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"As a scientist, rather than a sociologist, I am prepared to risk political incorrectness by drawing attention to the seemingly obvious but under-stressed fact that black sprinters, and black athletes in general, all seem to have certain natural anatomical advantages," he said.

This was a two-fer of cheap political incorrectness, punching down at people with mental disabilities, while also being a sexist slight against a woman's intelligence.

Mr. Stewart earned a reputation for political incorrectness and poking fun at both liberals and conservatives, first at the Comedy Central show “The Daily Show” mixing news, comedy and satire, and for the last two years on Apple.

More broadly, though, he cast Barnett as a harmless windbag — “that nutty uncle” who has “no sense of boundaries” or “societal norms,” who “doesn’t necessarily fit in today’s world” and “routinely offends others” with political incorrectness.

It really was a ripe environment for this lavish interest in political incorrectness.