tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post3735293312608497033..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Trevor Noah's Anti-SemitismStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-33760456970092698092015-04-06T08:03:43.408-07:002015-04-06T08:03:43.408-07:00The Left is currently rallying to Trevor Noah'...The Left is currently rallying to Trevor Noah's defense... on the grounds that he grew up in South Africa. Apparently, this gives him a pass on anti-Semitism.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-3936106912196966272015-04-06T07:59:03.324-07:002015-04-06T07:59:03.324-07:00I've mentioned previously my concern about gro...I've mentioned previously my concern about growing Judeophobia. <br /><br />"Anti-Semitism" is a misnomer - Arabs are Semites too - "Jew Hatred" seems hyperbolic (so far, anyway); and ".... Phobia" is au courant and, I think, apposite in this case.<br /><br />It's less wide-spread and virulent in US, but obviously more mainstream - on the Left.<br /><br />It troubles me. <br /><br />BTW. I think the troubled Mel Gibson's one drunken offense was too harshly punished. He has - cliche alert! - many Jewish friends and associates. -- Rich Lara Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-55476147378565768112015-03-31T14:40:53.753-07:002015-03-31T14:40:53.753-07:00Well said....Well said....Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-69394063982394283182015-03-31T14:23:20.571-07:002015-03-31T14:23:20.571-07:00Vox is worried too:
http://www.vox.com/2015/3/31/8...Vox is worried too:<br />http://www.vox.com/2015/3/31/8319065/trevor-noah-twitter-offensive-jokes The line between funny and offensive is thin. Trevor Noah is on the wrong side.<br />------<br />In these tweets, Noah is consistently shaming three groups of people: Jews, women, and LGBT people."<br /><br />...these jokes are offensive because they are reflections of cultures that are oppressive and privileged — and rather than being critical of those societal constructions, the jokes instead reinforce them. The jokes imply that it is acceptable — funny, even — to belittle gay, heavy, or Jewish people.<br /><br />But here's what makes Noah's situation different: his new platform as the host of The Daily Show. He's not a standup comedian anymore. He's about to step into a job that discusses high-profile political and social issues. Noah needs to be trusted to be able to do that in a way that is smart and fair and certainly not bigoted. As Jamie Weinstein wrote for the Daily Caller, "Many young people don't watch ‘The Daily Show' just to laugh — they watch the show to get their news. The show shapes perceptions."<br />----------<br /><br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com