Jon Stewart says he did not call J.K. Rowling out on anti-semitism in Harry Potter

[derpmaid]

In a recent video posted on twitter, Jon Stewart says he did not call J.K. Rowling out on anti-semitism in Harry Potter. He says that some light-hearted riffing between colleagues was taken out of context. He proceeds to call out Newsweek for their coverage of the situation.

Newsweek et al, may eat my ass. pic.twitter.com/eRoYYeNRi1
- Jon Stewart

Comments

[therearewords]

So, if I heard this correctly: "bar mitswa" sounds like a harry potter chapter according to some guy on his podcast and that changed into ...This.

[sarahvma]

*mitzvah

[therearewords]

TIL, I didn't know it was a term sensitive to translation.

[sarahvma]

I mean anything being translated from another language is a bit “your best guess” but that’s the usual spelling. Hanukkah is a damn mess, though.

[winx]

During entire eight days I don’t think I’ve ever seen it spelt the same way twice

[sarahvma]

We had all that oil but couldn’t spell :(

[greatljname]

You mean Cha'nnu'k@h?

[winx]

This word is a tragedeigh

[vibeology_e]

Careful. Some Christian Wine Mom is going to see that unique spelling and use it for her next kid.

[kerosene_pill]

"Yeah I named my daughter Ch'aunnek'a. We call her Sean for short! So cute right?"