Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, April 25, 2025

[Sympthsical]

20. It reminds me of evangelicals growing up

In the 80s and 90s, back when the Religious Right was very invested in whatever was on prime time television. "As a Chreeeeshtyan, I would never allow my children watch that filth. The networks should be ashamed of themselves." And then they'd look around to make sure everyone saw how virtuous and incorruptible they were. As a Chreeeshtyan.

It's like, or you could just not watch it? No? Gonna make it an announced signal every week, huh?

K.

I don't even like Maher that that much. He's smug, a little insufferable, and dare I say a little out of touch. Got way too much of that "off the lawn!" vibe going for him. I'm not sure I've watched anything besides New Rules the last few weeks because I've been busy and never get around to it. But he does have good points buried in there, and he's at least unique. He's also far, far closer to what your typical voters think and feel than most of his detractors. I'll take someone who thinks for themselves than the 20th person today repeating the same lines political PR people wrote for them to go disseminate around social media.

(I always wonder if there's a clubhouse no one invited me to, where people are handed pamphlets with the words and phrases they need to use that week, and then send them out into all of my feeds. It's so friggin weird to watch in political media).

I'll keep watching precisely what I want to watch, no matter how much pursed-lipped tutting it generates. And if it's heresy, who gives a shit, lol. Like there's some eternal damnation awaiting me because an online slacktivist disapproves of my choices.

I'm gay, honey. I've dealt with far worse than the little faces people make when they dislike someone's taste in television.