Bill Maher offers open letter to pop star Chappell Roan on Israel: You dont know much about history

HBO host Bill Maher on Friday offered an “open letter” to Gen Z it girl and pop star Chappell Roan for her recent anti-Israel statements on social media.The “Real Time” host addressed Roan, who is openly gay, directly during the “New Rule” segment of his show, accusing her of being ignorant on Israel’s history and telling the star that she would be in harm’s way in Gaza. “Chappell, if you think it was repressive growing up queer in the Midwest, try the Mideast,” Maher said. Roan, who recently exploded into the pop mainstream with songs like “Good Luck, Babe!” and “HOT TO GO!”, has called out the U.S.and the Democratic Party specifically for supporting Israel’s war against terror group Hamas in Gaza following the Oct.

7 massacre in Israel.She told Rolling Stone in September that she declined to perform at the White House’s Pride celebration this year in protest of the Biden administration’s support for the war, and in a TikTok video from several weeks ago, ripped the Democratic Party for “genocidal” positions concerning the Palestinians.“But f— some of the s— that has gone down in the Democratic Party that has failed people like me and you, and more so Palestine,” she said, though she indicated she would still vote for Vice President Kamala Harris as it’s the only alternative to former President Trump.Maher on Friday offered some praise for Roan, noting she has said, “I think it’s important for me to question myself, question my algorithm, question [that] is some person who tweeted something about something else even true?”  A delighted Maher joked, “Preach, queer ally, preach!” However, he accused her and the rest of Gen Z of getting their anti-Israel talking points from TikTok propaganda.“Now first off, the fact that you don’t know much about history isn’t your fault.You live in the United States where the schools stopped doing that whole teaching facts thing a while ago.

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