Trevor Noah Mocked Trump, Hurt Immigrants at Grammys

Reproducing these stereotypes with jokes — critically or not — remains harmful. The U.S. entertainment industry has made sure that cocaine and Colombia are forever linked in the American imagination. Beyond justifying the mass deportation of supposed Colombian immigrants, these kinds of (mis)representations also justify the war on drugs. For decades, Colombia has been the epicenter of the war on drugs, with thousands killed and more incarcerated as they joined organized crime to supply cocaine to Americans. Estimates indicate that 90% of the cocaine consumed in the U.S. comes from Colombia. As a result of this supposed war on drugs, the U.S. has also pushed Latin American governments to implement harsh anti-drugs laws, which has resulted in death and incarceration of Latin American populations. On Monday, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to immediately send 10,000 soldiers to the U.S. border to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico after Trump threatened 25% tariffs on the country. Meanwhile, people who do not live in Colombia or any other country maligned by its drug trafficking, are able to make cultural products like Charli XCX’s Brat, where the use of cocaine is glamorized and understood as a rite of passage for white women who like to party.