Comedian Dave Chappelle is used to controversy. Over the course of his illustrious career, some of the Washington D.C. native’s jokes have landed with a loud thud, especially when he’s referring to the LGBTQ+ community.
On Tuesday (October 5), Netflix premiered Chappelle’s latest comedy special, The Closer, which contained commentary directed at DaBaby’s homophobic rant at Rolling Loud Miami. It also included issues regarding the transgender community such as Caitlyn Jenner and trans women’s bodies.
“Gender is a fact,” he said in part. “Every human being in this room, every human being on earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on earth. That is a fact.”
As for DaBaby, he found it incredulous people were more upset about the rapper’s remarks about gay men then they were about him killing a 19-year-old man at a North Carolina Walmart in 2018 (he was cleared after investigators determined it was self-defense).
While The Closer debuted in the Top 10, his critics came out in droves to express their disdain for Chappelle’s attempts at humor. Trans activist Taylor Ashbrook, who’s based in Ohio where Chappelle currently calls home, tweeted, “As a trans woman, I have usually defended Dave Chappelle’s specials because I think they’re hilarious and his jokes about trans women never felt intentionally malicious.
“The Closer changed my mind on that. That special felt so lazy and disingenuous and I’m really disappointed.”
Civil rights advocacy group, The National Black Justice Coalition, wants Netflix to scrub the special from its platform completely.
“With 2021 on track to be the deadliest year on record for transgender people in the United States — the majority of whom are Black transgender people — Netflix should know better,” National Black Justice Coalition Executive Director David Johns said in a statement on Wednesday (October 6). “Perpetuating transphobia perpetuates violence. Netflix should immediately pull The Closer from its platform and directly apologize to the transgender community.”
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But like any seasoned comedian knows, somes jokes are going to ruffle feathers and Chappelle is likely not going to apologize for anything he said. TMZ caught up with the 48-year-old Hip Hop head as he was leaving The Peppermint Club in Hollywood Wednesday night and attempted to get his comments on the backlash — he simply smiled and was whisked away but not before uttering, “dumb-ass questions.”
Chappelle hinted The Closer would be his final special for Netflix, bringing his $20 million deal with the streaming giant to a close. It follows The Age of Spin, Deep In The Heart of Texas, Equanimity, The Bird Revelation and 2019’s Sticks & Stones.
Whatever idiot, you not even funny
Says the outraged booty bandit who’s butt hurt over one little joke. He’s a donut pillow and a bucket of ice to ease the soreness, wuss.
I love the smell of fake outrage in the morning.
So many crybabies. Since when did the LGBTQ community become the censor board?
What exactly did he say that was disrespectful? If men and woman should go by a different construct, ones and zeros, + or -, this or that then so be it BUT there is a distinctive difference between “woman and MAN, “1 and 0″ ” This and that”. As long as that’s understood then call yourself whatever you want.
The Difference between X and Y… yaknow?!
Thats their problem, they get threatened when you say men are men and women are women because it directly challenges the house of cards that is their self chosen identity. Keep it up lol
Lmao good luck trying to cancel Dave. The man makes fun of everyone lmao. It was all hehe haha until a specific group became one of the topics.
Wouldn’t be hard to do if we were that bothered by it. You know how many LGBTQ entertainment producers there are? We can get him cancelled but I personally don’t want that just cause his LGBTQ jokes have gotten lazy and rely on tired ass tropes.If he’s getting that lazy with his humor. Then I don’t see his career lasting much longer
cancel them. cancel everyone you don’t agree with or said something you don’t like. just remember that one day, they’re gonna come cancel you. you’re a fool. you think censoring thought and free speech is just fine and dandy until it happens to you. such a stupid and dangerous hill you’ve chosen to die on
Lmao are you serious, theres people already calling for it to get pulled off of Netflix. It’s a joke, he had and has plenty of them of every race, and situations us human being go through on this planet. Not everyone will find them humorous (as you didnt).
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I cant see your career lasting much longer tbh, Dave is self sufficient and uncancellable. The fact he has made you mad just proves he is correct. Lets cancel you and your friends instead….
Lgbtbbz always cancelling someone. Who cares anymore, alphabet Thugs lmao
Fuck lbqtp
and…. his point is proven
Every group, race, and sexual preference has been made fun of by comedians for decades but in 2021 you better not make a fucking joke about LGBT. Black people struggle more than that community EVER WILL and yet we can still take a fucking joke. Claim you want to be equal, yet bitch for us to treat you better than anyone else in this fucking world. Yeah, that sounds pretty equal alright….
