Fair point, i erred in responding more to the general tenor of discussion than that particular comment. Still not a troll.

I just signed up and definitely didn't come f'ing Breitbart. Came to defend Maher, one of the true liberal icons. Not his joke, but the totality of his work over decades. Which I realize doesn't matter to some now that he's used the wrong word once.

Look man, I have heard no one, not one person, say it was a good thing to say. It wasn't even remotely funny. But if you think he should to be silenced forever because of one dumb off-the-cuff remark then I have no idea where you're coming from. Maybe you don't, who knows? But you're definitely piling on. And your…

Well said Officer Fuzzy.

No one is saying you irritating do-gooders don't have a right to call for heads every time someone says something stupid (which in this case was said without obvious malice in the moment, nor did it come from someone with a long history of racist behavior - and an apology was issued swiftly) - just that we wish you…

No kidding! One person, PLEASE point to the racial animus in what he said. Guess that's immaterial to all these social justice "heroes".

This is one of the more obnoxious comment threads I've ever seen, like a room full of failed adult swim writers. Desperately trying to be witty is not the same as being witty, people.