{"id":2093382,"date":"2023-11-07T19:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T00:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-shames-neil-degrasse-tyson-for-catering-to-woke-college-students\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T19:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T00:36:26","slug":"bill-maher-shames-neil-degrasse-tyson-for-catering-to-woke-college-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-shames-neil-degrasse-tyson-for-catering-to-woke-college-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher criticizes Neil DeGrasse Tyson for pandering to &#8216;woke&#8217; students."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-shames-neil-degrasse-tyson-for-catering-to-woke-college-students%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=2093382&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L)Neil deGrasse Tyson attends the 2023\u2063 Palm Springs \u2063International Film \u200dFestival. (Photo by David \u200dCrotty\/Getty Images) (R) Bill Maher. (Photo by Vivien Killilea\/Getty Images for Electric Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke\u200c Mallory<\/a><br \/>4:28 PM \u2013 Tuesday, November 7, 2023<\/p>\n<p>In a recent episode of the podcast \u200d\u201cClub Random,\u201d comedian and commentator Bill Maher boldly voiced his opinions about Neil DeGrasse Tyson, publicly\u200d criticizing the &#8220;celebrity scientist&#8221; for pandering to the sensitivities of &#8220;woke&#8221; college students.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;These people are f****** nuts, and you should be calling them out. \u200bSomebody like you, who has standing with kids,&#8221; Maher asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When the topic of Bill\u2064 Maher&#8217;s decision to stop performing stand-up \u2064comedy on college campuses due to &#8220;woke students ruining comedy&#8221; came up, a \u2063heated debate ensued between these two prominent figures.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson criticized Maher, accusing him of &#8220;giving up on \u200can\u2062 entire generation&#8221; and not adapting \u200dto the modern times.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve given up on any place that doesn&#8217;t even remotely attempt to believe in free speech,&#8221; Maher said. &#8220;And&#8230; anything that they hear that they don&#8217;t like, that they don&#8217;t agree with is violence. These people are f****** nuts and you should be \u2063calling them out. Somebody like you, who has standing with kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re doing what \u2064parents do. You&#8217;re taking the path of least resistance and therefore hurting the kids and yourself. Parents ruin both their lives. They ruin their f****** spoiled kids&#8217; lives and they ruin their own lives because the kids rule the roost. So, what you&#8217;re doing \u2064on a national level,&#8221; Maher continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to\u2063 praising present-day universities, \u2064Neil DeGrasse Tyson has actively endorsed transgenderism and leftist ideologies to \u200bhis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-schultz-defies-censors-plots-solo-infamous-special-release\/\" title=\"Andrew Schultz Defies Censors, Plots Solo \u201cInfamous\u201d Special Release\">large fan base<\/a> in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>He has also\u2062 been vocal about accepting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-issues-twitter-thread-allegedly-debunking-myths-about-trans-students-in-sports\/\" title=\"ACLU Issues Twitter Thread Allegedly Debunking \u2018Myths\u2019 About Trans Students In Sports\">allowing biological men<\/a> who identify as women to participate in female sports, regardless of the potential harm \u2063to\u2064 biological female athletes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtubeEopP1iD6N3w-maxresdefault.webp\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-iframe cmplz-iframe-styles cmplz-video\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EopP1iD6N3w?start=1990&#038;feature=oembed\" title=\"Neil deGrasse Tyson | Club Random with Bill Maher\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oann.com\/about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Virginia members of congress tell One America News why they remain optimistic about GOP victories in today&#8217;s Virginia State elections for the Senate and House of Delegates. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Police hold a press conference over the recent \u200bdeath \u200cof a Jewish man who was killed while protesting in support of Israel. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Northern California town is finally seeing an influx of new residents after a devastating wildfire. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal urge \u2062Iran to stay out of the Israel-Hamas war\u200c while asking Israel to halt military operations. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>US watchdog proposes rules for Big Tech payments and digital wallets, aiming for consumer\u200b safeguards.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Thousands volunteer for \u200dElon Musk&#8217;s Neuralink \u200cmicrochip brain implant study.