Stephen Colbert's Politically Incorrect Joke Sparks Outrage On Twitter

Though Stephen Colbert intentionally plays an ignorant character on his TV show, some argue his satirical Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever went too far.

During Wednesdays show, Colbert made fun of Redskins owner Dan Snyder, who announced a charity organization for Native Americans.

Assuming a simple charity could clear up any politically incorrect hiccups, Colberts character decided to found the Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever. His highly stereotypical character, Ching-Chong Ding-Dong, he then assumed would be acceptable.

I am willing to show [the] Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever, he tweeted.

Despite the jokes intent, it has since sparked outrage and is trending on Twitter under the hash tag #CancelColbert.

When satire becomes as offensive and hurtful as the thing satirized it is no longer satire, one user tweeted. It is simply more injustice.

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Sources: MediaITE, The Blaze

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