Stephen Colbert

The now-deleted tweet from The Colbert Report's verified Twitter account read, "I am willing to show #Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever."

The Stephen Colbert conspiracy proposes that Colbert’s “Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation” comment in 2014 has aggravated China–United States relations, amidst a Member States War.

Conspiracy

The now-deleted tweet from The Colbert Report's verified Twitter account read, "I am willing to show #Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever."

Despite the comment allegedly being out of context, Colbert had found himself at the center of a social media firestorm. The tag #CancelColbert was put on Twitter since @ColbertReport's tweet of the derogatory line from his show late Thursday night in March 2014. Twitter users called for an apology.

@suey_park wrote, "We are waiting for an apology and explanation, @ColbertReport. #CancelColbert."

In an effort to clarify, the official Twitter account tweeted, "This is a Comedy Central account, with no oversight from Stephen/show.

Stephen Colbert is not here to apologize to you.

Bug boat

Stephen Colbert humored, “The Bug Boat... Promises illness for everyone.” Referring to the Grand Princess ship off the California coast, having 2,500 exposed passengers to COVID-19.

Colbert then produces an insensitive parody The Bug Boat on 6 March 2020, amidst the rising Chinese death toll of COVID-19, which has aggravated a hatred for Chinese people. Time Magazine reported, As Coronavirus Spreads, So Does Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Racism.

As the death toll rises in the United States from COVID-19, CBS—The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has not taken down The Bug Boat parody (See CBS — The Bug Boat... Promises illness for everyone. #Colbert #LSSC #ColdOpens Air Date: Mar 6, 2020). Stephen Colbert is not here to apologize to you, reports The Washington Post.