How did Trevor Noah get picked to be the new host of The Daily Show? I think Lewis Black or Jessica Williams would've been better choices.
Personally, I find political correctness to be acceptable, even necessary, up to a certain point. After that point, it gets annoying and unbearable.
For example, people should avoid using racial and other types of slurs, but at the same time, colleges and other institutions shouldn't start banning words.
I think that we're getting a bit too worried about offending other people these days. Here in the Navy, they put an emphasis on not listening to music with offensive lyrics and not wearing potentially offensive clothing. You can make people in the military work long hours and deal with BS, but God forbid you offend someone.
He is part Jewish, so he can skate on that one.
Also, Comedy Central doesn't cancel Daniel Tosh for saying worse things, so I imagine he'll survive this.
How does Trevor Noah being part Jewish give him some leeway?