‘Sorry that this hurt you and others, not what I was trying to do’, clarifies Comedian Trevor Noah after he was called out for calling India-Pak conflict ‘most entertaining war of all times’

A few days back, a US-based comedian, Trevor Noah, chose to stage a show out of the military confrontation between the two countries — India and Pakistan, making a mockery out of a 'war'. READ | Netizens Call Out The Racism And Insensitivity Of US Comedian Who Said India-Pak Would Be "most Entertaining War Of All Times" The political satirical comedian scripted his show calling this 'the most entertaining war of all times' and further pounded it with stereotypical and racist jibes. But for Noah, the grieving Indians called him out for his insensitivity and downright racism towards the brown skinned. It's sad when someone who's had a violent past mocks war through a Bollywood stereotype. @Trevornoah 's mother was shot in the head by her husband(Trevor's stepfather).Imagine someone making fun of it with a Xhosa stereotype - the tribe his mum belongs topic.twitter.com/pUFrm3Iavv — Zainab Sikander (@zainabsikander) March 2, 2019 The comedian was trolled extensively on social media. And now, a few hours back, Trevor Noah took to his Twitter to share how he uses 'comedy to process pain and discomfort' and apologised for hurting the sentiments of people with his India-Pakistan joke. READ | Ahead Of Book Release, Malala Yousafzai Engages In Backstage Banter With Comedian Trevor Noah Before Her Appearance On 'The Daily Show' He wrote: "Actually if you watch my stand up you'll see that I did make jokes after my mother was shot in the head. As a comedian I use comedy to process pain and discomfort in my world but I am sorry that this hurt you and others, that's not what I was trying to do." Actually if you watch my stand up you'll see that I did make jokes after my mother was shot in the head. As a comedian I use comedy to process pain and discomfort in my world but I am sorry that this hurt you and others, that's not what I was trying to do. https://t.co/OuVnkHyIfG — Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) March 2, 2019 It's amazing to me that my joke about the conflict in India and Pakistan trended more than the story of the actual conflict itself. Sometimes it seems like people are more offended by the jokes comedians make about an issue than the issue itself. — Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) March 2, 2019 And in the next tweet he further clarified, "It's amazing to me that my joke about the conflict in India and Pakistan trended more than the story of the actual conflict itself. Sometimes it seems like people are more offended by the jokes comedians make about an issue than the issue itself." The above tweet didn't go well with the netizens and they again trolled him for being arrogant. You're obviously inclined to believe your notoriety is in fact a indication of your popularity in this particular instance. Making jokes is your profession,laughing is not mandatory-its an obligation should the patron choose. The issue is YOU, your insensitive content,not people — Monica Jasuja (@jasuja) March 3, 2019 Mate, your racist joke was criticised by a small section of people on social media. Don’t be under the impression that it mattered more than the conflict itself. Most people don’t even know you here. People have lost lives. — Siddharth Singh (@siddharth3) March 3, 2019 So you’re going to continue being a dick about it. Cool. — Mahima Kukreja 🌱🌈✊🏽 (@AGirlOfHerWords) March 2, 2019 Swara Bhasker retweeted his tweet and reacted by saying that he should 'drop his America centric condescension. She wrote - Again @Trevornoah pls drop this America centric condescension. the topic of the conflict was the ONLY thing trending in India & Pak this past week & numerous liberal Indians & Pakistanis petitioned their govt.s to de-escalate the conflict & sued 4 peace. This is not about YOU! https://t.co/9hCui1jz6v — Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) March 3, 2019 Again @Trevornoah pls drop this America centric condescension. the topic of the conflict was the ONLY thing trending in India & Pak this past week & numerous liberal Indians & Pakistanis petitioned their govt.s to de-escalate the conflict & sued 4 peace. This is not about YOU! https://t.co/9hCui1jz6v — Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) March 3, 2019 Trevor, as an admirer of ur work pls let me say.. the problem was not the topic of ur joke but what u chose to say. It was lazy & patronising & reeking Of first world arrogance & colonial stereotypes.. Disappointing in a person as aware as u @Trevornoah @ComedyCentral https://t.co/9hCui11YeX — Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) March 3, 2019

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‘Sorry that this hurt you and others, not what I was trying to do’, clarifies Comedian Trevor Noah after he was called out for calling India-Pak conflict ‘most entertaining war of all times’

Actress Swara Bhasker reacts after comedian Trevor Noah apologises for his India-Pakistan joke.

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