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He’s obviously doing this for attention!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stephen Colbert\u2019s show has come under fire after a tweet sent from \u201cThe Colbert Report\u2019s\u201d official account was deemed racist by some on the Twitterverse. <\/p>\n

The tweet, which went out Thursday, read<\/strong> \u201cI am willing to show #Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever.\u201d It has since been deleted but was screengrabbed before it disappeared. <\/p>\n

The quote was part of a joke told on the comedian\u2019s show on Wednesday as part of a parody bit about the Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and his Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation, which he launched following complaints about the team\u2019s name. <\/p>\n

Without knowing the context of the quote, followers of the show immediately began slamming the host as racist, and the hashtag #CancelColbert began trending. On Friday, \u201cThe Colbert Report\u2019s\u201d account clarified that the comedian had nothing to do with the controversial tweet.<\/p>\n

Upon seeing the uproar, Colbert tweeted he agreed with the backlash.<\/p>\n

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