> The use-mention distinction, any nuance and context whatsoever stopped mattering. I don't think this is a good argument in general to be made when trying to

> The use-mention distinction, any nuance and context whatsoever stopped mattering. I don't think this is a good argument in general to be made when trying to justify the rise of the far-right, but in this particular instance, where Maher made an offensive attempt at humor, it's unjustified. The context of the incident doesn't really matter to the article in question, and if one would want to know about context it's really easy to find out - this is an artice on the internet and not in a print after all. And there is really not much nuance to his comment that would justify an in depth explaination.