{"id":49123,"date":"2026-02-04T14:19:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49123"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:19:46","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigntrevor-noah-under-fire-after-old-tweet-about-minors-circulates-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/04\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigntrevor-noah-under-fire-after-old-tweet-about-minors-circulates-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Trevor Noah under fire after old tweet about minors circulates online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_149816\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149816\" class=\"wp-image-149816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trevor-Noah-under-fire-after-old-tweet-about-minors-circulates.jpg?resize=600%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trevor-Noah-under-fire-after-old-tweet-about-minors-circulates.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Trevor-Noah-1-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-149816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trevor Noah<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>An old tweet by South African comedian Trevor Noah has resurfaced online, sparking renewed controversy just days after his pointed remarks about US President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>The backlash follows Noah\u2019s appearance as host of the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, which marked his sixth and final time leading the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>During his monologue, Noah made comments that linked Trump to Epstein, a reference that reportedly prompted threats of a defamation lawsuit from the former president\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate escalated, social media users began revisiting Noah\u2019s past posts, unearthing a 2012 tweet that quickly went viral due to its sensitive subject matter.<\/p>\n<p>In the tweet, Noah wrote: \u201cPeople who have children should be arrested for tempting child molesters\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The post, now widely shared without its original framing, has drawn sharp reactions.<\/p>\n<p>However, at the time it was written, the tweet was part of a satirical thread using the hashtag #Swazirules, mocking a controversial stance taken by authorities in Swaziland, now eSwatini.<\/p>\n<p>Police had threatened to arrest women for wearing \u201crevealing\u201d clothing such as miniskirts, arguing that it could \u201ctempt\u201d men into committing rape.<\/p>\n<p>Noah continued the satire in similar posts, writing: \u201cArrest people with nice things for provoking robbers!\u201d and \u201cIf someone steps on your foot, apologise for putting your foot underneath theirs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the context, the resurfaced tweet about minors has triggered fierce debate online.<\/p>\n<p>Some users accused Noah of poor judgment, while others defended him, arguing that the joke was clearly aimed at exposing the absurdity of victim-blaming narratives.<\/p>\n<p>One X user reacted angrily, writing: \u201cAre you a pedophile? @Trevornoah\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Another came to the comedian\u2019s defence, saying: \u201cTo the contrary. This was in response to the Eswatini government telling girls not to wear short dresses to avoid \u2018tempting\u2019 men. Here is the thread of tweets that he posted under that hashtag. Context is everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189011\" style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189011\" class=\"wp-image-189011 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770214786_669_Trevor-Noah-under-fire-after-old-tweet-about-minors-circulates.jpg?resize=289%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770214786_669_Trevor-Noah-under-fire-after-old-tweet-about-minors-circulates.jpg 289w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tr-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-189011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">X user\u2019s screenshot of Trevor Noah\u2019s old tweets<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Others were less forgiving, with one post reading: \u201cThis should be grounds for an investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another defender pushed back against the outrage, writing: \u201cIf you don\u2019t know the contexts of this STAY AWAY FROM IT With yall 7 IQ\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Trevor #Noah #fire #tweet #minors #circulates #online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Trevor Noah An old tweet by South African comedian Trevor Noah has resurfaced online, sparking renewed controversy just days&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49125,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49123\/revisions\/49125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}