While we respect all women who stand up for their beliefs, we reject the hypocrisy that these “feminist icons” try to slip past us. When will they put principle over politics and have the courage to condemn Maher’s misogyny? We applaud Wasserman Schultz for rejecting this sort of language as not “funny.” We agree with President Obama that remarks such as these have “no place in the public discourse.” We ask others including Sen. Chuck Schumer and Obama super PAC co-founder Bill Burton to reject Maher’s donation of $1 million to support the president’s re-election.

By accepting this massive donation, they allow Maher’s views into the public discourse and legitimize him as more than just the comedian they pass him off as. Maher is a contributor to the Huffington Post and a frequent political commentator on cable news, and his comedy tour’s appearance in Alabama is the main event for an upcoming Democratic party fundraiser. It’s clear that he’s more than just a comedian. We aren’t laughing at any of this — and somehow, we suspect, neither are Schumer and Burton’s wives and daughters…

We invite you, Jane, Gloria, Robin, Debbie, Nancy and others to join with us and call on Obama to ask his super PAC to reject Maher’s misogynist million.