scream off with his job!
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