I always say that a big part of any black comedian’s act is making fun of white people (I’m white). Once in a while it can get a bit much but I know it’s all part of the fun and I respect the comic’s world view. To me the ultimate sign of camaraderie is being able to bust each other’s balls but knowing it’s all in good fun so whats the big deal? He isn’t saying go out and beat these type of people when you see them in the street.
The issue is especially within the black community. They suffer from indoctrinated homophobia/transphobia perpetuated by colonalism. He may of not meant any malice (but the second half of joke was lazy compared to older LGBTQ jokes of his).
However many run with these tired ass tropes for jokes, as fact. Which perpetuates violence/harrassment/discrimination against us. It validates their misconceptions. Now I like Dave, as a trans woman, but maybe he could do fundraising/donate to organizations that work on LGBTQ education/reasources. It doesn’t even have to be a lot. Just a sign that he is an ally and just isn’t promoting tired ass tropes for his humor.
However on that point I found the Caitlyn Jenner joke hilarious. Espcially the part where he says she’s a good person. She’s not. So that really goes to show I don’t think he’s educated enough to make any quality offensive jokes about LGBTQ. He relied on the tired ass trope of “Haha their freaks.” and all the straights and cisgenders laugh amongst themselves.
Wrong! The issue is you ppl demanding to be treated extra special so u cancel ppl, that’s what brings the violence. Then your kind wants to go on dates and feel like you don’t have to disclose what you are, that’s what brings violence! Your kind thinks you don’t need to be responsible and have accountability!! That’s what brings violence!
“Black people struggle more than that community EVER WILL and yet we can still take a fucking joke.” Sure, unless it’s black people IN the LGBT, then that’s a problem since that’s when we want to beat up and kill those kinds of people. Apparently the black LGBT is the greatest sin to black people in general. We need to stop be discriminating and hateful to our own.
Maybe it’s the fact his humor was lazy. The Caitlyn Jenner part was funny. The second part was just lazy in comparison to his other LGBTQ jokes in past. I also take less issue with his humor and more so the people who run with his comedy as fact.
Also don’t try to compare racism to homophobia/transphobia, especially when black communities run with the white evangelical indocrination they’ve been subjected to. How about your black LGBTQ community? I think they have it harder than you straight/cisgender black people. They get racism from whites & a small portion of LGBTQ. They get homophobia/transphobia from whites and blacks that are cisgender straights.
Leave Chappelle alone. He aint said nothing he wouldnt and havent said about anybody else. Its part of why his comedy is so pure. With that being said The Closer was boring as hell. Daves belly must be full because he dont seem hungry at all and some of his jokes was basic and I even guessed the punch lines on a couple of occasions. Something Ive never been able to do with the goat comics.
God forbid you insult the LGBSFLKSJKFHAW community, they’ll strip you of your titles and banish you to the shadow realm. fuck outta here. Why are we bending over backwards to not hurt the feelings of a group of mentally deranged daddy issue assholes? they make up what, 5% of the population? fun fact, 45% of sexual assaults on children are perpetrated by LGXYZ people.
you may now cancel me, thank you
That’s a god damn lie about sexual assaults on children. lol Nice try though. Also maybe it’s cause LGBTQ is the backbone of entertainment production. Who often are the people doing all the makeup, hair, set dressing, wardrobe styling, nails, interior decortating, and more? LGBTQ. So it’s not that you’re bending over. It’s just the reality. If you’re going to be in the entertainment industry, get use to fact that the LGBTQ has a lot of pull ’cause WE ARE THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.
You’re so delusional it’s not even worth arguing with. And you’re right it’s not 45% it’s closer to 50.
Back bone of entertainment? What fvcking back bone? Literally everything outside of lgbtqz++ offends your community so much that you feel you have the right to cancel ppl!
lol yet more hyserical nonsense! thats something else you is pretend there are more trans people than there actually are and that they have all this influence. If they had any influence they wouldnt be anon posting abuse and threats to people on twitter. You arent any industry, the fact you think everybody in entertainment is somehow lgbtwhatever is just plain lazy stereotyping, but thats the usuall from you lot, always accusing others of what it is you are doing yourselves. Dave just called you out and the whole world is laughing!
They want special treatment not equality. They are dishonest. You can make fun of every one apart from them.. Strange that.
