Remarkableriots Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Quote By Bill Maher The guy who created Spider-Man and the Hulk has died, and America is in mourning. Deep, deep mourning for a man who inspired millions to, I don’t know, watch a movie, I guess. Someone on Reddit posted, “I'm so incredibly grateful I lived in a world that included Stan Lee.” Personally, I’m grateful I lived in a world that included oxygen and trees, but to each his own. Now, I have nothing against comic books – I read them now and then when I was a kid and I was all out of Hardy Boys. But the assumption everyone had back then, both the adults and the kids, was that comics were for kids, and when you grew up you moved on to big-boy books without the pictures. But then twenty years or so ago, something happened – adults decided they didn’t have to give up kid stuff. And so they pretended comic books were actually sophisticated literature. And because America has over 4,500 colleges – which means we need more professors than we have smart people – some dumb people got to be professors by writing theses with titles like Otherness and Heterodoxy in the Silver Surfer. And now when adults are forced to do grown-up things like buy auto insurance, they call it “adulting,” and act like it’s some giant struggle. I’m not saying we’ve necessarily gotten stupider. The average Joe is smarter in a lot of ways than he was in, say, the 1940s, when a big night out was a Three Stooges short and a Carmen Miranda musical. The problem is, we’re using our smarts on stupid stuff. I don’t think it’s a huge stretch to suggest that Donald Trump could only get elected in a country that thinks comic books are important. https://www.real-time-with-bill-maher-blog.com/index/2018/11/16/adulting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/stan-lee-s-company-slams-bill-maher-s-disgusting-response-to-comic-book-legend-s-death/ar-BBPTnmx?ocid=AMZN Quote Maher’s initial blog post criticized American adults for taking comic books seriously and questioned the validity of Lee’s legacy. In response, Lee’s company wrote, “Mr. Maher: Comic books, like all literature, are storytelling devices. When written well by great creators such as Stan Lee, they make us feel, make us think and teach us lessons that hopefully make us better human beings. One lesson Stan taught so many of us was tolerance and respect, and thanks to that message, we are grateful that we can say you have a right to your opinion that comics are childish and unsophisticated. Many said the same about Dickens, Steinbeck, Melville and even Shakespeare.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Bill Maher is the Stephen A Smith of politics. He really thinks his hot takes makes him some sort of edgy illuminary setting the stupid world, right. Only he's always wrong and always comes out sounding really stupid like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moa Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Entertainer uses other entertainer's death for attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I stopped watching this clown years ago... I guess College freshmen who just moved away from home for the first time still find him insightful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Seems to be a criticism of people liking Comic Books in general rather than attack on Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Seems to be a criticism of people liking Comic Books in general rather than attack on Lee. No, he's trying to be edgy at Lee's expense. You don't say "Burt Reynolds died, but who cares about actors, go read a book" unless you're looking for attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness35 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Irrelevant motherfucker wants to be relevant by being a stupid fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 proving once again he's a douche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 13 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: No, he's trying to be edgy at Lee's expense. Well his comment wouldn't be relevant unless Stan Lee died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness35 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 25 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Well his comment wouldn't be relevant unless Stan Lee died. Laughable because it's what the tumblr/twitter social rejects do whenever someone passes away. HURR DURR LERK HE DED I CELEBRAT SUK MA EDGY DICK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 What a beta back bitch. Comics improved my life more than this cum guzzler ever has. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Bill Maher trying to be edgy and troll yet again. Nothing new for this ass clown. I long for the day that HBO finally boots his ass off their channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Wow, what a moron. And I don't give two shits about comics, Stan Lee, or any of that. That's no excuse to be a huge cunt about it. The man made a huge impact and improved a lot of peoples' lives and taught them basic respect and tolerance, and advocated for it pretty strongly. Bill Maher here does the exact opposite. Also was there no better video to link to than one with the words "NPC LOSER" in the title? Whoever uploaded that video is just as bad as Maher in this instance. It looks like that channel only likes Stan Lee so far as "I love comics!" and didn't get the message anymore than Maher. And it's just some asshole uploading some other asshole for further attention. It's a human centipede of shitty hot takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dre801 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Maher being a snarky, inflammatory dick? No way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 HBO should cancel of its political shows and start over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 THIS is what finally gets people to turn on Bill Maher?!? THIS?!?!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: HBO should cancel of its political shows and start over Does Last Week Tonight with John Oliver count? I don't watch it often but i think it's funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: Does Last Week Tonight with John Oliver count? I don't watch it often but i think it's funny. absolutely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man_of_X Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 56 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: THIS is what finally gets people to turn on Bill Maher?!? THIS?!?!? You don't fuck with Stan the Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said: THIS is what finally gets people to turn on Bill Maher?!? THIS?!?!? Hey now, some of us have hated Maher for years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said: THIS is what finally gets people to turn on Bill Maher?!? THIS?!?!? I've been anti- Maher for years and got shouted down by his acolytes on this board when I brought up his latent racism awhile back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 1 hour ago, RedSoxFan9 said: absolutely John Oliver and Axios are both pretty good. Maher has been shit for a good long while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 2 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: John Oliver and Axios are both pretty good. Maher has been shit for a good long while. I haven't seen Axios, but I've seen a couple episodes of Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas and it's pretty good. The format of Real Time is great, but they need a new, better host that isn't a shit eating edgelord past his prime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I'm able to apply my intelligence to important topics and enjoy comics (or their movies moreso these days). If someone can't, maybe they're not so smart to start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Lol why would you cancel Jon Oliver? A political show that actually does some good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 hour ago, legend said: I'm able to apply my intelligence to important topics and enjoy comics (or their movies moreso these days). If someone can't, maybe they're not so smart to start. If our soon to be robotic overlord decrees that he can enjoy comics so should everybody else! ps please don't disintegrate me when your robotic army takes over the world! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 There's no YouTube version of this video yet, but this is an excellent video from The Escapist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 To my deepest embarrassment, there was a time when I used to like Bill Maher. Granted I was a freshman in college and that was over 15 years ago, but still it chafes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: To my deepest embarrassment, there was a time when I used to like Bill Maher. Granted I was a freshman in college and that was over 15 years ago, but still it chafes. You are a terrible person and deserve to be flogged publicly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Bill Maher can't let it go... He went on an extended rant against Stan Lee fans last night... what a douche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Who watches Maher? Boomer liberals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I dunno thought he had some good zingers in there. Perhaps this will put that controversy to rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Who watches Maher? Boomer liberals? Right? That Big Wheel quip was dated as fuck. 20 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: I dunno thought he had some good zingers in there. Perhaps this will put that controversy to rest. He started the controversy and he is keeping it going. Fuck him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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