Yes, the new ‘Daily Show’ host is black. And he’s spent his career making fun of African Americans.

[DocumentaLy]

News that Trevor Noah would replace Jon Stewart as the new host of “The Daily Show†brought a collective round of applause for the South African comedian and his “fresh†perspective and “fresh takes on race.†Critics have long lamented the lack of color among late-night TV hosts, and now a black man has gotten one of the plum hosting gigs.

 

Noah might look like an enlightened choice, but his routines show he isn’t — his jokes often hinge on insulting African Americans.

 

Back in 2012, Noah made his first American appearance, on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.†The bulk of his routine was composed of jokes about black Americans. The United States, he said, was not “the America he was promised,†and “America has the credit of a black man.â€

 

Then Noah joked that black people are misidentified as African Americans. “They’re not African, but we’ll play along,†he said, adding, “Many of them really try to connect with Africa, you know? Some of them have these African names. They’ll be like, ‘Yeah, yeah, that’s my girl Wanda, yeah, yeah. Yeah that’s right, that’s Dashiqua, or dat’s Taniqua.†Noah emphasized all this “hilarity†by using stereotypical B-Boy hand gestures to drive it home — because this is how all black people communicate, obviously. Leno’s predominantly white audience ate it up.

 

I wasn’t aware Wanda was supposed to be recognized as an African name. Though poet Sha’Condria Sibley recently pointed out in a video that some of our cultural names do have African roots or intentions, attempting to falsify African culture is probably not top of mind for most black parents when choosing names for their children. But regardless, what’s so wrong with wanting to connect with your African roots? And yes, I am African American. I’m an American of African descent. That’s how I define myself, as is my right. Noah finds this to be a source of comedy. Because he continues to separate himself from African Americans by his repeated use of “they†when making fun of us, Noah should go walk around St. Louis or Cleveland. He’d find out quickly that he’s not viewed any differently than us.

 

The Leno routine was not a one-time incident. Apparently Noah has built a career out of perpetuating unfortunate stereotypes about black people (and others, too; Noah’s Twitter feed also offers some interesting jokes about Jews and women).

 

In a routine at the Apollo, in front of what appears to be a nearly all-white audience, he talked about learning how to speak “Black American,†offering as an example “fo shizzle my nizzle.†(If a white man had made that joke, Black Twitter would have set him ablaze with sparked fingertips in a litany of “reads†and memes.) In this performance, Noah made a better connection between his ignorance of African American culture and him confusing it with pop culture portrayals. But his introduction to the States was flat-out racist. With the appointment of his new post, it appears America, at least some of it, is loving it.

 

Some on Twitter have pointed to Eddie Murphy’s infamous “

†routine, in which he said he needed to go to Africa to find a â€œcrazy, naked zebra bitch†for a wife, and Chris Rock’s similar comedy as examples that black comics make fun of African people, too. Marlon Wayans’s insulting comments about African people while he was on stage in Africa hosting an MTV awards show have also been thrown into the mix to demonstrate this point. So? None of this is okay with me. I’ve never understood, frankly, why some African Americans find it okay to disrespect African people.

 

Although we’re culturally different, I like to believe there is still a deeply rooted thread of connection. And there are actually talented people of color who do smart, evolved material on culture, race and politics that manages not to insult black people. (W. Kamau Bell would have been a perfect choice to replace Stewart.)

 

It’s all too acceptable to disrespect people of color in this country, especially African Americans, even when you’re also a person of color. Not only did Noah get away with these routines, now he’s being rewarded for them. And the sadder thing is that the next time we have this “there aren’t enough people of color in the late night arena†conversation, people will point to Noah and say, “See, we gave you another one.â€

 

Well, you can keep him.  I’d like a conscious person of color at the wheel, not someone who’s already driven me off a racist cliff.​

 

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For those who don't know, there does tend to be a bit of tension between people of African descent, like African Americans, Africans, West Indians...

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Add Jews and Women to that too.

 

Is there really such tension though? can you tell a bit more about it?

[miwa201]

I was rooting for him but he seems like a douche.

[Seditary]

I feel like the reaction to his appointment is some massive meta joke.

[Temporal Distortion]

I don't see anything wrong with being able to joke about your own race. Russell Peters does it all the time, and people love him for it.

[DocumentaLy]

Add Jews and Women to that too.

 

Is there really such tension though? can you tell a bit more about it?

 

Me and some other people here talked about it a while back. It's all explained here: http://onehallyu.com/topic/134312-amber-rose-implies-family-didnt-attend-wedding-because-wiz-khalifa-is-african-american/

[DocumentaLy]

I don't see anything wrong with being able to joke about your own race. Russell Peters does it all the time, and people love him for it.

 

The thing is though is that he's not an African American, he's an African. There are very different experiences at play here. These differences are the cause of this tension between different black peoples.

[sane]

I actually think he's a little too PC for my taste sometimes, but generally he's pretty funny. People are too sensitive these days.

