{"id":1821680,"date":"2023-01-24T09:50:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T14:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1821680"},"modified":"2023-01-24T09:52:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T14:52:37","slug":"bill-maher-hollywood-is-a-bunch-of-fing-cowards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-hollywood-is-a-bunch-of-fing-cowards\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher: \u201cHollywood Is a Bunch of F***Ing Cowards\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-maher-hollywood-is-a-bunch-of-fing-cowards%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1821680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/bill-maher-Sean-Penn-woke-Milk-movie-2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Sean Penn might be the most well-known liberal in Hollywood.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although stars such as Amy Schumer, Mark Ruffalo, and Natalie Portman have been singing from the progressive hymnal for decades, Penn is not one of them. While he opposed the Iraq War among other left-ofcenter causes, Penn&#8217;s ties with Hugo Chavez make his a cultural warrior for Left.<\/p>\n<p>Penn was a partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/bill-maher-ben-shapiro-woke-eyeroll\/\">Bill Maher<\/a> The latest episode of \u201cClub Random.\u201d The \u201cMystic River\u201d actor didn\u2019t do it willingly, but when prodded by Maher he offered several reasons to fear the woke revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Penn was able to identify the reason for this. He claimed that his 2009 Oscar Night win for \u201cMilk\u201d wouldn\u2019t be possible today.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Penn is straight. Harvey Milk, the LGBTQ icon, would only be permitted to be played by gay actors today.<\/p>\n<p>For the uninitiated: \u201cClub Random\u201d isn\u2019t as politically charged as Maher\u2019s \u201cReal Time\u201d HBO showcase. The 67-year old tries to reach across the aisle with the podcast, looking for commonalities and avoiding hot-button disputes when possible.<\/p>\n<p>And, for anyone listening to the Maher-Penn exchange, it\u2019s clear their off-screen friendship is old and secure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/bill-maher-germophobe-howard-stern-friend\/\"><strong>RELATED: MAHER LAMENTS LOSING HOWARD STERN AS A FRIEND<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Penn and Maher had a lot of cultural discussions, sometimes agreeing to disagree in the areas where they diverge. Maher tried to press Penn on his feelings for Chavez, the late Venezuelan leader.<\/p>\n<p>Penn tried hard to establish his friendship with the dictator.<\/p>\n<p>The pair found common ground by bemoaning how many classic films couldn\u2019t be made today thanks to the new woke climate. Penn mentioned the 1975 classic. \u201cOne Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest,\u201d Maher joked that any possible remake would feature Amy Schumer in Jack Nicholson&#8217;s role.<\/p>\n<p>Both men praised Schumer later.<\/p>\n<p>They also celebrated unwoke comics such as Dave Chappelle or Bill Burr, whom Penn said helped him through the pandemic lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a sanity keeper to the degree I can keep my sanity,\u201d Penn said. \u201cI\u2019m not even in a world where I have to agree or disagree. I just have to see authenticity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt some point, that movement veered into authoritarianism,\u201d Maher said of woke\u2019s transformation from old-fashioned liberalism to restricting core freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got news for the woke \u2026 you can\u2019t find that thought when you\u2019re 150 meters from the Russians \u2026 you are not going to remember all the pronouns,\u201d Penn said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/bill-maher-canceled-left\/\"><strong>RELATED: WHY HASN\u2019T THE LEFT CANCELED BILL MAHER?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maher suggested that Penn should speak out more on woke overreach due to his celebrity status within Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>Maher suggested that if a two time Oscar winner and someone from the Left did it, it could transform the culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou walk the walk,\u201d Maher said of Penn, alluding to the actor\u2019s ability to visit hot spots, like treks to Haiti and Ukraine, over the years. \u201cYou\u2019re uniquely qualified to call out the woke. It\u2019s almost a responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BOB HONEY, WHO JUST DOS STUFF: Penn is a noted actor and director who tries fiction. He does it quite well. There\u2019s not much clef in Penn\u2019s debut roman, although his protagonist, the titular Bob Honey, does log a little time visiting New\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wQ87WgSNPO\">https:\/\/t.co\/wQ87WgSNPO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HUuXjnylSF\">pic.twitter.com\/HUuXjnylSF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J.S. Sterling (@JSSterlingBooks). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JSSterlingBooks\/status\/979689314429812736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Penn sabotages a press tour in support of his latest novel. \u201cBob Honey Who Just Does Stuff,\u201d Protesters decried the #MeToo movement criticisms.\u00a0As part of the tour, the actor spoke at universities to explain why one of his career highlights may not be possible anymore.<\/p>\n<p>His Best Actor honors for 2008\u2019s \u201cMilk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere that film made today I couldn\u2019t play that part,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>They stayed on the topic of higher education, which Maher frequently discusses on his HBO series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColleges are supposed to be about scholars and free speech and opening your mind. Now, it\u2019s about, \u2018you can\u2019t say this, how dare you?\u2019\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only that, it\u2019s, \u2018you can\u2019t teach at this high a level, how dare you,\u2019\u201d Penn spoke of a New York University professor that was fired. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/10\/20\/nyu-professor-fired-for-being-too-hard-said-colleges-coddle-students-for-tuition-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making a course too difficult.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Later, the actor politely demurred on Maher\u2019s call for him to speak up more on the issue, suggesting he lacked that cultural cache to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>After their lengthy chat, Penn and Maher defended Woody Allen from accusations that he had molested Dylan Farrow&#8217;s child, Penn. They explained why Allen is unlikely to be guilty of the charges, and they chastised actors for turning on Allen after years spent begging for roles in his movies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHollywood is a bunch of f***ing cowards,\u201d Before softening his tone, Maher stated. \u201cI love \u2018em. I love show business\u2026 the default setting for anyone in show business is a complete idiot \u2026 especially actors\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean Penn might be the most well-known liberal in Hollywood. Although stars such as Amy Schumer, Mark Ruffalo, and Natalie Portman have been singing from the progressive hymnal for decades, Penn is not one of them. 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