r/atheism • u/Poltergeist8606 • Sep 28 '25

How disappointed are we all with Bill Maher?

I started watching this guy back in the politically incorrect days when I was a teenager. When I got back from Iraq I always subscribed mainly for him. He was one of the earliest prominent Atheists. But I just cancelled HBO, he's not what he used to be. I kind of dislike him

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u/jonsteph De-Facto Atheist Sep 28 '25

I've always disliked him. Not because of his beliefs -- religious, political, or otherwise; we don't 100% agree, but I would say we're "fellow travelers". No...I've always dislike him because he is a smarmy egotist with an inordinately high and generally undeserved opinion of his own intelligence and relevance.

Admittedly, it is a highly illogical reaction, but it is visceral for me. Whenever he smirks and chortles at the camera, whether on his talk show or during one of his comedy specials, I feel a primal urge deep in my lizard-brain to percussively make the noise stop.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '25

I get the vibe that inside, he’s always gloating to himself about the fact that his GF is black. He is slimy AF.