HBO host Bill Maher on Friday offered an “open letter” to Gen Z it girl and pop star Chapel Lawn in response to recent anti-Israel comments on social media.
The “Real Time” host directly attacked Roan, who is openly gay, during the show's “New Rules” segment, accusing her of being ignorant about Israeli history and saying she was dangerous in Gaza. I told Roan that I would see him.
“Chappell, if you think growing up gay in the Midwest was oppressive, try the Middle East,” Maher says.
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HBO host Bill Maher criticized pop star Chapel Lawn's pro-Palestinian stance on the latest episode of “Real Time.” (Noam Galai / Contributor | Erika Goldring / Contributor)
Roan recently burst into the pop mainstream with songs like “Good Luck Babe!” and “HOT TO GO!” called out the United States and the Democratic Party for supporting Israel's war against the terrorist group Hamas, especially in Gaza, following the October 7 massacre in Israel.
she told Rolling Stone in September. she refused to appear He spoke out at a White House Pride celebration this year to protest the Biden administration's support this year, and in a TikTok video a few weeks ago he criticized Democrats for their “genocidal” positions regarding Palestinians.
“But to those who have failed in the Democratic Party, who have failed people like me and you, and even more so the Palestinians.” she saidhave indicated that they will continue to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the only option to replace former President Trump.
Maher praised Roan on Friday, saying he said, “I think it's important for me to question myself, to question my algorithms, to ask questions.” [that] Is it true that someone tweeted about something else? '' Maher was delighted and joked, “Preach, queer ally, preach!''
But he accused her and the rest of Gen Z of getting their anti-Israel talking points from TikTok propaganda.
“First of all, the fact that you don't know much about history isn't your fault. You live in America, and schools stopped teaching facts altogether a while ago. But from TikTok… It's hard to get all the history.'' It's like getting all your calories from the hostess. ”
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest against the Israel-Hamas war at the University of Wisconsin Marron Library on April 29, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Getty Images)
He continued: “I know you're moved by what's there, we all are. Palestinian bodies. But I don't know if your generation was that moved by the Jewish bodies on October 7th. It's strange that it looks like they haven't.”
He added: “They committed murders at Coachella this year, but it's a different story when Hamas commits murders at music festivals. It's a little personal when you see so many young women being raped at music festivals. Don't you think so?'' he quipped.
“My guess is that Gen Z's hearts have been hardened by the propaganda you see on TikTok, which likes to refer to Jews as colonizers,” the comedian added.
He then gave a brief history lesson, noting how the Jews lived in the Holy Land for thousands of years before becoming an official nation, and even before Islam existed, as well as various Arab He pointed out that Jews were there before the nations sought holy places in this country. Destroyed.
Ma then referred to some of the lyrics in Roan's LGBTQ songs, saying they could kill her among the people she fervently defends.
“You're a female drag queen who sings, 'I made love to you in the bathroom when my parents were sitting at the table when we went to dinner.' Yeah, you can't fly in Gaza, but you can fly directly from the rooftop.” If you want to jump, you can fly.”
Concluding his monologue, he told the pop star, “Chappell, you're not wrong that oppression is bad, and that Palestinians and many other Muslims are oppressed and deserve to be freed. You just have a completely backwards perception of who is doing the oppression. ”
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