Trevor Noah is brilliant, once again…

Noah received a criticism from the French about a joke he told regarding the French soccer team. And he turned that rebuke on its head.
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TheDeathOfOzymandiaz

You know the exact same claim was made of the French team when they won the World Cup for the first time in 1998

bijouxbroussard · F

@TheDeathOfOzymandiaz Was it made by someone whose intent was to embrace or exclude ?

TheDeathOfOzymandiaz

@bijouxbroussard Both

bijouxbroussard · F

@TheDeathOfOzymandiaz How could they do both ?

TheDeathOfOzymandiaz

@bijouxbroussard This is actually something Trevor covered in the video. A lot of people claimed that the players were not really French but African.

Others pointed out that the team was a sign of the diversity of France.

bijouxbroussard · F

@TheDeathOfOzymandiaz Yes, I see what you’re saying. That’s why l'ambassadeur took offense.

TheDeathOfOzymandiaz

@bijouxbroussard Yeah it is and I can see why they were upset by it, especially considering Frances overt embracing of the far right over the past couple of years.

The WC win was seen as a victory for diversity in France. So to hear Trevor saying it was a victory for Africa plays into the hands of Le Pen's supporters.

I dont disagree with anything Trevor says but sometimes timing is everything.