Bill Maher Claims Covid-19 Face Mask Requirements Turning Kids Into ‘Howie Mandels’

As soon as once more, on this previous week’s episode of his HBO TV present Actual Time with Invoice Maher, Maher talked about Covid-19 with out having any actual medical, public well being, or Covid-19 specialists on his present. This time he claimed that having children put on face masks in faculties will flip them into Howie Mandels.

Now he didn’t imply that every one kids will go on to host the sport present Deal or No Deal, or be a choose on the TV present America’s Obtained Expertise like Mandel did. You wouldn’t be capable to match over 50 million on the America’s Obtained Expertise judges’ desk. The place, for instance, would Heidi Klum sit?

No, Maher was referring particularly to Mandel’s well-publicized germaphobia. Germaphobia is the worry of germs. And sure, Maher didn’t have any actual psychologists on the present both. As an alternative, he had CNN’s senior political analyst, John Avlon, on the section as a result of why not have a political analyst when you’re speaking about science. Perhaps subsequent time Maher talks about politics he can have a diarrhea specialist on the present.

Maher made the Howie Mandel assertion in the course of the Additional time section of his present:

As you possibly can see on this clip, Maher regarded like a child in a sweet retailer anxious to interject with, “They don’t want them,” with “they” which means kids and “them” which means face masks. He added, “I imply, children are the least, least susceptible. To make these little kids into Howie Mandels is what you’re doing.”

Maher didn’t cease there and re-emphasized, “No, it’s true! You’re making a era of Howie Mandels, of little germ-paranoid munchkins. It’s so ridic.” 

Avlon responded, “It’s an enormous chunk of their lives, I imply, we’ve bought younger kids-“

However then Maher continued with, “Particularly once they’re younger, I imply, that’s the very first thing they keep in mind and it’s going to get imprinted on them. I imply, children are gross to start with, you need to allow them to be gross. … They want additionally to get germs of their physique!”

Avlon replied, “Up to a degree.” To which Maher mentioned, “But it surely’s true! It’s the way you get wholesome! It’s how you reside with … you possibly can’t reside in a world by eliminating all germs or avoiding them! It’s insane!”

OK, to start with, name it a hunch. One thing says that Maher and Mandel gained’t be having a nice candlelit dinner collectively anytime quickly, particularly if it’s indoors. Who is aware of what TV personalities are actually like when they’re off digicam. Perhaps they’ll get collectively quickly, and Mandel will say, “hey do not forget that time you advised everybody to not have their children develop up like me? Thanks a ton for that.” However there’s an honest probability that Mandel gained’t take too kindly to Maher’s remarks.

Secondly, the place’s the proof {that a} mere two years of face masks sporting will flip children into germaphobes? Maher is oversimplifying the potential causes of germaphobia, which like every other worry is way more complicated. Will merely having too many lights in your home result in achluophobia, a worry of darkness? Will utilizing too many brief phrases too typically like “bruh” trigger hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, a worry of lengthy phrases? Will having an excessive amount of intact clothes result in trypophobia, a worry of holes? Will itemizing to too many Selena Gomez songs lead to Selenophobia, a worry of the moon?

Plus, children aren’t snowflakes which might be made out of glass. All through historical past, kids have survived the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Nice Melancholy, two World Wars, all of the stuff within the 1960’s, and Justin Timberlake leaving *NSYNC. Children could also be way more resilient and adaptable than Maher could have you ever consider. The secret is explaining to children that this pandemic is an emergency, a short lived state of affairs.

Third of all, simply because children could also be much less prone to endure extreme Covid-19 outcomes, doesn’t imply that it’s not doable for them to get very sick. Asking children to put on face masks will not be the identical as asking them leap out of an airplane or pull a tractor. It’s a face protecting for Pete’s sake. The dangers of a kid getting Covid-19 could also be nonetheless a lot better than the chance of sporting a face protecting.

Fourth, Maher continues to miss the entire “we’re all on this collectively” side of Covid-19 precautions. Carrying a face masks is not only all about you. It’s to guard others, particularly those that can’t get vaccinated akin to infants and those that could not have as sturdy a response to vaccination such because the immunocompromised and older adults.

Lastly, it’s a freaking face masks. If sporting a face masks for about two years had been the worst side of our faculty years, many people would have mentioned, “hallelujah!” Who is aware of what Maher’s education was like. However many different children have needed to undergo a lot more durable instances in class akin to getting bullied, coping with racism, scuffling with inequities, not getting the sources and instructing that they want, and in some circumstances, not even getting the meals that they want. If Maher is so fearful about school-aged kids, why doesn’t he speak concerning the sorry state of the general public training system within the U.S.? Why doesn’t he do extra to help hiring extra academics and elevating extra funding to extend academics’ salaries and create simpler packages?

Maher’s Mandel statements got here every week after Maher had in contrast Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Hitler, presumably Adolph Hitler relatively than somebody named Jim Hitler. On a earlier episode of his present, Maher had mentioned, “Justin Trudeau, I imply I assumed he was type of a cool man, then I began to learn what he mentioned. This can be a couple of weeks in the past, he was, or perhaps that is September, however he was speaking about people who find themselves not vaccinated. He mentioned they don’t consider in science. They’re typically misogynistic, typically racist.” Maher continued with “No, they’re not. He mentioned, however they take up house. And with that, now we have to choose by way of the chief as a rustic, can we tolerate these individuals?” “It’s like, tolerate them?” Then Maher concluded, “Now you do sound like Hitler. And lately, he talked about them holding unacceptable views.” Sure, Maher truly in contrast Trudeau being pissed off with individuals pushing anti-vaccination data with Hitler, who dedicated main atrocities, tried genocide, and started World Conflict II? However then once more isn’t that what some politicians have been doing all alongside?

The “Howie Mandel” section was yet one more instance of Maher making statements about Covid-19 and Covid-19 precautions on his present with out having the correct specialists within the room. His company look like hand-picked and never very numerous. Speaking about drugs and well being will not be the identical as speaking about politics. You’ll be able to’t simply spout opinions whereas ignoring scientific details. By saying inaccurate issues, you possibly can find yourself doing actual hurt.