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‘Not progressive enough’? Bill Maher defending MSNBC dinosaur Chris Matthews as ‘cancel culture victim’ triggers fellow liberals | ‘Not progressive enough’? Bill Maher defending MSNBC dinosaur Chris Matthews as ‘cancel culture victim’ triggers fellow liberals |
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Bill Maher has triggered the left by defending former MSNBC host Chris Matthews after sexual misconduct allegations, calling ‘cancel culture’ a “cancer on progressivism.” | |
“MSNBC used to run this thing: this is who we are. Well, I didn’t like who you were this week, and I don’t think a lot of people who work there liked this either, and I think this ‘cancel culture’ is a cancer on progressivism,” Maher said on his ‘Real Time’ program on Friday night when addressing Matthews leaving his long-standing post at MSNBC. | “MSNBC used to run this thing: this is who we are. Well, I didn’t like who you were this week, and I don’t think a lot of people who work there liked this either, and I think this ‘cancel culture’ is a cancer on progressivism,” Maher said on his ‘Real Time’ program on Friday night when addressing Matthews leaving his long-standing post at MSNBC. |
The HBO host said cancel culture is destroying the left because liberals are fighting a “two-front war” while “Republicans only have to fight Democrats.” | The HBO host said cancel culture is destroying the left because liberals are fighting a “two-front war” while “Republicans only have to fight Democrats.” |
Matthews’ resignation followed a GQ essay in which Laura Bassett accused Matthews of making inappropriate comments to her when she was a guest on his show. | |
“Make sure you wipe this [makeup] off her face after the show. We don’t make her up so some guy at a bar can look at her like this,” Bassett claims Matthews said to her in a makeup room before a taping. | “Make sure you wipe this [makeup] off her face after the show. We don’t make her up so some guy at a bar can look at her like this,” Bassett claims Matthews said to her in a makeup room before a taping. |
Matthews was labeled a sexist for that comment and others made to Bassett. The ‘Hardball’ host admitted to making inappropriate comments in the past during his final appearance. | Matthews was labeled a sexist for that comment and others made to Bassett. The ‘Hardball’ host admitted to making inappropriate comments in the past during his final appearance. |
Maher chalked the comments up as “creepy,” but mocked Bassett being labeled a victim. Jokingly comparing her to Rosa Parks, the liberal talk show host wondered whether Bassett is a “compliment victim or a compliment survivor.” | Maher chalked the comments up as “creepy,” but mocked Bassett being labeled a victim. Jokingly comparing her to Rosa Parks, the liberal talk show host wondered whether Bassett is a “compliment victim or a compliment survivor.” |
Matthews’ resignation also follows recent extreme comments on the Democratic primary race. He even compared Bernie Sanders winning the Nevada caucus to the rise of Nazi Germany, a comment Maher waved off because “he apologized for that.” | Matthews’ resignation also follows recent extreme comments on the Democratic primary race. He even compared Bernie Sanders winning the Nevada caucus to the rise of Nazi Germany, a comment Maher waved off because “he apologized for that.” |
“I hope the victims got some closure,” Maher said of the comment and apology. | |
Maher’s Matthews defense has found some of his usually-friendly liberal base turning on him. | Maher’s Matthews defense has found some of his usually-friendly liberal base turning on him. |
“I find no comedy in cruelty,” Rolling Stone writer Jamil Smith tweeted. | “I find no comedy in cruelty,” Rolling Stone writer Jamil Smith tweeted. |
“There is no good reason [why] Bill Maher is still on the air,” author David Rothkopf reacted. | “There is no good reason [why] Bill Maher is still on the air,” author David Rothkopf reacted. |
Bassett herself responded to Maher on Twitter, telling the host, “F**k you.” | Bassett herself responded to Maher on Twitter, telling the host, “F**k you.” |
Conservatives have meanwhile found more humor in the outrage at Maher than in Maher’s comments themselves. | Conservatives have meanwhile found more humor in the outrage at Maher than in Maher’s comments themselves. |
“The left turning on Bill Maher...who saw that coming? Everyone,” journalist Christian Toto tweeted. | “The left turning on Bill Maher...who saw that coming? Everyone,” journalist Christian Toto tweeted. |
While a member of the mainstream left defending someone accused of sexual misconduct in the post #MeToo era may surprise some, Maher is not the only prominent liberal to stand up for Matthews. Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’, called the Hardball host’s resignation a “disturbing” win for “cancel culture.” | |
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