Cancel Colbert

[Imp]

So... this actually happened:

http://time.com/41453/stephen-colbert-report-tweet/

Summary: Colbert did a bit on the Red Skins and racism, the bit included him as a "stereotypical" (racist interpretation) Asian-American, people take it seriously...

Wow.

 

[highland145]

 

[TechBoyJK]

It's cool. Just another way to filter out the stupid people.

 

[shortylickens]

Do people not know he's a comedian?

 

[KeithTalent]

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

KT

 

[Ruptga]

People love to be outraged, always have. Colbert won't be cancelled, and barring some escalation of the situation nobody will care after a couple months.

 

[Imp]

Do people not know he's a comedian?

Apparently, that doesn't matter:
http://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...lbert_in_twitter_trouble_for_racial_joke.html


And as someone who's actually been called a "ch_nk" randomly on the street, I found and continue to find the bit hilarious.

 

[Newell Steamer]

Damn, lousy Time magazine!!

1st they name Hitler as a Great Person and now they are trying to cancel Colbert!!

 

[DesiPower]

Welcome to the new America, if you are white, better keep your mouth shut and heads down. You can take freedom and speech and shove it

 

[Ruptga]

Welcome to the new America, if you are white, better keep your mouth shut and heads down. You can take freedom and speech and shove it

The persecution complex is strong with this one.

Oh and get back to P&N.

 

[Sonikku]

Welcome to the new America, if you are white, better keep your mouth shut and heads down. You can take freedom and speech and shove it

It's tough being white in America.

 

[darkewaffle]

“I’m willing to show the #Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever.”

I find myself amused

 

[smackababy]

I take offense they call Colbert satire. Perhaps, when he was on the Daily Show, I would consider his character satirical of conservatives, but nowadays it is nothing more than over the top silliness. There is very little finesse left.

 

[Imp]

I find myself amused

Go find the actual bit online... It's from 2005 or something and he does the "Chinese" accent.

If the quote is racist, his caricature is, I don't even know what.

 

[Kadarin]

People who were offended by that need to get over themselves.

 

[poofyhairguy]

So people who don't watch his show and only read twitter want it canceled?

 

[Thebobo]

I saw the bit and who cares

 

[alkemyst]

/another canadian post.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Someone was offended by a tweet from an account controlled by a television network, so their response is to try to get a comedian kicked off of the same network that posted the tweet in the first place? Makes sense to me.

 

[artemicion]

I take offense they call Colbert satire. Perhaps, when he was on the Daily Show, I would consider his character satirical of conservatives, but nowadays it is nothing more than over the top silliness. There is very little finesse left.

The Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation joke is quintessential satire. Personally I haven't seen a decrease in satire from Colbert, though I agree that his humor is more silly and over the top than Stewart's (silliness and satire are not mutually exclusive concepts).

 

[shadow9d9]

Welcome to the new America, if you are white, better keep your mouth shut and heads down. You can take freedom and speech and shove it

Freedom is speech isn't the issue here in any case.

 

[BladeVenom]

Do people not know he's a comedian?

Aren't comedians suppose to be funny?

 

[Schmide]

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[shadow9d9]

Aren't comedians suppose to be funny?

Not everyone finds every comedian funny.

 

[mmntech]

When people use terms like outraged, or rage, when it comes to a joke, I just think "man, those people lead really shallow and empty lives". It's all just so phoney.

Jim Norton put it best.
"There's nothing wrong with being offended by a joke. You're only an asshole when you expect someone to be punished for it."