Bill Maher We Need To Promote Death (Or In Defense Of Gene Simmons)

This is a radio interview with "liberal" comedian/talk show host Bill Maher conducted by noted scientist/TV show host Neil deGrasse Tyson back in 2012. Of course, there was little if any "controversy" about this interview when it came out. Contrast that to a more recent interview given by aging rocker Gene Simmons (of Kiss fame) who made what some--or many--regarded as "insensitive" remarks concerning those "suffering" from depression/suicidal thoughts. I won't bother rehashing those comments here because, for one, people can Google it for themselves, and two, I DON'T REALLY CARE WHAT GENE SIMMONS SAYS ABOUT ANYTHING!!!! Anyway, as a result of Gene's "insensitive" comments, the hashtag #BanGene was started on Twitter and a number of radio stations in Australia and Canada have actually--that's right!--banned Kiss music from off their airwaves. (Not surprisingly, some--or many--have demanded that radio stations do the SAME in this country.) Let's be clear here: the ONLY reason why Gene's "insensitive" comments have garnered so much "controversy" is because of comedian/actor Robin Williams's death caused by suicide. (Gene's interview came out a few weeks before Robin's untimely death.) Otherwise, no one would have said nary a word about what Mr. Simmons said, especially since he's gained a reportedly well-deserved reputation for shooting his mouth off. (Again, Google it.) Of course, Gene Simmons gave the obligatory "apology" on his Facebook page--he's since apparently deleted his Twitter account--and, of course, the people who claim to be "upset" over this didn't "accept" said apology. But, of course, what I'd like to ask those pretending to be "upset" over Gene's "insensitive" remarks would be WHY IN THE BLESSED HELL DO YOU CARE WHAT IN SAID BLESSED HELL GENE SIMMONS HAS TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING!!!! I mean, what Gene said--or didn't say--about those "suffering" from depression/suicidal thoughts will have absolutely NO effect whatsoever on these people. Not only that, but Gene Simmons has made his fame & fortune dressing up in face paint, having an extra long tongue and boasting how he's "slept" with hundreds of thousands of women (and, of course, he claims to have the pics to "prove" it!)! In any case, this all goes to show how we as a society give far too much credence to what celebrities say. Here's a link to a Time article which addressed this very topic VERY effectively: http://time.com/2838413/jonah-hill-homophobic-apology-2/ 

As for Bill Maher himself, I've noticed that Bill Maher has gotten away with shit no other celebrity could have possibly gotten away with saying. His "supporters" always say he's merely a "comedian" and therefore should be given more leeway with what his says (but then, I noticed the same leeway WASN'T given to other "controversial" comedians like, say, Daniel Tosh). Of course, if Bill Maher had said these very same words at around the time of Robin Williams's tragic death, I'd bet good money the SAME people who are pretending to be "upset" over Gene Simmons's "insensitive" remarks would go out of their "liberal" way to defend Bill Maher even though he made what can be perceived as equally "insensitive" remarks about suicide and such. You think? Anyway, the people--mostly "liberals"--who are claiming to be SO damn "upset" over Gene Simmons's "insensitive" remarks will soon find something ELSE to pretend to get "upset" over, you know what I mean?

Yeah, let's listen to THIS guy about "sensitive" issues!

PRECISELY!!!!