Debating the Advantages of Black Vs. Muslim Racism on 'Daily Show' (VIDEO)
by Aimee Deeken, posted Oct 26th 2010 6:40AM
'The Daily Show' (weeknights, 11PM ET on COM) featured Team Muslim (represented by Aasif Mandvi) versus Team Black (represented by Larry Wilmore). The two correspondents waxed sentimental on a few advantages of racism. Wilmore joked he was "envious" of Muslims. "People used to be scared of us, but now they're scared of him," he noted, gesturing to Mandvi."It can be fun," joked Mandvi. He shared a few gestures (particularly on airplanes) that he uses to scare strangers. Wilmore could relate: "I used to be able to just glare -- and white people would freak out. Man, those were the days."
Jon Stewart asked why they didn't attempt to break racist stereotypes. Mandvi opined, "If they're not gonna make a distinction between Muslims and violent extremists, then why should I take the time to distinguish between decent, fearful white people and racists?"
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