Widely known for his political satire The Daily Show on Comedy Central, Trevor Noah in his recent show made comments on India and Pakistan tensions. As reported by the BBC, he said that a war between both countries would be “the most entertaining“. He further commented, “it would be the longest war of all time – another dance number!”
Noah apologized for his comments after the twitter backlash. A twitter user criticized him, saying, “It’s sad when someone who’s had a violent past mocks war through a Bollywood stereotype. @Trevornoah’s mother was shot in the head by her husband (Trevor’s stepfather). Imagine someone making fun of it with a Xhosa stereotype – the tribe his mum belongs to.”
Although he was deemed as racist, a few netizens came to his rescue. One user tweeted, “Laughed at the Trevor Noah bit abt India. Laughed when he made fun of Imran Khan too. Then I moved on. Trevor isn’t a policymaker nor a stakeholder in India and Pakistan’s politics. All he does is joke from afar. The outrage is as unnecessary as it is pointless.“
