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Noah, host of the popular Daily Show in the
United States, responded after an indigenous Australian
highlighted a clip of a stand-up show in 2013 where the comedian
made the offensive comments, with the hashtag #boycotttrevornoahinoz.
In the footage, Noah said that "all women of every race can be
beautiful," then said: "And I know some of you are sitting there
now going, 'Oh Trevor, yeah, but I've never seen a beautiful
Aborigine.'"
He then went on to say, "It's not always about looks," and
pretended to play a didgeridoo, a traditional long wooden wind
instrument, in a suggestive way.
The clip has since been removed from social media, after
indigenous ex-footballer Joe Williams said the comments were
"utterly unacceptable" especially for "a man of colour".
"I am so disgusted and appalled by the comments by @Trevornoah
and his attempted humour that denigrates Aboriginal women I hope
Australians boycott his shows in #Brisbane #Sydney #Melbourne
#Perth," author Anita Heiss said on social media.
Noah responded that Williams was right.
"After visiting Australia's Bunjilaka museum and learning about
aboriginal history first hand I vowed never to make a joke like
that again. And I haven't," he said on social media.
The controversy over Noah's joke has arisen at a time of
heightened scrutiny of indigenous issues, amid an inquest into
the death in custody of a mentally ill indigenous man.
Noah is due to tour Australia in late August.
(This version of the story was refiled to add dropped words in
penultimate paragraph)
(Reporting by Sonali Paul; Editing by Eric Meijer)
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