Trevor Noah's Tasteless Joke On A Possible War Between India & Pakistan Has Left Folks Fuming
South African comedian and TV show host Trevor Noah tried really hard to find humour amid tensions between India and Pakistan. He likened the Indian soldiers war cry to impromptu Bollywood dance sequence. Angry reactions to Noahs apparently comic act kept pouring on social media. The Indian partition was the deadliest in history with millions of people killed while traveling from one country to the other.
South African comedian and TV show host, Trevor Noah, tried really hard to find humour amid tensions between India and Pakistan, but he ended up getting roasted on social media.
Noah's insensitive remark on the ongoing tensions between the two nations has left people from both sides fuming.
Noah makes fun of how Indians love a good song-and-dance sequence and he likened the Indian soldiers' war cry to impromptu Bollywood dance sequence.
He goes on to say that if India and Pakistan went to war, "it would be the most entertaining war ever." Um, what? and he is actually singing in Hindi, saying "auro ki life difficult kar tu".
Angry reactions to Noah's apparently comic act kept pouring on social media. One user wrote, 'For someone who claims to be the most woke person this is high key offensive, insensitive and straight up racist/ feeding on endless stereotypes. Disgusted by #trevornoah who thinks war is a form of entertainment when the repercussions negatively affect millions of people.'
Take a look at the reactions below:
#1
@Trevornoah Not funny Trevor. I know It¡¯s your job to see the lighter side of things, but war where lives are being lost on both sides and all you could think of was Bollywood songs, Indian accent and a dance off. Cliche!!
¡ª Narendra (@NarendraMuppala) 1 March 2019
Insensitivity can't be passed off as dark #humour. @Trevornoah this is in bad taste. War isn't funny, and no amount of smart writing can justify this. #TrevorNoah https://t.co/lZkjkfrCYA
¡ª Anindita Chatterjee (@CapitalistSage) 1 March 2019
@Trevornoah situations like these are to be taken seriously and joke should be not made out of these 44 soldiers died and just for your #TRP you are making jokes out of such tense situation. pic.twitter.com/yi2Xc74lkR
¡ª Dubey Sachin (@ISachinDubey) 1 March 2019
@Trevornoah I cannot understand how a South African who cries racism at White Supremacists can crack jokes about war, like a White Supremacist. There are people living in fear and soldiers risking their lives (in and for both countries), and you find it funny all the same.
¡ª Shrinath Sharma (@sarchotic_shri) 1 March 2019
@Trevornoah mocking the army of a country and seeing war as an entertainment soap is not funny at all. I guess you surely be laughing at the people of your own country who fought for it. Have shame!
¡ª Himanshu Pushkar (@ProfessorCode) 1 March 2019
@Trevornoah
¡ª Ritesh Jaikar (@JaikarRitesh) 1 March 2019
Methinks there was a major 'tremor' in Trevor's minor mind when he blabbered about Indo-Pak war. U totally lost it, mate, with your INSENSITIVE & BELOW THE BELT remarks. Gumption goes for a toss here.
@Trevornoah so you¡¯re a racist. The Indian partition was the deadliest in history with millions of people killed while traveling from one country to the other. The political tension b/w the two is still very serious and you want to laugh about a potential war? Is your brain ok?
¡ª jk bus | rosival (@paradiseBTS__) 1 March 2019
Because only Murican wars are serious. Not us poor countries. How dare we steer away from our racist stereotype ?
¡ª Sejal Shrotri (@SejalShrotri) 1 March 2019
Racist. Stereotypical. And downright offensive. It is true indeed, these days the moment you think someone is cool and wise, they do a @Trevornoah on you and flush down the entire goodwill! https://t.co/TJoxGrFd1c
¡ª Ritesh Uttamchandani (@photowallah) 1 March 2019
