Stephen Colbert was making fun of Dan Snyder, not Asians and Asian-Americans

Whoever runs the “Colbert Report” Twitter account learned a valuable lesson Thursday night about the difference between tweeting a Stephen Colbert quote from the show, and tweeting a Stephen Colbert quote from the show taken completely out of context.

So: On Wednesday night Stephen Colbert made sport of Washington football team owner Dan Snyder and his plan to undercut criticism of the team name by founding an organization for the uplift of "original Americans." Colbert ran though all the reasons

On Wednesday, Stephen Colbert went after Washington R*dskins owner Dan Snyder for his stubborn refusal to change the name of the team, despite the fact that, you know, "R*dskins" is a racist slur. The clip, which you can watch below, was classic

After a tweet from The Colbert Report's account outraged the Asian-American community and sparked a #CancelColbert campaign, both Stephen Colbert and his employers at Comedy Central apologized, with the latter taking 

Satirical comedian Stephen Colbert drew harsh criticism for being a satirical comedian on Thursday, after a tweet from his show's Twitter account was criticized as racist by some members of the Twitter community. The tweet