--- title: Caitlyn Jenner: Jon Stewart Mocks Media's Focus on Her Appearance description: "Welcome to being a woman in America," Jon Stewart said canonical: https://time.com/3906842/jon-stewart-caitlyn-jenner/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-03T11:12:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:28.668Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Jon Stewart Mocks Media's Focus on Caitlyn Jenner's Appearance og:description: "Welcome to being a woman in America," Stewart said og:url: https://time.com/3906842/jon-stewart-caitlyn-jenner/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1be55195b0b2436e/698852c055a8594662a8c53c/jon-stewart.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Jon Stewart Daily Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jon Stewart Mocks Media's Focus on Caitlyn Jenner's Appearance twitter:description: "Welcome to being a woman in America," Stewart said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1be55195b0b2436e/698852c055a8594662a8c53c/jon-stewart.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jon Stewart Mocks Media's Focus on Caitlyn Jenner's Appearance by [Ryan Gajewski/The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Ryan Gajewski/The Hollywood Reporter Jun 3, 2015 11:12 AM UTC  U.S. President Barack Obama participates in a taping of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart at the Comedy Central Studios in New York, in this October 18, 2012, file photo. Stewart, who will soon end his 16-year stint of skewering politicians and the media as host of "The Daily Show," sits at the pinnacle of political commentary, a Reuters/IPSOS poll showed on May 7, 2015\. REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files U.S. President Barack Obama participates in a taping of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart at the Comedy Central Studios in New York, in this October 18, 2012, file photo. Stewart, who will soon end his 16-year stint of skewering politicians and the media as host of "The Daily Show," sits at the pinnacle of political commentary, a Reuters/IPSOS poll showed on May 7, 2015\. REUTERS/Jason Reed/FilesJason Reed—Reuters by [Ryan Gajewski/The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Ryan Gajewski/The Hollywood Reporter Jun 3, 2015 11:12 AM UTC Jon Stewart is questioning the type of comments that have been made about Caitlyn Jenner’s appearance. On Tuesday’s _Daily Show_, the host played snippets of various members of the media assessing her figure, clothes and level of beauty. “Caitlyn, when you were a man, we could talk about your athleticism, your business acumen,” Stewart said. “But now you’re a woman, which means your looks are really the only thing we care about.” Stewart took note that some TV personalities were comparing whether Jenner was more attractive than other celebrities. “Look, we want to give a woman a compliment here,” Stewart said. “We just need to make sure another woman gets taken down a peg.” When one commentator noted that Jenner looks good for her age, Stewart quipped: “You came out at 65, and you’ve got another two years before you become invisible to society. Better make the most of it.” At the end of the segment, the host summed up his comments by saying, “Caitlyn Jenner, congratulations. Welcome to being a woman in America.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jon-stewart-caitlyn-jenners-body-799786) _originally appeared on_ [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com)_._ ### See Jon Stewart's Career Over the Years  Jon Stewart takes the reins as anchor of The Daily Show in 1999. Comedy Central/Everett  Stewart gets a cameo as Kevin Gerrity in the 1999 Adam Sandler movie Big Daddy. Columbia  Jay Leno interviews Jon Stewart on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 2000. NBC/Getty Images  Stewart plays Marion Frank Stokes in the 2002 black comedy Death to Smoochy Warner Bros.  Jon Stewart and his team win the first of many Emmys for The Daily Show in 2003. Chris Weeks—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Jon Stewart hosts the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. Academy of Motion Picture Arts—WireImage/Getty Images  Stewart has a cameo as himself on The Simpsons in 2008 in the episode "E Pluribus Wiggum." Fox  Steven Colbert and Jon Stewart host the Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear on the National Mall on Oct. 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee—Getty Images  Jon Stewart interviews President Barack Obama on The Daily Show at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, DC, Oct. 26, 2010. Jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images  Jon Stewart speaks at the 51st USO Armed Forces Gala & Gold Medal Dinner on Dec. 13, 2012 in New York City. Michael Loccisano—Getty Images  Stewart makes his directorial debut in the 2014 drama Rosewater. Open Road Films  Jon Stewart announces his retirement for the end of 2015. 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