I do not try to hurt people

Trevor Noah criticized comments he made about aboriginal women in 2013, saying that he did not want to hurt.

The indignation over the joke was revived after Aboriginal activist and photographer LaVonne Bobongie shared a clip of Trevor's social media joke, calling for a boycott of her upcoming Australian tour.

In the video, Trevor discussed the idea that there is no good race before making a comment on aboriginal women. "And I know some of you are sitting there now saying, 'Oh Trevor, yeah, but I've never seen a beautiful aboriginal … Yeah, but you know What you say? You say 'still', that's what you say; yet, because you have not seen them all, n '# 39; is not it? "he joked in the video

Trevor's comments elicited outrage and spoke to Australian radio station Triple J this week. He said that it was important to look at the context of the joke, but admitted that he had to make the joke again, he "would probably do better".

"At the At the time, I was trying to make a joke about how beautiful all women are and I was responding to comments about some women that we call unflattering in South Africa, that 's the only thing I' d like. one of those things where, if you were to make the joke again, you would probably laugh better. "

Trevor said that after being educated on the seriousness of the statement during a visit to Australia, he dropped the joke a I did not repeat it again.

" I do not try to hurt people in comedy – if I were, I would have another job. If I did not try to hurt someone with the joke, then I see no reason to keep the joke. That's why people have to go find a joke from 2013 to basically talk about it – because the joke was no longer made. Trevor made a similar comment in response to author and activist Joe Williams earlier this week, saying that he vowed never to make jokes of this nature again, and "After a visit to Australia,

"You're right, after visiting the Bunjilaka Museum in Australia and learning about Aboriginal history, I vowed never to make a joke like that again. Of course, the 2013 clip is not promoted in any way, "he said on Twitter.

The star continues to divide social media over outrage, some slamming it forever "do not apologize".