You clearly understood the message of his special where he told a heart wrenching story about his trans friend killing herself due to the bullying she received from the tolerant left. That’s what I like about people like you, you’re SOOOO compassionate, and smart.
Not gonna pretend that I’ve watched all his specials. I believe I watched the first two after his return, and that’s about it. I just read about the rest, which I acknowledge comes with a layer of bias by being filtered through someone else’s lense. However, A) the flaw in the “I can’t be transphobic because I have a trans friend” argument should be apparent, especially coming from a black man in America who would have heard the “i have a black friend” argument for decades. It certainly doesn’t give you carte blanche to to say whatever you want about trans people without criticism and consequences. People are perfectly capable of befriending people that they have deep seated issues with. And cognitive dissonance is a thing. He can correctly pronoun his transwoman friend and still disparage transwomen as not being women at the same time, because that’s what he did. B) Again, while I haven’t watched that special, the fact that that is a part of his comedy show, just highlights the fact that he uses his platform to express heavy handed messages on what he sees as imperative for us to hear. That story is clearly not a joke. It’s definitely not funny. It’s a lecture, a scolding and finger pointing.
That being said, what happened to Daphne is a tragedy. Whether or not she took her life directly or indirectly due to the public backlash she got for publically supporting Chappelle, it’s still terrible that it came to that point. There’s nothing wrong with voicing your anger at speech you find bigoted, or in support of bigotry. But there is a line that gets crossed oftimes into harassment and bullying. No part of the political spectrum is innocent of that, and it’s not okay regardless of political affiliation.
You Young Republican types are so incredibly worthless. “Tolerant left! Tolerant left! Rawk! Polly want a cracker!” My cockatiel gives me more scintillating conversation.
Some of us aren’t that left-wing (although you suit, tie, and white hood types couldn’t possibly comprehend that), and we’re certainly not tolerant of your dumb asses. The only shred of “tolerance” I’m showing you right now is mandated by the rules of this magazine. If the rules weren’t there, I’d tell you to change your name to Mike Pence and do what comes naturally to a seditionist. (Hypothetically, of course.)
You clearly understood the message of his special where he told a heart wrenching story about his trans friend killing herself due to the bullying she received from the tolerant left. That’s what I like about people like you, you’re SOOOO compassionate, and smart.
He allegedly misrepresented what actually happened: https://michaelhobbes.substack.com/p/dave-chappelles-some-of-my-best-friends
Generally the things comedians talk about on stage shouldn’t be interpreted as factual statements, that’s mostly not how standup works.
Not gonna pretend that I’ve watched all his specials. I believe I watched the first two after his return, and that’s about it. I just read about the rest, which I acknowledge comes with a layer of bias by being filtered through someone else’s lense. However, A) the flaw in the “I can’t be transphobic because I have a trans friend” argument should be apparent, especially coming from a black man in America who would have heard the “i have a black friend” argument for decades. It certainly doesn’t give you carte blanche to to say whatever you want about trans people without criticism and consequences. People are perfectly capable of befriending people that they have deep seated issues with. And cognitive dissonance is a thing. He can correctly pronoun his transwoman friend and still disparage transwomen as not being women at the same time, because that’s what he did. B) Again, while I haven’t watched that special, the fact that that is a part of his comedy show, just highlights the fact that he uses his platform to express heavy handed messages on what he sees as imperative for us to hear. That story is clearly not a joke. It’s definitely not funny. It’s a lecture, a scolding and finger pointing.
That being said, what happened to Daphne is a tragedy. Whether or not she took her life directly or indirectly due to the public backlash she got for publically supporting Chappelle, it’s still terrible that it came to that point. There’s nothing wrong with voicing your anger at speech you find bigoted, or in support of bigotry. But there is a line that gets crossed oftimes into harassment and bullying. No part of the political spectrum is innocent of that, and it’s not okay regardless of political affiliation.
Sorry, but “I had a trans friend” isn’t the airtight defense you seem to think it is.
You Young Republican types are so incredibly worthless. “Tolerant left! Tolerant left! Rawk! Polly want a cracker!” My cockatiel gives me more scintillating conversation.
Some of us aren’t that left-wing (although you suit, tie, and white hood types couldn’t possibly comprehend that), and we’re certainly not tolerant of your dumb asses. The only shred of “tolerance” I’m showing you right now is mandated by the rules of this magazine. If the rules weren’t there, I’d tell you to change your name to Mike Pence and do what comes naturally to a seditionist. (Hypothetically, of course.)
lol, you just proved his point.