Maybe it’s that y’alls joke about the LGBTQ community tends to be lazy and usually relies on the sentiment of “Their freaks haha”. It’s an old and tired-ass ploy for humor. I’ll say the Caitlyn jokes were funny, but the second half was lazy in comparison to his other. My issue is less about humor and how many take this humor as fact, which ultimately perpetuates violence against us. Wonder how many take issue with racial humor from white comedians for the exact same reason. I bet plenty would be. Most don’t like offensive humor outside their community when it’s based on tired ass tropes that people take as fact.
Boo Hoo baby bitches ?
What was lazy about it? It was funny. I’m not transphobic or homophobic, but he did raise a good point that I’ve posed to trans people I know about how termed a sex change as Impossible or Beyond pussy instead of trying to say it’s the real thing. Why not just create a new category for transpeople after they go through the process. Because no matter how long this goes, a lot of biological women are not going to accept it, and ultimately, that’s always going to be the bridge that will never get crossed. I also liked how he wove in the story of his friend who committed suicide to put a human face on transpeople while making jokes about at the same time. He didn’t call you freaks. He just presented a different comic point of view.
So bascially you are proving his point as well. People are laughing at them because their whole existence is hilarious. Its people that think they can trump reality based on their belief over a stupid sociology theory. He was stating facts, but thats your other issue. You people do not believe in any facts, thats what social construction is. Unfortunately for you the rest of the world accepts facts and biology. You then make this bizzare claim that laughing at you is violence. Thats basically the biggest exaggeration ever made. Most people love humour that rips apart the false reality some of you are living in. Its not only facts you hate but free speech, hence the dumb “hes not allowed to say that stuff” chat.
I watched this last night and knew this was coming lol. GREAT SHOW!
Transgender woman..ummm yeah….bet her name was Amanda cuz she was obviously a man,duh. Regardless of what you consider yourself now, you were still born a man and still be recognized as a man in God’s eyes.
Actually, if you want to get technical. We all start as female, and sometimes the process doesn’t always go as planned when forming to male. Also there are people born in between male and female. Also don’t try to tell us what your mythical being recognize as. That’s irrelevant
intersex and transgender are two totally different things. intersex isn’t even a part of the trans conversation
Yo, so to everyone who is defending a straight man who was paid $20 million on the most watched streaming service in the world to perform jokes about LGBTQ people and perpetuate gay/trans stereotypes; I assume you will all, also be fine with a white man being paid $20 million to perform jokes on a netflix special about black people and to perpetuate black stereotypes right? ……..Fony-@ss hypocrites. Go look in F*%k’n mirror! And reflect on your own hypocrisy.
Lol this whole statement is actually hypocrisy! But you would never understand….
So, if you think it’s ok for a straight man to make gay/trans jokes; then, you must also think it would be ok for a white man to make black jokes and perpetuate black stereotypes right? If you wanna defend one and not the other then your a F&*k’n hypocrite. Makes no difference whether you realize it and/or want to admit it.
You’re not very smart, stick to Fortnite.
“You’re not very smart”… Wow! what a mind blowing and insightful argument you made there… And I don’t play video games kid, I’m an adult. Go back to your coloring books while the adults are talking.
Hey Mike you need to chill sis. You are clearly a lunatic and need to get back on your meds. The whole T movement can be summed up to mental illness plain and simple!
Being trans is not a race, its a choice you make, it’s not the same as being black white or any other race and nationality, you make a choice to cross-dress instead of accepting yourself as you are,. There’s no black person that could choose to identify as white
and vice versa because that’s not how it works but meanwhile a guy could choose to identify as a woman whenever he wants and it’s supposed to be accepted so how is that the same as race? It’s not so you can’t compare a black man making jokes about Trans people to a white guy making jokes about black people because one would be considered racist and the other homophobic, racism and homophobia not the same thing so find another point to make over and over cause that one is not valid and not hypocritical.
The premise of your statement is incorrect; people don’t choose to be born gay/trans anymore than someone chooses to be born black or white. If you truly hold these beliefs then I’m sorry you don’t realize your own bigotry. But regardless, the point I was trying to make is that; it’s ok for someone who belongs to a marginalized community such as black, gay, indigenous or trans to make jokes about their own community because they have experienced the things they are making fun of. However, it is not ok for someone outside of that community to make fun of a marginalized community that they do not belong to because they didn’t have the same life experiences as that community. ESPECIALLY when the person making jokes about a specific marginalized community happens to belong to the community that is most responsible for oppressing the marginalized community they are making fun of i.e. a white man making black jokes, or a straight man making gay jokes.
