Talk show host Bill Maher slammed Generation Z for banning “problematic costumes” and suggested he would dress up as “an uber woke, overly anxious, perpetually offended 20-something” for Halloween.
“This is the life philosophy of ‘Zillennials’ — things that are interesting might also contain something, which could contain a moment of discomfort, so ban it all,” Maher said during the “New Rule” segment of his HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher, Friday.
The comedian listed several Halloween costumes representative of those who have been canceled this year, including Queen Elizabeth II — “because it’s too soon” — in addition to those that are outside one’s race or transphobic costumes “because if kids want to see drag queens, they can go to story hour.”
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The comedian mocked the irony of Generation Z being more offended than older generations.
“That is the craziest part of all this,” Maher said. “Being irreverent, unclenched, and playful should be the province of the young, but it’s not. Boomers are supposed to be the ‘get off my lawn’ crowd, but when someone in a problematic costume shows up at your door, it’s literally Gen Z telling them to ‘get off my lawn,’ except it’s not even your lawn because you’re living at your parents’ house.”
In response to the “problematic costume” list, Maher said he would be dressing up as “an uber woke, overly anxious, perpetually offended 20-something.”
“First of all, I have the ‘F*** the patriarchy’ T-shirt. Oh yes, then I have a check from the patriarchy to pay my car insurance,” Maher listed components of his costume. “I’ve got my nose ring. I got my vape pen. I’ve got my cloth surgical mask, my surgical mask, my KN-95 mask, and my face shield. Then, after I leave the house, I have my Klonopin to take the edge off, my Adderall to put it back on. I have my participation trophy, my cat ear headphones to listen to sad music, the stick that goes up my a**, and the leash for my support animal. And just in case anyone still doesn’t get what I’m all about, I have a wet blanket.”
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Maher also noted that he wanted to cancel Nov. 1, a day he dubbed “All Scolds’ Day — when the good people announce which costumes the bad people wore.”
