#Joe Maher

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19 September 2022 | Catherine, Princess of Wales is seen on The Mall ahead of The State Funeral for Queen Elizabeth II in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (c) Joe Maher/Getty Images

#Catherine #Princess of Wales #Britain #2022 #Joe Maher #Getty Images

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Bill Maher (left first photo) Joe Petricelli

#Vintage Men #Bill Maher #Joe Petricelli

[odinsblog]

These so very accurately describe Joe Rogan, Bill Maher, Ben Shapiro, Elon Musk and every other edgy white guy™ who insists on forcing everyone else to engage with them in “the discourse,” and who incorrectly believes that they are mental giants with hot takes and special insight. Growing up, not enough people told them to STFU, and instead treated them like they were a ✨special boy✨ when they were only mediocre at best. Now we have to deal with their boring blandness.

#politics #joe rogan #bill maher #ben shapiro #elon musk #edgy white guys #devils advocate #jre #trolls #internet trolls #sealions

[moviemosaics]

The Kill Room

directed by Nicol Paone, 2023

#The Kill Room #Nicol Paone #movie mosaics #Uma Thurman #Joe Manganiello #Samuel L. Jackson #Larry Pine #Candy Buckley #Debi Mazar #Jennifer Kim #Matthew Maher #Amy Keum

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#jon stewart #john kerry #john mccain #john oliver #bill maher #jake tapper #mika brzezinski #sean hannity #2020 election #donald trump #joe biden #fact check

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

New Rule: The Cojones Awards - Real Time with Bill Maher

New Rule: Great news about a new award show. Listen to this. About a year and a half ago, I was asked to moderate a discussion at the home of a very prominent Hollywood producer. And the attendees that night was a who's who of A-listers and stars. If a bomb went off in that room, there'd be nothing on TV next year but, well, let's just say it would be a great year for Kevin Sorbo. I can't say exactly who was there, but if there really is a Jewish space laser, these guys have the codes.

Anyway the subject we all wanted to talk about that night was cancel culture. It's funny. If this was 10 years ago, this group would have been talking about censorship from the right. Back then it was the Jerry Falwells and Pat Robertsons, the Bill Bennetts and Rush Limbaughs who kept us up at night. I mean besides the cocaine. The book banners and boycotters then were Republicans, like the ones that got me fired after 9-11.

But that's in the past now. And by the past, I mean Florida. And of course not just Florida, today's Republicans have shown that when it comes to canceling they're still more than capable. They canceled Colin Kaepernick for taking a knee, Liz Cheney for defying Trump, Kathy Griffin for performance art. Just last week the redneck royalty of the music world threw a hissy fit because they think Anheuser-Busch is turning their beer gay.

But there's no getting around the fact that what was on the mind of the Liberals that night in Brentwood, or wherever we may have been, was that the most powerful witch hunters now were coming from Twitter, the Ivy League and the progressive left. JK Rowling used to be a villain to the right because she wrote books about witchcraft. Now she's a villain to the left because she has the crazy belief that there's more to being a woman than pronouns and lipstick.

So, that was the point of the evening: how do we take a stand against cancel culture? And I suggested since we were mostly all in show business that we start an award show to honor the brave people who have fought back. Well, I got to tell you, the idea was met with great enthusiasm by everyone, and in short order different people were suggesting the ways that their varied talents could be put to use. And then of course, being Hollywood, nothing happened.

But it's still a good idea. So I'm gonna do it, right here, right now. And not only that, we're gonna do it every year. Ladies and gentlemen, you know the Emmys, you know the Grammys, you know the Tonys, now say hello to the Cojones.

Thank you and welcome to the Cojones. I'm your Master of Ceremonies, and if you're triggered by the word "master" you're in the wrong room. Tonight we present these solid brass balls to the individuals and organizations who others have tried to silence and who answered, "that's not a rule, fuck you."

Our first award goes to the president of my alma mater, Cornell University: Martha Pollock. This month students there demanded trigger warnings before all the lectures in case any of the adult subjects you specifically went to college to learn about came up. And Martha said, "yeah, no, we're not doing that." She didn't cave in or hire a new Dean of Sensitivity. She just said, "no college is for introducing you to new ideas, not for kissing your ass and making you feel wonderful and always right." You're thinking of brunch with your parents. I'm just amazed at how this generation can simultaneously be too sensitive for anything distasteful, and somehow also so into eating ass. So, Cornell, I present you with these balls. I sure could have used them when I was there.

