Trevor Noah Knows How To Make Confederate Memorial Day Less Racist

A small number of statesin the south observed Confederate Memorial Day this week and Trevor Noah has a few questions for those who decided to celebrate.First of all, the Confederacy fought the Civil War to defend slavery. Why would you honor that' the Daily Show host said Wednesday night. Secondly, what are black people supposed to do on this holiday'Noah attempted to unpack the controversial holiday during Wednesdays episode, but he couldnt get past the racial undertones of the Confederacy. He even found a stunning similarity between all the people who spoke out against the holiday on local news channels. (Hint: theyre all black.)Noah did try to cut some slack for those who genuinely believe that Confederate Memorial Day celebrates their ancestors history and somehow doesnt honor white supremacy. But, as Noah pointed out, thats a hard case to make when some confederate monuments literally have the words white supremacy engraved onto it. Noah also addressed the threats that workers tasked with taking down these types of statues statues have received, showing just how serious some people are about defending the Confederacy.City officials are wearing full body armor because theyre afraid that radicals with extreme beliefs might kill them, he explained. I wish there was a word to describe those kinds of people.But the Daily Show host didnt just bash the state holiday. Noah also offered some suggestions to make the Confederate Memorial Day ' and those racist monuments ' fair for everyone.If its all part of your history, then maybe you should include all of the history, Noah suggested. If you want to have the monument, then you should have to have a slave next to it ' for context! -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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