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>EU \u200dintroduces rules for Big Tech: clear \u2063labels for political ads, funding, election targets before key votes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Britain will make the makers of self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-hamas-mob-attacks-white-house-gates\/\" title=\"Hamas supporters assault White House gates.\">-driving cars legally liable<\/a> for \u2063any crashes under a framework for developing autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Why did Bill \u200cMaher decide \u200bto stop performing stand-up comedy on \u2062college campuses?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dIn a recent\u200c episode of \u2064the podcast &#8220;Club Random,&#8221; comedian and \u2064commentator Bill Maher expressed his strong opinions about \u200bNeil DeGrasse \u2063Tyson, criticizing the &#8220;celebrity scientist&#8221; for\u2062 pandering to the sensitivities of &#8220;woke&#8221; \u2063college students. This bold statement\u2062 by Maher sparked a heated debate\u2062 between these two prominent figures.<\/p>\n<p>Maher, known for his \u2063unfiltered and controversial commentary, \u2064called out Tyson for not challenging the beliefs of today&#8217;s young \u2063generation. \u200b&#8221;These \u200bpeople \u2062are\u200c f****** nuts,\u2063 and you should be calling them out,&#8221; \u200cMaher asserted. He accused Tyson \u200dof \u200bhaving the platform\u2064 and influence to address the issues caused by extreme political correctness but choosing not to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion was ignited when Maher revealed his \u2062decision to stop \u200bperforming stand-up comedy on college campuses \u200ddue to what he perceived as &#8220;woke students ruining \u2062comedy.&#8221; \u2063Tyson, on the other \u2063hand, criticized Maher&#8217;s stance, accusing him of giving \u200bup on \u200dan entire \u2064generation and\u2062 failing to adapt to the modern times. Tyson emphasized \u2063the importance of engaging \u200bwith young people and guiding them towards a more\u200c inclusive and progressive mindset.<\/p>\n<p>Maher defended his position by highlighting the \u200dlack of free speech on college campuses.\u200c &#8220;I&#8217;ve given up \u2064on any place that doesn&#8217;t even remotely attempt to believe in free\u2062 speech,&#8221;\u200b he said.\u200d He \u2064criticized the\u200c notion that anything someone\u2062 disagrees with or finds offensive is\u2064 considered as violence. Maher contended that by avoiding controversial conversations, parents and authority figures are \u2063doing a disservice to both themselves and\u200b the\u200c younger \u200bgeneration.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from his comments on the topic \u2063of &#8220;woke students,&#8221;\u2062 Maher also took aim at Tyson&#8217;s views\u200c on transgenderism and leftist ideologies. Maher accused Tyson of endorsing these ideologies and aligning himself with the progressive agenda. \u200cSpecifically, Tyson&#8217;s support for transgender athletes\u200d participating in\u200b female sports, irrespective of \u200dthe potential disadvantages \u2063for biological \u2063female athletes, was subject\u2064 to criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the years, Tyson has actively\u200d used his platform \u2063to advocate for various causes and ideas. He has dedicated himself to promoting\u200c scientific literacy \u200band engaging the public in understanding the wonders of the universe. However,\u200c Maher&#8217;s comments reflect a growing\u200b sentiment among individuals \u200dwho believe that certain\u200c academics \u2063and public figures cater\u200c to popular beliefs rather than challenging them.<\/p>\n<p>The debate between Bill Maher and \u2062Neil DeGrasse\u2063 Tyson \u200csheds light on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-shames-neil-degrasse-tyson-for-catering-to-woke-college-students\/\" title=\"Bill Maher criticizes Neil DeGrasse Tyson for pandering to 'woke' students.\">ongoing tension surrounding political correctness<\/a> and the \u2064role \u200dof influential figures in\u2064 shaping public opinion. While both individuals \u2064have their own perspectives,\u2062 it\u2063 is crucial to encourage open dialogue and engage in respectful\u200c debates \u200dto navigate the\u2063 complex issues \u200cfacing society. Only by exchanging\u2064 ideas and \u200dchallenging each other&#8217;s beliefs can progress be made towards \u2062a \u2064more inclusive and informed society.<\/p>\n<p>As the conversation continues, it is\u200c essential to \u200crecognize the importance of diverse perspectives \u200band\u200b the value of engaging \u200bwith\u200c different ideologies. Through thoughtful discourse,\u2062 we can create \u200ba\u2063 society \u200bthat encourages critical thinking and respects freedom\u2062 of expression, while still fostering inclusivity and \u2062understanding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(L)Neil deGrasse Tyson attends the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival. (Photo by David Crotty\/Getty Images) (R) Bill Maher. 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