I don't see what was being said as something racial, but I'm not USanian, so maybe Kansas is well known for being all white or something and I'm missing it. It seems to me like the joke is about how stupid people from Kansas are, and from what I've seen of Bill Maher, I imagine he's having a swipe at Republicans there more than anything, and I think we have to keep our political beliefs open to all possible criticisms.
I see this as analogous to the "Real America" BS spewed by the Palinbot etc.
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Date: 7/7/11 23:33 (UTC)I don't see what was being said as something racial, but I'm not USanian, so maybe Kansas is well known for being all white or something and I'm missing it. It seems to me like the joke is about how stupid people from Kansas are, and from what I've seen of Bill Maher, I imagine he's having a swipe at Republicans there more than anything, and I think we have to keep our political beliefs open to all possible criticisms.
I see this as analogous to the "Real America" BS spewed by the Palinbot etc.