“Stop the apologizing,” said Maher about Miranda’s reaction to criticism that his new film, In the Heights, does not depict more darkly-colored Puerto Ricans onscreen.
“You’re the guy who made the founding fathers Black and Hispanic! I don’t think you have to apologize to Twitter.”...
“This is why people hate Democrats; It’s cringey,” said the host of Miranda’s critics.
“I mean he’s a Latino making a Latino movie with a Latino cast. Not good enough. Nothing is ever good enough for these people. They’re like children. We don’t raise our children right and it’s reflected in the media. No one ever tells their children, ‘Shut the f*ck up. Sit down. Listen to your elders. Stop bitching.'”
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