Colbert comes off like a douche here. He told Affleck he looked like he was on a street corner. Now imagine if Colbert insulted the appearance of a female guest, and the guest responded uncomfortably — we would be crucifying Colbert for abusing the power dynamic of host/guest.

At about 1:56 into the Affleck-Colbert clip above, Colbert actually jokes first about any fighting, mentioning they should “fight at the end of the show” and “bare-knuckle boxing.” Casey Affleck responds with a surprised but joke-y come back, “You wanna fight me?” It’s not an invitation, it’s a reaction to Colbert’s…