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Me and some other people here talked about it a while back. It's all explained here: http://onehallyu.com/topic/134312-amber-rose-implies-family-didnt-attend-wedding-because-wiz-khalifa-is-african-american/

Thanks!

[Kororo]

The thing is though is that he's not an African American, he's an African. There are very different experiences at play here. These differences are the cause of this tension between different black peoples.

 

THIS being Africain, and being Africain American now is a complete different experience, struggle and view point and i'm saying this as an Africain. I don't see why Noah separating himself from the African American community is wrong, I do that to.  Trevor Noah is quiet funny in my opinion ( there's few of is jokes that are somehow risky but most of the time it's fine), and the number of time African American  comedians made jokes about Africain is equivalent so I don't see where the issu is. 

[DocumentaLy]

THIS being Africain, and being Africain American now is a complete different experience, struggle and view point and i'm saying this as an Africain. I don't see why Noah separating himself from the African American community is wrong, I do that to.  Trevor Noah is quiet funny in my opinion ( there's few of is jokes that are somehow risky but most of the time it's fine), and the number of time African American  comedians made jokes about Africain is equivalent so I don't see where the issu is. 

 

Who said it was right though?

[Kororo]

Who said it was right though?

I'm not saying that being offensive toward a specifically culture or group of people is right at ALL ( I should have elaborated more sorry ). I've seen some of his work and I can see how and why he would joke about African American the way he did. It's a matter of socialisation,and what sells, honestly the image that is given to the world about African American and about Africain is really stereotypical most of the time and for most of us can sometimes be offensive, and I admit that Trevor along with other famous comedians are joking about those stereotypes and somehow for some people contributing to keep them alive.  I personally  see those acts as pure comedy and get a laugh out of it and sometime I get offended, I know they are stereotypes and that they don't represent myself or other people, but are just exaggeration of popularized traits of a specifically culture or groupe of people. And as I said some of his skits can be offensive. I just don't get why the person who right the article seems to be so against him, while there is a tone of other comedian, movie makers, ads creator, general content creator who are making the exact same type of joke, or portraying the exact same type of stereotype and still get to get tone of exposure.

[DocumentaLy]

I'm not saying that being offensive toward a specifically culture or group of people is right at ALL ( I should have elaborated more sorry ). I've seen some of his work and I can see how and why he would joke about African American the way he did. It's a matter of socialisation,and what sells, honestly the image that is given to the world about African American and about Africain is really stereotypical most of the time and for most of us can sometimes be offensive, and I admit that Trevor along with other famous comedians are joking about those stereotypes and somehow for some people contributing to keep them alive.  I personally  see those acts as pure comedy and get a laugh out of it and sometime I get offended, I know they are stereotypes and that they don't represent myself or other people, but are just exaggeration of popularized traits of a specifically culture or groupe of people. And as I said some of his skits can be offensive. I just don't get why the person who right the article seems to be so against him, while there is a tone of other comedian, movie makers, ads creator, general content creator who are making the exact same type of joke, or portraying the exact same type of stereotype and still get to get tone of exposure.

 

The thing here is that he's being pushed as a black tv personality when he's built a large part of his career on anti-African American tropes. It's like they're trying to make African Americans happy / show progress by putting him in this position when he's really against African-Americans. They're trying to lump him in with African Americans when he doesn't accept them and they're not likely to accept him due to his attitudes on them. He's like a half-step Uncle Tom to be blunt.

[Kororo]

The thing here is that he's being pushed as a black tv personality when he's built a large part of his career on anti-African American tropes. It's like they're trying to make African Americans happy / show progress by putting him in this position when he's really against African-Americans. They're trying to lump him in with African Americans when he doesn't accept them and they're not likely to accept him due to his attitudes on them. He's like a half-step Uncle Tom to be blunt.

Again I don't think he is against Africain American, I don't see his jokes on the matter that way at all.  He has a different point of view as he is not Africain American and he is "mix race". But if some people think that way then i get why they are offended by his nomination at the daily show. I jus wish people would actually see his work and get the nuances of it and that it's not all about "bashing" Africain American. 

[DocumentaLy]

Again I don't think he is against Africain American, I don't see his jokes on the matter that way at all.  He has a different point of view as he is not Africain American and he is "mix race". But if some people think that way then i get why they are offended by his nomination at the daily show. I jus wish people would actually see his work and get the nuances of it and that it's not all about "bashing" Africain American. 

 

You don't but a lot of African Americans do and that's all that really matters. Black media is already not liking this appointment and it's causing a revived conversation about the tensions between black peoples.

[PoshLuxe]

Re-considering my decision to check out Jon's replacement... -_-

[......]

Yay another Don Lemon

 

white run television industry. It's like rubbing the lamp of a tricky genie.
Don't word things perfectly and... your wish will get all jacked up.

 

Have we still not learned to be specific about the type of representation we want?

[DocumentaLy]

Yay another Don Lemon

 

white run television industry. It's like rubbing the lamp of a tricky genie.

Don't word things perfectly and... your wish will get all jacked up.

 

Have we still not learned to be specific about the type of representation we want?

 

LOL, Don Lemon...