Bill Maher left progressive news host Ana Kasaparian fumbling her words after the pair clashed on his podcast when the comic suggested she would not be able to wear her western-style clothing in most Middle Eastern countries.
Kasparian, the host on the online left-leaning news network The Young Turks, traded blows with Maher on his Club Random podcast on Monday’s episode when the two intensely debated Israel’s war in Gaza.
During the spirited discussion, Maher challenged Kasparian to name a city in a Muslim-majority country where she would feel safe wearing her white mini-dress, insisting Israel is the only country in the region that is accepting of Western culture.
“What city would you live? And where you think you’d be comfortable in that dress?” Maher asked Kasparian.
“I’m sure it would not be comfortable in this dress in any of the various Middle Eastern countries that have been destabilized,” she started to answer before the comedian interrupted her.
“You’re not really blaming it on whitey?” an incredulous Maher responded. “You’re blaming Islam on whitey?”
“What you’re saying, we destabilized, that’s why you can’t wear that dress?” Maher pressed.
Kasaparian then went on a rant about terror organizations in Syria and the Syrian civil war before the comic reined her back in.
“You’re saying you can’t wear that dress in Syria because of Whitey destabilizing?” he asked again.
“When I asked about the dress, you went right to destabilize,” he added, after Kasaparian accused him of putting words in her mouth.
The Young Turks host ultimately admitted she would not live in any city from North Africa to Uzbekistan, as Maher framed it, and agreed Israel would likely be the most accepting of her attire.
“I’m sure a woman of my age who grew up in the western world would probably feel the most comfortable in Tel Aviv, I will concede that,” she said.
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