Bill Maher has biased the recent Nike Super Bowl commercial, claiming a 'giant lie' about the 'patriarchy' crosses the clip that involves stars such as Caitlin Clark and Sha'Carri Richardson.
'So win.' It has some of the most important names in women's sport, including the superstars of the WNBA, Clark, Sabrina Ionescu and A'ja Wilson, the Olympic Vecherous Richardson and the US team. Uu. Jordan Chiles.
In the Nike clip, the narrator – Musician Doechii – lists numerous doubts that these athletes face and details their ability to challenge critics.
'You can't take credit, you can't talk, you can't be so ambitious, you can't break the records, you can't have fun, you can't make demands, you can't be proud, you can't keep the score, you can't stand out,' she says.
“Do what you do, you can't win … So win.” The clip includes images of athletes in action on the court or in the field or on the track. It was the first announcement of the Super Bowl of Nike in decades and, according to the reports, it became the most watched video of the brand in the recording time.
But the commercial was criticized by Maher and his panel in 'Real Time with Bill Maher' on Friday night.
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Bill Maher has biased Nike's recent Super Bowl commercial, claiming that he presents a 'giant lie'
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The WNBA Caitlin Clark superstar is among the female athletes that appear in the announcement
“There is this phrase that uses a lot here: Zombie Lie,” Maher said. 'It means something that used to be true and stopped being true, and then people kept saying it. I feel this is a giant zombie lie.
Maher, who recently destroyed the 'end Racism' campaign of the NFL, added: 'When was the last time they told a woman: “You can't do this, you can't have confidence?” Who are these old imaginary of the patriarchy?
The host added: “It is not” brat “at all,” a term now synonymous with being bold, challenging and without complexes. Maher also used the commercial to send a message to the Democratic party on how to treat US voters.
'If the Democrats will win again, they have to realize something about the American people. They are not so intelligent about politics, but they know when you are lying, 'he continued.
“Then, who on the left tells the people of Nike, who applauds this:” You are not helping. “People are not buying this. You will lose choices in the future. You continue to double this stupid idea of always going to the oppressed already the oppressors.
'It is almost as if you will hate progress because your role threatens as a warrior of social justice. So women have to remain the victim … Who does that?
Former Democratic Representative Tim Ryan echoed Maher's comments, insisting that “the world has moved beyond many of these things.”
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“Whatever you do, you can't win … So you win,” viewers are told in the Super Bowl commercial
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Former Democratic Representative Tim Ryan and Columnist Pamela Paul also criticized the announcement
Columnist Pamela Paul, meanwhile, said that messages like these were becoming 'strangers and defensive'
“Most of the messages you hear are” girl's power, you become a girl, girl code, “he said. .
Who tells them this? Who are they fighting with? And why helps girls and women think of themselves as unique in conformity and vulnerable?
Ryan added: 'My son is 10 years old. We take him to him and my nephew to see a basketball game of Ohio State last year.
'We went to the female game to see Caitlin Clark play. My 10 -year -old son wants to see Caitlin Clark. I mean, the world has moved beyond many of these things.