I don't think it is! I think there are several reasons why you might feel that way, but I don't think it is. It is "about" Maher. 1/x
But, as with most issues, there are multiple subsidiary stories. One, in this case, is the fact that Flake did nothing in response. 3/x
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In a sense, that was more surprising to some people bc a lot of people already are wholly convinced that Maher is trash. 4/x
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As I said elsewhere, I think white people should hold other white people accountable for casual racism. At that moment, he did not. 5/x
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It is NOT as big a deal as Maher saying it! It is a different deal (but one likely makes many more uncomfortable b/c we've been Flake). 6/x
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And, Sasse responded this morning, acknowledging that he agrees and should have spoken up 7/x
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In addition, the third issue was the audience's complicity in the whole thing through its applause. Which is another whole discussion. 8/x
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tl;dr: The main story is Maher, but I the more surprising part of the story was Sasse — bc people think more of him than Maher. <fin> 9/9
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