James Corden Slams Bill Maher For His Fat-Shaming Comments

Continuing right away from our summary, this is certainly not the first time comedian Bill Maher has found himself in a bit of a pickle on his comments. The man is known to be outspoken but has also been racist and fat-shamed people in the name of comedy.

The latest on this list is none other than the host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, James Corden. Even though it was not directed at Corden directly, in a recent episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, the host suggested that fat-shaming should be making a return, in order to lower the obesity rate in the United States.

Corden decided to address this in his own way in one of his recent telecasts. 

"I actually have a lot in common with Bill Maher," he began before he listed that they shoot their shows in the same building, they both host the second most popular talk shows on their respective networks and they have made "questionable choices in [their] film careers."

He added that every time he has met Maher, it was a pleasant experience. "Which is why I found it so surprising that he — or anybody — thinks that fat-shaming needs to make a comeback because fat-shaming never went anywhere," he said. "Ask literally any fat person. We are reminded of it all the time on airplanes, on Instagram, when someone leaves a pie on the window sill to cool and they give us a look like, 'Don't. Don't you dare.'"

Corden then touched on the common misconception that fat people are stupid and lazy. "We know that being overweight isn't good for us, and I've struggled my entire life trying to manage my weight and I suck at it," he said. "I've had good days and bad months. I've basically been off and on diets since as long as I can remember and, well, this is how it's going."

The host also joked that Maher had "a sense of superiority that burns 35,000 calories a day."

"Bill, I sincerely believe that what you think you're offering is tough love and you're just trying to help by not sugarcoating reality for fat people even though you know how much fat people love sugarcoating things," Corden continued. "The truth is that you're working against your own cause. It's proven that fat-shaming only does one thing. It makes people feel ashamed and shame leads to depression, anxiety and self-destructive behavior. Self-destructive behavior like overeating."

Corden also criticized the term fat-shaming. "Fat-shaming is just bullying," he said. "And bullying only makes the problem worse."

Corden added that he thought Maher's heart was in the right place. "I am aware today that this is going to be a struggle that I will face for the rest of my life," he said. "But in the meantime, Bill, please hear me when I say this. While you're encouraging people to think about what goes into their mouths, just think a little harder about what comes out of yours."

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