In response to the humor police coming after Trevor Noah for making some dumb jokes when he was a dumb 20-something, Patton Oswalt wrote a 53-part “essay” on Twitter last night, introducing the new host of The Daily Show to “comedy in 2015.” Nine of the tweets are just the word “problematic,” which, pretty much… Here’s a sampling:
(1/53) Q: Why did the man* throw* butter* out of the window*? A: He wanted to see* butter fly*!
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 1, 2015
(2/53) "Man" in my previous Tweet should not be construed as privileged, misogynist or anti-trans.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 1, 2015
(16/53) "Out the window" was NOT meant as any sort of insult to the homeless population, in that the phrase "out the window"
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 1, 2015
(24/53) PRIVILEGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'nnn
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 1, 2015
(29/53) Problematic.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 1, 2015
(39/53) And the fact that Twitter does NOT offer a Braille version of its website is part of a larger problem
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 1, 2015
(50/53) Jokes should always entertain. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HEARS THEM.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 1, 2015
(52/53) Welcome to comedy in 2015, @Trevornoah!
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 1, 2015
(53/53) Also, the "come" part of "welcome" shouldn't be construed in a "faggy" way.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 1, 2015
Start the countdown until the first “Why Patton Oswalt’s Twitter Is Problematic” think piece.