Trevor Noah’s old tweets slammed

March 31, 2015

After his much hyped appointment as the new replacement for Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, Trevor Noah’s controversial old tweets have resurfaced and could land him in some trouble.

It was only a matter of time before the comedian’s old tweets were dug after they received international attention following his recent appointment. The tweets have been slammed by fans and comedians alike, mostly because of some of the racial and sexist content they contain. Now people have taken to Twitter to give their opinion on why Trevor Noah shouldn’t the host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show judging from his tweets.

Here are some of most offensive tweets:

Happy Women’s Day ladies. Hope you all have a great day. Even you Caster.

— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) August 9, 2013

"Oh yeah the weekend. People are gonna get drunk & think that I’m sexy!" – fat chicks everywhere.

— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) October 14, 2011

So she gets fat? RT @missdanibagel: When a woman is loved correctly, she becomes 10 times the woman she was before

— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) July 18, 2014

The guy seems to have a problem with Jews…. What’s that called again? #DailyShow @Trevornoah pic.twitter.com/38HXohlUvc

— efredman (@efredman) March 31, 2015

A hot white woman with ass is like a unicorn. Even if you do see one, you’ll probably never get to ride it.

— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) November 28, 2011

So I must make my woman fear my penis? RT @UberFacts: The more you fear something, the bigger it appears.

— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) July 17, 2012

Even people like comedian Roseanne Barr have hit out against Noah for his tweets:

@Trevornoah U should cease sexist & anti semitic ‘humor’ about jewish women & Israel. #comedyCentral

— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) March 31, 2015