Our next award goes to the place where many Cornell grads will be working next year: Trader Joe's. Trader Joe's, who for years have been selling a line of ethnically themed products trading on the name Joe. For example, they have Trader José's beer. So of course one teenager on Twitter heard the word "José" and said it was racist, and then there was a petition, and then Trader Joe's management did the right thing. They burnt down all their stores and killed themselves. No, they didn't. They said "fuck off you oversensitive little shits, get a life and a sense of humor," and released this statement: "We disagree that any of these labels are racist and we do not make decisions based on petitions." You see how easy it is? So, to the home of the 19 cent banana, here have some nuts.

This next Cojone goes to a man who's dear to my heart for standing up for stand-up. When dozens of Netflix employees walked out over Dave Chappelle's reckless decision to perform comedy on his comedy special, CEO Ted Sarandos could have pulled the special and replaced it with more episodes of "Who Wants to Watch Koreans Get Killed?" But instead he reminded his Netflix employees that comedy exists to push boundaries, and told them, "If you'd find it hard to support our content breath, Netflix may not be the best place for you." So for making the phrase "don't let the door hit you in the ass" never sound better, this is for you Ted.

And you know, when movie lovers get together these days, one phrase that comes up a lot and always makes me sad, "is yeah, you couldn't make that one today." Top of that list is the great "Tropic Thunder" which these scolds have been after for years. But in February, Ben Stiller tweeted, "I make no apologies for Tropic Thunder. It's always been a controversial movie since when we opened. Proud of it and the work everyone did on it." See, people? It's not that hard. He said it and he still got a commercial.

And the lesson is, if you stand up to the mob for just a day or two, their shallow, impatient, immature, smartphone-driven gerbil minds will forget about it and go on to the next nothing-burger, and you? You still will have your Cojones.

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It takes cojones to speak "truth to power." Which tells you where the power really resides.

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P.S. I thought he was embellishing the Trader Joe's story, but no, it was literally one triggered teenager.

This language is textbook Postcolonial Theory, not the language of a teenage kid. It's the language of a parishioner reciting the sacred scriptures. (Or perhaps an activist parent feeding them lines.)

#Bill Maher #New Rule #Real Time with Bill Maher #cancel culture #online mob #Netflix #Cornell University #Martha Pollock #trigger warnings #Ted Sarandos #The Cojones #award shows #Tropic Thunder #Ben Stiller #Trader Joe's #Trader José #never apologise #uncancelable #religion is a mental illness

[faelapis]

trans people face so many legal challenges such as medical gatekeeping and health insurance troubles, and yet we always come back to this stupid fucking sports drama that does not matter AT ALL because its the one arena where transphobes can feel like they have a "point" shitting on us.

and honestly, instead of being like "here's xyz reason why we should rethink the idea of gender being the main category divider in sports rather than weight or strength classes," "a lot of gender division in sports is wholly unnecessary and rests on devaluing women," or "hormones make these differences much smaller and are far less relevant than other advantages in sports such as height", all of which are like, not bad arguments, but they continue the discussion.

i honestly think its in our best interest to just be like. hey. hey guys. this is a distraction. trans people, especially our youth, are currently facing a fuckton of legal and gatekeeping barriers to be themselves. in many places its illegal or near-impossible to get similar hormones that cis dudes get for balding and cis women for menopause, which makes it difficult for us to blend in safely in society, which means we are at a much greater risk of discrimination & hate, not to mention the psychological gender dysphoria that many face - which is tripled without a strong support system.

and you're talking about SPORTS?

#i hate joe rogan i hate bill maher i hate all those guys but most of all i hate that this has become THE discussion around trans people #could not think of a subject that matters less to 99% of us but its one where cis people can feel like they're somehow 'punching up' so its #what we're stuck with. we need to stop falling for these troll debates and actually talk about the real issues. please. #i can't do this anymore #we don't live in the fucking stone age it doesn't actually matter who can lift the heaviest we're not gonna starve #but trans people will if these stupid troll debates get to dominate and used to demonize us #not su / #trans issues #lgbt #lgbt issues #social issues #trans

[internettoday]

New episode of News Dump! This time covering:

