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(2,161 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:45 PM Mar 2015

Trevor Noah is no Jon Stewart. Trevor Noah is a guy you block on Facebook [View all]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-trevor-noah-tweets-disappointing-balancing-20150331-column.html

A day after the 31-year-old South African comedian was announced as Jon Stewart's replacement on "The Daily Show," his tweets have come under fire for being anti-Semitic and sexist.

"'Oh yeah the weekend. People are gonna get drunk & think that I'm sexy!' — fat chicks everywhere."

"A hot white woman with (rear end) is like a unicorn. Even if you do see one, you'll probably never get to ride it."

"Almost bumped a Jewish kid crossing the road. He didn't look b4 crossing but I still would hav felt so bad in my german car!"

I was feeling a bit disappointed that TDS will continue to be a boys club with the announcement of the new host. Now after reading some of Noah's tweets, it's as if Comedy Central has put a sign on the show "No Women Viewers Wanted." I will definitely oblige.

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Trevor Noah is no Jon Stewart. Trevor Noah is a guy you block on Facebook [View all] Dems to Win Mar 2015 OP

Wanda Sykes would be much better shenmue Mar 2015 #1

Oh my god! JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #4

Now that's a great idea Dems to Win Mar 2015 #19

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #26

Oh bummer :( gollygee Mar 2015 #2

Bummer. Dems to Win Mar 2015 #22

Plenty of cons....Because Fox surely would have known how to search twitter? merrily Mar 2015 #27

Chuckle. Dems to Win Mar 2015 #32

yup. stewart never came away from that even though he stood with women.... seabeyond Mar 2015 #3

Yes, not too surprising. Dems to Win Mar 2015 #23

Not gonna watch it! JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #5

It's what a man says and does when nobody is looking seabeyond Mar 2015 #6

gotta chuckle at this Dems to Win Mar 2015 #14

All I'm saying is . . . JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #33

A couple more articles, with more tweets Dems to Win Mar 2015 #7

I'm going to enjoy watching #TeamAdele run this guy out of town Dems to Win Mar 2015 #8

kinda sounding like what happened with du3. totally, interesting. nt seabeyond Mar 2015 #9

Such contempt, from someone with no awards. Legend in his own mind. Sigh. merrily Mar 2015 #29

Like Don Rickles, except no one's laughing nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #10

Isn't humor supposed to be at least in the general neighbothood A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #11

Yeah. are they jokes or just pure mean insults? Dems to Win Mar 2015 #13

Fine line. What was the iconic "Take my mother in law....please." If you were a mother in law, mean merrily Mar 2015 #31

Another tweet gem from Trevor Dems to Win Mar 2015 #12

Yes, the new ‘Daily Show’ host is black. And he’s spent his career making fun of African Americans. Dems to Win Mar 2015 #15

Trevor Noah Meets the American Internet Dems to Win Mar 2015 #16

'Daily Show' Hire Trevor Noah Under Fire for Tweets Offending Jews, Women from Rolling Stone Dems to Win Mar 2015 #17

Next Host Of 'The Daily Show' Takes Heat For Old Tweets On Women, Jews from TPM Dems to Win Mar 2015 #18

Some responses to Trevor's lame tweets are kinda funny Dems to Win Mar 2015 #20

A biting, on-point tweet sent to Trevor Dems to Win Mar 2015 #21

People are watching his youtube clips Dems to Win Mar 2015 #24

Trevor Noah's Bigoted Jokes Come Back To Haunt Him Dems to Win Mar 2015 #25

I thought he was black, white, and jewish. I still think he is funny. bravenak Mar 2015 #28

Very disappointed in the choice elfin Mar 2015 #30

"jokes that didn't land" A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #34

to be fair DonCoquixote Mar 2015 #35