As Twitchy reported, #TheDailyShowGoneTooFar was the No. 1 trend in the U.S. earlier today, with One Direction fans outraged over a joke that “a new terrorist group just formed, with one member each from ISIS, al-Nusra, al-Qaeda, Hamas, One Direction and the Zetas drug cartel.”
Today, the Daily Show issued a non-apology, claiming to know nothing about the British boy band.
Dear 1D fans: We didn't know the band members' names, religions, hobbies, etc. Just knew they were popular. But not THIS popular. #whoa
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) September 26, 2014
Will that be enough to assuage the anger of the #ZaynDefenseSquad? Zayn Malik is the one Muslim member of the band, leading many fans to think the “Daily Show” terrorist joke was targeted at him.
https://twitter.com/leodicaprihoess/status/515518174582697984
https://twitter.com/cityburnstyles/status/515547934059155456
"it's just a joke" how would you like it if someone made fun of your religious beliefs on national television #ZaynDefenseSquad
— ally (@allymval) September 26, 2014
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU THINK THE DAILY SHOW SHOULD BE CANCELLED#TheDailyShowGoneTooFar #ZaynDefenseSquad
pic.twitter.com/u58eFBNbhT— Zquad (@MyArmyOfStyles) September 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/thatonegirlsay/status/515626540134981632
https://twitter.com/zigzagziall/status/515625919571296256
Terrorist jokes about Zayn aren't funny,he's such an amazing person why do you even?? #DailyShowGoneTooFar #ZaynDefenseSquad
— Varshni (@varshnijay) September 26, 2014
i get the daily show joke, but i'm still so tired of hearing 'zayn' and 'terrorist' in the same sentence. give it up #zayndefensesquad
— meghan (@yomeghan) September 26, 2014
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#ZaynDefenseSquad #DailyShowGoneTooFar
He hasn't done anything wrong to deserve this hatred.
— 🙁 (@sottspooks) September 26, 2014
@zaynmalik you are perfect in every way❤️❤️ #ZaynDefenseSquad #ZaynIsAnAngel
— 🙂 (@stripitstyles_) September 26, 2014
#ZaynDefenseSquad
Love Zayn like how Zayn loves the world. My stomach honestly hurts thinking about how hurt he probably is now— Δsh (@PhaseOfFlowers) September 26, 2014
Fuck the daily show! zayn is so sweet! Those fuckers messed with the wrong group #DailyShowGoneTooFar #ZaynDefenseSquad #ZaynIsAnAngel
— 🙂 (@stripitstyles_) September 26, 2014
its 2014 and almost 2015 and ppl still call zayn terrorist
GROW THE FUCK UP #ZaynIsTheMostAmazingHumanBeing #ZaynDefenseSquad
— harry (@westsideszjm) September 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/dookienouis/status/515627483236806657
Whoa.
https://twitter.com/tbh_harold/status/515627474852405248
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