Updated: Stephen Colbert outraged online followers Thursday with an offensive-sounding and out-of-context tweet posted on The Colbert Report account.
The message posted March 27 at 4:02 p.m. (screen shot below) mocked Asian stereotypes. Offended readers slammed the message and spawned a #CancelColbert hashtag. The tweet was later deleted.
For nearly a decade, Colbert has used an ultra-conservative persona while hosting the Comedy Central series. The format allows him to say some pretty outrageous things because, after all, it’s just a character. But readers thought this tweet went too far:
The tweet was a joke from Wednesday night’s show.
The message posted March 27 at 4:02 p.m. (screen shot below) mocked Asian stereotypes. Offended readers slammed the message and spawned a #CancelColbert hashtag. The tweet was later deleted.
For nearly a decade, Colbert has used an ultra-conservative persona while hosting the Comedy Central series. The format allows him to say some pretty outrageous things because, after all, it’s just a character. But readers thought this tweet went too far:
The tweet was a joke from Wednesday night’s show.
- 3/28/2014
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
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