.@ColbertReport Is this supposed to be satire? What happened to the #1 rule of satire: punch up? This doesn't. It's gross. Do better.
— 18MR.org (@18millionrising) March 27, 2014
Is this supposed to be a joke? Stephen Colbert thought so. He was attempting to satirize Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and his launch of the Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation, but his joke didn’t quite fly.
https://twitter.com/ColbertReport/status/449320692446920704
Get it?
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449333467369570304
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449334025002688513
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449334404410638337
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449334578197434368
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449334766433624064
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449334972751417344
Suey Park wasn’t alone calling for Colbert’s cancellation. #CancelColbert soon trended.
https://twitter.com/ArtemisCohen/status/449334785937125376
I can get behind this. "Ironic" oppressive "jokes" aren't funny & still oppress. #CancelColbert
— eiridescent (@eiridescent) March 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/yoonheehees/status/449335076917362688
#CancelColbert because Ching Chong Ding Dong is what was said to my face since I was young and othered me so blantantly even as a US citizen
— YH 연희 (@parkyhee) March 28, 2014
#CancelColbert bc e/t I hear "Ching Chong ding dong" & the like, I relive my shame growing up w White kids who said that to me regularly.
— 여신 (@YeoshinLourdes) March 28, 2014
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https://twitter.com/ClangingBells/status/449335218827456512
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Using satire that "ironically" ridicules Asians=not productive for indigenous nor any marginalized group. White humor blows. #CancelColbert
— 여신 (@YeoshinLourdes) March 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/Mush_AA/status/449336917457256449
#CancelColbert because satire does not use words that trigger traumatic memories of bullying to Asian youth.
— YH 연희 (@parkyhee) March 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/SaySoju/status/449337212749246465
"Ironic" use of stereotypes doesn't change the effect those stereotypes have on actual people. #CancelColbert
— Willow (@Psychpunk) March 28, 2014
The #privilege it takes to reexplain the "joke" as if it's OUR misunderstanding not their lack of empathy that's the problem #cancelcolbert
— xian franzinger barrett (@xianb8) March 28, 2014
I used to think Stephen Colbert is funny, but we should not let his racist paternalism fly by. #CancelColbert
— ✪????? ?????-?????✪ (@sirjamesa12) March 28, 2014
#CancelColbert because I'm tired of being expected to put up with racism from liberals just because the other side is 'worse'.
— Alexis (@alexisjennelle) March 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449339261959946240
Oh dear. #CancelColbert is trending. I'm of course down w/ @suey_park 's efforts but a key Q in this must be asked: Why target SATIRE?
— Amy Alexander (@AmyAlex63) March 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449339698230489088
https://twitter.com/HeartsMindsEars/status/449339502021324801
I'm sick of my daughter's ethnicity being a punchline. It sure wasn't funny for her when she was mocked in kindergarten. #CancelColbert
— Amy (@moogacat) March 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449345135403597824
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449345768319889408
Stay tuned.
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Update: The tweet has since been quietly deleted.
https://twitter.com/suey_park/status/449358811287916544
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