NBC announced yesterday that Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers will take over for Jimmy Fallon when Jimmy Fallon takes over for Jay Leno, assuming Jay Leno allows Jimmy Fallon to take over. (We all remember what happened the last time Leno promised to give up the Tonight Show hosting gig.)
I don't have any real opinion on Meyers taking over the Late Night show. (Seriously, who watches late night TV any more?) I was, however, amused by the number of people who are royally ticked that Meyers is the wrong skin color/gender/sexual orientation for the job. So, in my best Buzzfeed imitation, allow me to present Five Media Types on Twitter Obsessed with Race:
Love @sethmeyers but at any point will the networks consider a late night talk show host who is not a white man?
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 12, 2013
Finally giving the white man a chance! RT @james_hibberd Official: Seth Meyers to replace Jimmy Fallon on Late Night ow.ly/kWYWS
— Molly Eichel (@mollyeichel) May 12, 2013
I do like Seth Meyers, but there was brief, wonderful time when Late Night could've had a non-straight-white-man host buzzfeed.com/adambvary/8-po…
— Adam B. Vary (@adambvary) May 12, 2013
If another straight, white man had to take over a late-night talk show I don't watch, I'm glad it was @sethmeyers. That man is FUNNY.
— Santiago (@Santiblogo) May 12, 2013
zing! Also, sigh. RT @shansutherland Seth Meyers is taking over for jimmy Fallon? A white man hosting a late night show? SHOCKING
— Avital N. Nathman (@TheMamaFesto) May 13, 2013
(Note: "Obsessed" might be a bit strong. Then again, if your first, gut response to Seth Meyers is "ZOMG WHITE GUY?!" then, well, you know. Personally, I'm more annoyed that another (nominal) Red Sox fan is getting the gig. Those people are the worst.)