Rubbish. Plenty of people chose to be trans or gay. For different reasons or are you saying they are all the same based on that one book you read? Trans is a choice as it’s a medical intervention for the treatment of gender dysphoria. It’s not a movement it’s a bunch of people who had a medical intervention lol
Congratulations you’re an unitelligent bigot. Way to represent our community uncle Tom! ?
They do and have. Where you been? So basically you’re saying only gay and trans people can make jokes about gay and trans people, lol. Okay. Good luck with all that shit.
He made jokes towards heterosexual black men/women (during his skits in person and on shows for yearrrrrrrs lmao). Painting them in a stereotypical light, don’t remember an outrage forming because of it.
So, if you think it’s ok for a straight man to make gay/trans jokes; then, you must also think it would be ok for a white man to make black jokes and perpetuate black stereotypes right?
Why are you so focused on the color of human beings? we’re talking about genders and those who have different sexual preferences than the norm. If a white guy wants to create skits/stand ups about blacks, thats based on stereotypes, go right ahead. Because in the world of comedy it’s all fair game, there’s not supposed to be actual hateful intention behind it. Dave doesn’t come across as someone who hates the lgbtq community, just capitalizing on the opportunity to joke around. They aren’t the only groups of humans he’s made fun of, highly don’t they’ll be the last lol.
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They do it all of the time. Who do you think writes most of the shit in Hollywood? I doubt any black man got out of bed and said I’m going to put a dress on today to be funny, but damn near every black comedian has done it because white people think it’s hilarious.
What on earth are you talking about??? There’s nothing in the show has anything to do with stereo types about trannies. We all know what the issue is they get triggered when they can’t force people to believe in their little self constructed pretend world. Simply put 99.9% of the world doesn’t agree with them. Neither do facts. What he exposed was that movement tries to destroy the lives of people they don’t agree with. They cannot be reasoned with. The only reason they get away with so much is because they have been given a free pass so far. That won’t be the case anymore. Let’s cancel these activists instead. They are a tiny minority who are too scared to be seen in public. Dave just destroyed the image of them as being the victims of oppression, they are the aggressors towards humanity and science.
no one with a brain cares a white comic can make all the n word jokes he wants if its funny ill watch if not ill change the channel, maybe be offended for a second than go back to my life oh well thats how he feels at the end of the dau hes a stranger and dont pay none of my bills, and if he can grow a fan base that finds it funny cool for him. its called stick n stones learned it in kiddiegarden weirdos get 100 likes 70+ are bots and think they have some power or a voice, 90% of the web is bots at this point people arguing with algos lmao all these weridos clearly no where near passable with schlongs n joe rogan necks wanna identify as a woman cool beans im happy for ya but they delusional if they think people arent going to pint n stare, laugh at them big deal everyones been a butt of a joke they dont let it control their entire lives, and if you lie to a straight guy when you have beet juice instead of the real thing you deserve everything coming to you, you are niche less than 10% of the population the normies dont want you but will tolerate and respect you just dont lie and leave folks alone not everyone needs to come over for dinner and be your friedn go to your clubs n spots and stop trying to be normal youre not n will never be
What stereotypes did he perpetuate? You sound stupid.
In response to you saying “You sound stupid”; in psychology this is referred to as “projection”. I don’t expect you to understand, and I don’t feel like wasting my time trying to explain it to you. But anyway, you still didn’t answer my question… So I’ll ask it once more; if you think it’s ok for a straight comedian to do a whole bit his netflix special with gay/trans jokes; then, would you also defend it if a white man was to do a whole bit in his netflix special with black jokes?
If it’s funny… yes I would, stop being so damn sensitive!
Yo… it’s a joke… you are the one making it racist, your type typically does that.. why does everything have to be about race with you sensitive as$ ppl?
Mike is a white guy trying to dictate what a black man can and cant say on his own special to his own fans lol check the ratios Mike, nobody supports you
Also, I wonder if Dave Chappelle would be defending a white man getting paid $20 million to make black jokes on a netflix special? ?
He absolutely would! Have you not heard this man’s standup? His point was clear and loud. You can say anything you want about black peoples without consequence but the moment you mention anything about LGBT you’re cancelled and what Dave is talking about is the fact that the LGBT run the media and Hollywood
“He absolutely would!” I call BS on that, if netflix paid a white dude $20 million to do a standup routine filled with black jokes the response from Dave Chappelle’s sanctimonious-@ss would be him ending his next standup routine, by looking to try to appear like his saying something deep and spew out some fony, see-through, hypocritical, sanctimonious BS that is as transparent a pane of glass.
