Bill Maher faces flak for saying 'The View' hosts are 'not the best advertisement for women'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Bill Maher sparked an online debate on Monday, 11 August, after sharing blunt opinions about the co-hosts of ABC’s 'The View.'

The remarks came during a conversation with actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore on his 'Club Random' podcast. 

Bill Maher questions 'The View' as voice for women

Bill Maher admitted he does not believe the five women who host the daytime show are the strongest representatives of women’s perspectives.

“And I like everyone, but I don’t know if they’re really at this moment the best advertisement for women,” he told Drew Barrymore. 

The topic came up when Barrymore invited him to New York City to appear on her own program, 'The Drew Barrymore Show.'

Maher then spoke about his friendships with several 'The View' panelists but said the show can be intense.

“I’m friendly with some of the ladies on 'The View' and I love them but, like, that show’s a lot,” Maher said.

Bill Maher host points to political impact of 'The View' conversations

Drew Barrymore noted that 'The View' co-host Joy Behar had recently visited her own show, prompting Bill Maher to say, “I love Joy.”

He added that although he likes everyone on the ABC talk show, he’s not always on board with their talking points.

“They say some things that are just like, not helpful, say to elections,” Maher said.

In recent weeks, Maher also criticized co-host Whoopi Goldberg over her July comments comparing the oppression of Black people in America to that of women in Iran.

“That is something that, again, is infuriating about the far left, I would say. Call them whatever they wanted. Not the woke, the stupid woke, like Whoopi Goldberg, love her, but when she said a couple weeks ago that being Black was the same as being a woman in Iran, it’s like, yeah, in 1920, but not today,” Maher said during a separate episode with guest Brian Tyler Cohen. 

Internet reacts to Bill Maher's remarks about 'The View' hosts

Social media users largely agreed with Bill Maher’s comments, but the backlash quickly turned against him as people accused him in a similar way.

“Honestly, Maher’s not wrong; 'The View' feels more like drama than real debate. We need smarter conversations on TV,” one user posted on X. Another wrote, “Bill Maher has sensed the change in the wind.”

One more added, “Duh… nice to see you have finally woken up because when you were woke, you were really asleep.”

“Funny, Bill waits till now to say something… What a joke…,” another commented.

A different user posted, “I guess Bill seems to think it’s ok now to crawl out from beneath his liberal rock without getting stoned to death by the woke mob.”

“Ya think? much like bill maher not being the best advertisement for men nor comedians,” another user wrote.

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