Trevor Noah was trending earlier today over this segment from “The Daily Show” where he attempted to trash Joe Rogan and his podcast guest, Jordan Peterson, over their discussion on race.
Have a watch:
Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson decided to share their thoughts on race and it did not go well. pic.twitter.com/jTnmk0EVC9
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 27, 2022
Here’s the Rogan clip Noah was talking about in case you haven’t seen it yet:
On Joe Rogan's Spotify podcast — Jordan Peterson claims Michael Eric Dyson is "not Black"
Rogan replies: "Unless you are talking to someone who is like 100% African from the darkest place where they are not wearing any clothes all day … the term Black is weird." pic.twitter.com/Wyk00WHwus
— Alex Paterson (@AlexPattyy) January 25, 2022
Anyway, we say Noah “attempted” to trash Rogan and Peterson because it’s pretty clear he missed their point, as anti-racist activist Chloé S. Valdary helpfully points out here:
“My God, Did Trevor not realize that this was precisely Rogan and Peterson’s point, that this rule is stupid, and that blackness and whiteness are made up things? Did the Daily Beast not realize it either? Are all ya’ll just doing things for clicks?? Sighhhh.”
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My God, Did Trevor not realize that this was precisely Rogan and Peterson's point, that this rule is stupid, and that blackness and whiteness are made up things? Did the Daily Beast not realize it either? Are all ya'll just doing things for clicks??
Sighhhh. https://t.co/btqKuLB0Jx
— Chloé S. Valdary 📚 (@cvaldary) January 28, 2022
Why, yes, Noah and The Daily Beast *were* “doing things for clicks”:
Joe Rogan says “Black” is a weird social construct used to categorize people who really aren’t the same. Trevor Noah says we should continue to adhere to racial categories and invokes the “one drop” rule to explain why.
Remind me who is the conservative and who is the liberal? https://t.co/iMtOSAi9Mj
— Boomieleaks (@Boomieleaks) January 27, 2022
So much for this being “misinformation.”
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