# Jon Stewart to step down from The Daily Show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345 "2015-02-10T23:49:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/321 "2015-03-31T20:55:19Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > How about someone who isn’t a racist and doesn’t think anti-semitic jokes are a real hoot? That would be good for a start. You know, I liked this young guy when I first checked him out, I thought him a bold choice. But after seeing those tweets, no thank you. > [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > “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!” Not seeing this as offensive at all. He’s making a painful joke about Germans killing Jews, referencing the Holocaust. Maybe it’s offensive as in poor taste, but it’s not remotely antisemitic. > [@](#): > > “Behind every successful Rap Billionaire is a double as rich Jewish man #BeatsByDreidel” This one may or may not be offensive. It plays into stereotypes about Jewish control of the media, of course–but it doesn’t actually say anything bad about that stereotype. Overall I’d say it’s slightly antisemitic. > [@](#): > > “Messi gets the ball and the real players try foul him, but Messi doesn’t go down easy, just like jewish chicks.” This one is a little worse, playing on an (apparent) stereotype of Jewish women (is there some stereotype about Jewish women not giving blowjobs? Learn something new every day). It’s the worst of the bunch. Frankly, yeah, these give me a little bit of a pause about him. If his mom raised him in a Jewish environment, I’ve got a lot less problem with it–you’re pretty much always allowed to make jokes about a group you belong to. If he didn’t have much connection to Jewish culture, it’s weird and negative. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/322 "2015-03-31T21:05:29Z")
That’s funny. I definitely would have switched the last two in terms of which is more anti-Semitic. Did that #BeatsByDreidel get any trending action at the time I wonder? Lol. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/323 "2015-03-31T21:17:06Z")
Noah has written a new twit: _“Often, people who can do, don’t because they’re afraid of what people that can’t do will say about them doing.”_ Seriously? That’s your way of dealing with the whole mess, man? “Haters just hate on me because I’m so awesome”? Not the sharpest of cookies. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/324 "2015-03-31T21:21:47Z")
Actually I think “Haters Gonna Hate” is a perfectly valid response to the fauxrage. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/325 "2015-03-31T21:26:36Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > Actually I think “Haters Gonna Hate” is a perfectly valid response to the fauxrage. That’s just avoiding talking about it. fauxrage or not, it’s not going away until it’s dealt with, and petulant tweets like that one aren’t helping him. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/326 "2015-03-31T21:28:48Z")
I have a feeling this sort of thing is going to die out. Especially since he doesn’t take the chair for a little while, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/327 "2015-03-31T21:31:23Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > I have a feeling this sort of thing is going to die out. Especially since he doesn’t take the chair for a little while, IIRC. Of course it will die out. Question is, is it going to die with him being labelled a sexist antisemite forever, or not? ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/328 "2015-03-31T21:36:52Z")
It’d be beyond ridiculous if he were. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/329 "2015-03-31T21:40:02Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > It’d be beyond ridiculous if he were. It’s the label he’s got now. Doing nothing about it will just cement it in the audience’ mind. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/330 "2015-03-31T21:41:16Z")
If you want to think so. I’d say that most Daily Show fans would consider these attacks on Noah based on ~10 tweets out of close to 9000 to be silly. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/331 "2015-03-31T21:44:16Z")
For example, Noah’s latest tweet at 5:36PM Eastern (less than 10 minutes ago): > “To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn’t land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian.” Has been Retweeted 695 times and Favorited 749 times. He’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/332 "2015-03-31T21:47:55Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > For example, Noah’s latest tweet at 5:36PM Eastern (less than 10 minutes ago): > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/Trevornoah/status/583019964556152832) > “To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn’t land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian.” > > Has been Retweeted 695 times and Favorited 749 times. > > He’ll be fine. See? Much better damage control than the previous. Still not addressing the issue directly. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/333 "2015-03-31T21:51:12Z")
The internet in general and twitter in particular is just an outrage engine at this point. Every day something gets run through the Outrage Mill and comes out the other side to be forgotten when something new comes along. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/334 "2015-03-31T21:55:08Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > The internet in general and twitter in particular is just an outrage engine at this point. Every day something gets run through the Outrage Mill and comes out the other side to be forgotten when something new comes along. I’m not so quick to dismiss the power of recreational outrage. Careers that require a strong public image can be ruined with astonishing ease. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/335 "2015-03-31T23:25:34Z")
I’m shocked. SHOCKED, I say, that a comedian made some jokes in questionable taste. Wait a second. Wait. A. Second. No, I’m not. Big fuckin’ deal. > [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > Still not addressing the issue directly. What issue? That a bunch of ninnies are trying make a mountain out of a molehill? Meh. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/336 "2015-04-01T00:59:59Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > I wonder how quickly they’ll let him give input on new correspondents. He would been asked during any proper pre-job interviews and the CC brass must have liked what they heard. He’s [and I do mean he, although his production team will be involved] undoubtedly already on the phone to people he wants. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/337 "2015-04-01T01:46:11Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > I’m not so quick to dismiss the power of recreational outrage. Careers that require a strong public image can be ruined with astonishing ease. Oh I definitely didn’t mean to imply it was harmless. For many it isn’t. It is just a voracious monster and if it wasn’t these tweets, it would have been something else. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/338 "2015-04-01T02:28:06Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > That’s just avoiding talking about it. fauxrage or not, it’s not going away until it’s dealt with, and petulant tweets like that one aren’t helping him. Isn’t the appropriate response to people pretending to be outraged to feign contrition? Then you just wait for the inevitable pretend backlash against the pretend outrage, and you’re all good. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/339 "2015-04-01T02:43:32Z")
[Comedy Central’s President on Why Trevor Noah Was Chosen as the Next ‘Daily Show’ Host (Q&A)](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comedy-centrals-president-why-trevor-785283) Pre-mini brouhaha, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345/340 "2015-04-01T05:47:29Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > I’m shocked. SHOCKED, I say, that a comedian made some jokes in questionable taste. > > Wait a second. > > Wait. A. Second. > > No, I’m not. Big fuckin’ deal. > What issue? That a bunch of ninnies are trying make a mountain out of a molehill? Meh. I don’t know that it’s a molehill. Quite frankly, had this been tweets from, say, a Fox News anchor, TDS would have been the first to make a meal out of it. However, in this case I’m not interested in whether the ninnies are right. I’m interested in whether the ninnies can sway public opinion against Noah, and what media strategy is he going to follow to avoid that. I don’t think that “ignore it and it will go away” is a realistic strategy in 2015. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-to-step-down-from-the-daily-show/712345.md?page=18)