You toss around the word Islamophobia a little loosely. Maher has Muslim friends, he just thinks Islam has troubling ideology that is supported by a surprising percentage of Muslims internationally. Read the results of a Pew survey, particularly in respect to women's rights and equality. http://www.pewforum.org/201…

Actually, if you type it out in full, A.V. Club (or Disqus) flags it and removes it. I tried for academic reasons. Apparently not motherfucker, shithead, asshole and the likes. But they will flag ni**er (when spelled out).

Because I can't figure out how you use a Jedi Mind Trick on yourself so you never think the word "nlgger" when you hear "n-word." And, if by chance your inner voice did say it while reading it, are you concerned it would make YOU a racist? Perhaps you just slip into Blanche Dubois and say, "Oh my stars and garters,…

The fact that a writer, acting as a journalist, would lose their job for merely reporting on the use of a particular word, in this case "n#gger", is an indication of how out of whack the fear of this word, and the Politically Correct police, has become. Note, I have to use n#gger otherwise A.V. Club may not post my…

I hope this is sarcasm.