bill, the more you talk, the worse it gets!

So…

I watched Bill Maher the other night ONLY to see if he would apologize or say anything about the breastfeeding issue, and HE DID (speak about it, that is, not apologize)! He actually made matters worse by opening his mouth (not unusual for him) but I have to say that I was pretty happy that he was feeling some pressure in the first place.

After Bill declares Janeane Garofalo “America’s leading feminist” ( a complete absurdity! ) he goes on to ask her about Sally Field’s statement at the Emmys and then makes his statement about breastfeeding.

The Sally Fields problem is very serious as well since she was censored by Fox for speaking out against war. She said, “if mothers ran the world there would be no goddamn wars.” Maher goes on to say that women leaders have been and can be just as violent as men and the panel all goes off on women as leaders, NOT MOTHERS! Fields’ entire point was about mothers not just women.

Maher is absurd and truly ignorant. He then makes his point perfectly clear about how he feels about breastfeeding in public (for everyone who thought he was just saying women should be more “modest”).

Here is a transcript of the bit.

Maher: “Don’t you think there is a problem, that if you say anything that criticizes any woman… breastfeeding in public, which I’m against. I got a lot of calls saying I’m sexist. If I criticize a woman, it doesn’t mean I’m sexist anymore than if I criticize a black person means I’m racist.”

Janeane Garofalo: “It’s childish, when people accuse you of that it shouldn’t even be indulged. I don’t consider you sexist for the breastfeeding, it’s for all the other issues that I consider you sexist.”


Bill, if you don't have anything good to say, then don't say anything at all!