Trump vs America

Biden too old to commit crimes

GOP Rakestepping

Mike Lindell is BACK

Hannity's Migrant oopsie

Flamethrower vs Books

Kanye West vs Bill Maher

Taylor Swift Jet memes

Wil Wheaton cringeposting

King Charles needs potions

#internet today #youtube #news #news dump #donald trump #mike lindell #wil wheaton #kanye west #ye #bill maher #antisemitism #sean hannity #joe biden #taylor swift #private jet #King Charles

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#billie joe armstrong #billie joe green day #bill maher

[ifreakingloveroyals]

19 March 2019 | Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visit King's College London in London, England to officially open Bush House, the latest education and learning facilities on the Strand Campus. (c) Joe Maher/Getty Images

#Queen Elizabeth #Britain #2019 #Joe Maher #Getty Images

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Bafta, 2022 Gala Dinner Photographer: Joe Maher

#Judi Daily! #bafta #Judi Dench #Dame Judi Dench #Photographer: Joe Maher

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Bill Maher and Joe Petricelli

#Vintage Men #Bill Maher #Joe Petricelli

[odinsblog]

This Twitter thread captures my thoughts precisely on white male atheists and Libertarians. From Bill Maher to Joe Rogan, as time passes their inner white supremacist reveals itself. It’s a very short trip from edgy white guy™ to full blown misogynistic racist.

Atheism is not a magic cure for bigotry and never will be.

To be clear, this is not me knocking atheism (believe or don’t believe as you want as long as you aren’t harming others), but it most definitely is me knocking Libertarians—I’m sorry, but every libertarian I’ve ever met irl or had deep political discussions with online has proved what is being said about them in this thread. Especially white libertarians. Not to universalize my personal experiences, but yeah, either they grow through their phase, or they go on to become Republicans. And don’t even get me started on white gun loving libertarians..! Whew boy, just no.

It reminds me of a repeated argument I used to have with an old friend who was a white libertarian. His thing was always “Class! Class! Class! It’s always about classism and class warfare!” And I was always like, were those 9 Black churchgoers in Charleston murdered because of their class, or because of their race? Are Black people more likely to be stopped-and-frisked because of our class, or because of our race? Race and class will always be very closely intertwined, but they are different things. Race is the modality through which I experience classism.

I’m beginning to ramble, but my point is that in libertarianism (and atheism, and white feminism, etc), whiteness and privilege too often blinds white people to deeper structural problems, and stopping at egalitarianism or libertarianism is a failure to grow. Your growth is incomplete if you stop there. It’s like stopping at the 5 meter mark in the 10 meter dash, and declaring you’ve won the race.

If you’re a white libertarian who’s “not like that,” do me a favor and go make your own post. Trust me when I say, I’ve had this discourse enough times that there is literally no view defending libertarian political views that I haven’t already heard and continue to disagree with.

#politics #bill maher #joe rogan #libertarians #atheism #atheists #religion #libertarianism #edgelords #cringe

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this is a random opinion but i think if you aged him 15 years give or take and softened him in the microwave joe jonas would be the perfect bob belcher fancast.... (+ a moustache. ofc.)

#yea i used part of that iconic pap photo he has with his gf #i just looked at so many pics of joe jonas to try to help yall see what im seeing #also matthew maher is always my teddy fancast forever #need to find a linda one

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Having a bit of an Alana Bloom moment 🙃

#my dad's current top three right now are Bill Maher Ben Shapiro Joe Rogan #about to piss myself with rage #screaming! #sometimes when he talks I try and explain the situation from a more rational standpoint but so often it's useless that #now I can kind of clock when speaking is just going to make my shit worse so I just kind of smile and nod #and say yeah totally until I can escape the situation #agro dad posting

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You are SO not invited to my Oscar party

Hollywood is like high school with money. It’s a funny old expression that at this point seems a little too easy, if not reductive.  Sure, there are a lot of mean girls and guys in the entertainment industry that like to punch their power and wealth right between the eyes of all those they deem below them.  That is to say, the rest of us.  And these types don’t necessarily all live in…

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#Bill Maher #bryan lourd #caa #hissy fit #hollywood reporter #i&039;m just ken #Joe Biden #Kamala Harris #mean girls gif #Miranda Priestly gif #oscar snub #Real Time with Bill Maher #regina george #stefon snl #talking heads once in a lifetime #the oscars #you are so not invited to my bar mitzvah #you can&039;t sit with us