# Is Jon Stewart a Racist? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 14, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467 "2003-01-14T04:42:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/21 "2003-01-14T13:57:25Z")
> [@](#): > > Is this an honest question, or is it trying to make a point with the Shaq mocking the Chinese language thing? Well, I thought that would be obvious since I mimicked the title of the original thread and I commented on similar offences. Apparently not since everyone took me so seriously. My point was since when is mocking a language “racist”? Chinese is not a race, its a nationality and language just like German is. > [@](#): > > IMHHHHHHHHHHHO, it was a stupid ignorant probably drunken plea for attention. Bugger off. None of my pleas are ever drunken. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/22 "2003-01-14T14:20:47Z")
Yeah, that’s what I thought. Mad props to me for being the only one not whooshed. Anyway, when doing parodies, you’re supposed to provide a link to the original thread, so that’s what may have thrown folks off. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/23 "2003-01-14T14:21:18Z")
Blasphemy, airdisc!!! Jon Stewart is hilarious, and anyone who doesn’t think so is… scummy! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/24 "2003-01-14T14:26:48Z")
It sounds to me like Stewart was being **SELF-DEPRICATING**. He does this alot. In other words “I took six years of German and I didn’t learn a damn thing!” ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/25 "2003-01-14T15:40:45Z")
Call me racist, but I hate Esperanto speakers with the burning passion of a thousand _viando mangxing kolombos_. Where is the Republic of Esperan, anyway? Let’s bomb 'em. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/26 "2003-01-14T15:52:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by levdrakon \* > \*\*IMHHHHHHHHHHHO, it was a stupid ignorant probably drunken plea for attention. Bugger off. > > Woo, hoo, ban me! \*\* That was from fucking left field. Cut the dose on those meds bro. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/27 "2003-01-14T16:24:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\*Cut the dose on those meds bro. \*\* Or double them, whichever works. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/28 "2003-01-14T16:39:09Z")
Why is this in the pit? Am I missing something? Oh, I see. We don’t have a forum for _Really_ stupid questions. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/29 "2003-01-14T17:01:17Z")
Oog grok boog tok. Heh, stupid fucking Neanderthals. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/30 "2003-01-14T17:02:34Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by sailor_ > \*\* Am I missing something? > \*\* Um, yes. Jesus, **sailor** , after 27 posts and an explanation from the original poster, you _still_ get whooshed?! Pathetic. **pizzabrat** , your parody skills need work, and you should include a [linkity link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=155596) to what you are parodying. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/31 "2003-01-14T19:02:05Z")
OK, I get it. I guess I need to pay more attention. This stuff is too deep for me. ---
**Author:** ![JRR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@JRR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRR)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/32 "2003-01-14T22:37:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Muad’Dib \ ***No, no. Ya see, Germans and Italians are _white_, therefore the jokes were a delightful and insightful commentary and not at all racist.** Exactly! You can’t be racist towards whitey, it’s just impossible! On the other hand, if he’d gone “chong wong bong dong” or “Yo, homey, we be frontin’ up diz plizace, yo,” then we’d be innundated with many, many somber opinion pieces about the evils of casual racism and how jokes like that Just Aren’t Funny and shouldn’t be allowed on TV where children might see them. ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/33 "2003-01-15T00:07:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JRR \* > \*\*Exactly! You can’t be racist towards whitey, it’s just impossible! > > On the other hand, if he’d gone “chong wong bong dong” or “Yo, homey, we be frontin’ up diz plizace, yo,” then we’d be innundated with many, many somber opinion pieces about the evils of casual racism and how jokes like that Just Aren’t Funny and shouldn’t be allowed on TV where children might see them. \*\* Wow, and I thought that the What-if Machine wouldn’t be perfected for about 1000 years. And how can you operate it without a fing-longer? In fact, lot’s of people on this board seem to have access to this technology. Thought it seems to be an early prototype that can only be invoked for racial debates. ---
**Author:** ![Hinten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecd19e/32.png) [@Hinten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hinten)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/34 "2003-01-15T00:21:18Z")
What if “flufen gaufen houffen glafen” means “All Nazis eat Wieners and Sauerkraut”? Double reverse racist discrimination? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/35 "2003-01-15T00:43:07Z")
I’d like to apologize to **pizzabrat** for calling him clinically braindead, and re-direct that insult to **JRR** , pending further information. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/36 "2003-01-15T02:13:50Z")
Jeesh guys, lay off each other’s throats here. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/37 "2003-01-15T02:21:44Z")
Jeesh guys, lay off each other’s throats here. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/38 "2003-01-15T02:27:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Enderw24 \* > \*\*No, I think Jon was just introducing the show’s guest, Swedish Chef. \*\* Wait a minute, Ender! I think you’re on to something. Jim Henson, in whatever form ye take: you are an Anti-Swedite! ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/39 "2003-01-15T07:53:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pizzabrat \* > Well, I thought that would be obvious since I mimicked the title of the original thread and I commented on similar offences. Apparently not since everyone took me so seriously. > > My point was since when is mocking a language “racist”? Chinese is not a race, its a nationality and language just like German is. I see an obvious difference between: “Tell [insert name of specific Chinese person] that I said ching chong wing wang and made fake karate moves” and… “The German language sounds like this: Flaffen schlaffen”. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467/40 "2003-01-15T07:59:08Z")
Mark Twain did all of this much better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jon-stewart-a-racist/148467.md?page=3)