Lol clown. Bill Burr makes black jokes and Dave thinks he’s hilarious
dude ain’t funny. poor man’s Richard Pryor
Furthermore, since when is it not a choice? Racist fucks
You are the white racist that thinks Dave cant make jokes about non heteros and non blacks, you just proved his entire thesis.
Trans are the most oppressed community in modern society, sorry most of you steeple can’t accept FACTS.
Facts lol you aren’t clever enough to use the arguments you just did. Trans people don’t believe facts exist, that’s what social construction means lol
Your apparent self confidence in your own intelligence while yet being in all actuality so completley and hopelessly ignorant is staggering.
That last comment was directed @ Netflix Special’s reply to Mia Nicole Sparks and not Mia Nicole Sparks herself. Sorry about that Mia.
Bunch of disengenuous pissing and moaning = wrath. ?
How are people calling the jokes lazy? I teared up at the story about his friend killing herself. That was some of the best writing in a stand up comedy show I’ve ever heard. Someone point out the specific ‘lazy’ jokes and I’m keen to hear. You can tell nobody actually listened to the special and are just jumping on the bandwagon of hating him after reading articles. He even mentions that people will do that.
Fk these confused people!! I support Dave for speaking the truth!!
You sound dumb
You sound like a maricon
Bottom line: It’s ok for someone who belongs to a marginalized community such as black, gay, indigenous or trans etc. to make jokes about their own community because they have experienced the things they are making fun of. However, it is NOT ok for someone who is not part of that community to make those jokes because they didn’t have the same life experiences as that community. This is ESPECIALLY true when the person making those jokes also belongs to the community that is most responsible for oppressing the marginalized community that they are making fun of i.e. a white man making black jokes, or a straight man making gay jokes.
Utter garbage, you have just proven that the only thing you can attempt to do is shut down debate and stop people talking back. What a clown lol
What a very insightful argument you just made there. You must be on the juniour debate team or something. You sure did change my mind there with that well-articulated thought.
I’m a white male and hear all these different groups making jokes about white males, and guess what? I still laugh. I don’t care about politics and all that bullshit. I’m watching a comedian to laugh, most of the time because REAL LIFE is beating the fucking shit out of me and I need an hour of laughing to get me by. Must be so tiring trying to be the “smartest” and most correct person in the world. Life isn’t just hard for one group of people. It’s hard for everyone in their own way. So let’s hop off the high horses….
And in recent years Dave Chappelle’s comedy has become just a bunch of sanctimonious hypocrisy.
Says the white trans activist lol I think he’s hilarious
Wow, I am none of those things you just listed lol. I’m just not a bigot or a hypocrite like you lol. You say: “I think he’s hilarious”, to which I say: “You would”. ?
Don’t do dumb ass comedy if you don’t want dumb ass questions. He thinks about trans people a lot
Funny. The comments by Mike have just proven Dave correct. They basically think they stop anyone being critical of them and their behaviour. Comedy is coming for you ?
I can tell by your basic replies which are void of any substantive arguments or insightful examples that you’ve strewn together with personal insults that you are not intelligent enough of a person to have a debate with me. So I’m not even going to bother with counterpointing your sophomoric attempts at an argument. It would be a waste of my time. I can see now that me attempting to stimulate any sort of meaningful conversation here was a waste of my time. It’s become pretty apparent that there isn’t much hope of having someone here who might provide me with a perspective that I might not have considered or intrigue me with some insight that could give me something to actually think about. So I think I’ll just get up out off your little sandbox now and let you kids banter and play amongst yourselves. Have a nice day!
P.s. Just because you’re not smart enough to realize the fact that you’re hypocrite does not change the fact that is what you are. And for the at least half intelligent people here; Lookup the “Dunning-Kruger effect” for a more in-depth description of what most of the people here seem to suffer from.
This is hilarious. I laughed my ass off. Stop being so damn sensitive. We don’t give 2 shits. Gay sec is disgusting and smelly
You’re a bigot, congratulations uncle Tom.
T is a mental illness/disfunctional behavior conceptually confounded to the category of something akin to race/ethnicity. It would be no different if they suddenly made people who like to murder or people who have paranoid schizophrenia into an identity group and then censored and accused everyone for a crime conceptually akin to ‘racism’ as ‘schizophrenic’ or ‘anti-serial killer bigotry’. This is the epistemological roots of the T propaganda.
‘schizophrenic’ = ‘schizoPHOBIC’ / (autocorrect fucked up)
oh behave.