Poll of the Day > #WokeALERT: Dave Chapelle Comedy Special Comes Under Fire For Trans Jokes...

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pionear
10/07/21 12:12:44 PM
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Which One?



https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dave-chappelle-netflix-special-called-023227781.html

The 3rd in the series...

Do you think it should've be Boycotted? (Poll Question)
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DrPrimemaster
10/07/21 3:44:38 PM
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pionear posted...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dave-chappelle-netflix-special-called-023227781.html

The 3rd in the series...

Do you think it should've be Boycotted? (Poll Question)

Its funny that he is getting called out for this when he made a comment about how there is always something you aren't allowed to make fun of at any given moment and right now that is trans people. And now he is getting called out for it.

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Clench281
10/07/21 3:46:34 PM
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You've always been disgusting for making fun of trans people, even if it was before "the public agreed with that stance" which is only very recently

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Krazy_Kirby
10/07/21 3:51:14 PM
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boo-hoo
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OhhhJa
10/07/21 3:53:34 PM
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So if you're a comedian you can only make fun of straight white men now? Sounds great. That's totally not gonna kill comedy
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Krazy_Kirby
10/07/21 4:02:07 PM
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OhhhJa posted...
So if you're a comedian you can only make fun of straight white men now? Sounds great. That's totally not gonna kill comedy


you can also make fun of your own race/religion
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ReturnOfFa
10/07/21 4:17:10 PM
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Regardless of the jokes, I've been finding his specials less and less funny. It's mostly him just saying 'suck my dick' and smacking the side of his leg with the mic. I'll check it out and see how I feel.

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DrPrimemaster
10/07/21 4:21:33 PM
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ReturnOfFa posted...
Regardless of the jokes, I've been finding his specials less and less funny. It's mostly him just saying 'suck my dick' and smacking the side of his leg with the mic. I'll check it out and see how I feel.

This is true

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Zeus
10/07/21 4:35:43 PM
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DrPrimemaster posted...
Its funny that he is getting called out for this when he made a comment about how there is always something you aren't allowed to make fun of at any given moment and right now that is trans people. And now he is getting called out for it.

Truth in comedy? Granted there are a lot of things you can't make fun of at any given moment.

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OhhhJa
10/07/21 4:41:23 PM
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Zangulus posted...
I haven't actually watched the parts in question, but I'm going to guess he isn't actually making jokes about Trans people. You can joke about almost anything. But from what I've seen, he's making jokes at the expense of trans people. Which is not the same, and why it crosses the line.
Comedy has always made jokes at the expense of people. It's usually funnier than trying to filter out what jokes you can and cannot make. And what exactly marks the distinction between jokes about trans people that are or arent at their expense. Like what qualifies as not being at their expense because I feel like that's a difficult line to straddle
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ReturnOfFa
10/07/21 4:43:45 PM
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OhhhJa posted...
Comedy has always made jokes at the expense of people. It's usually funnier than trying to filter out what jokes you can and cannot make. And what exactly marks the distinction between jokes about trans people that are or arent at their expense. Like what qualifies as not being at their expense because I feel like that's a difficult line to straddle
I just think there are more subversive ways of making fun of marginalized people. idk I know that sounds snooty and whatnot, but I think it's pretty observable that other people pull off 'controversial jokes' at the expense of marginalized people without the 'expected' punchline that it seems we now have from people like Dave.

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SaltyAndSweet
10/07/21 5:45:44 PM
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Is it true that he is a TERF?

I love his standup but if its true I think thats pretty messed up

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OhhhJa
10/07/21 6:04:35 PM
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ReturnOfFa posted...
I just think there are more subversive ways of making fun of marginalized people. idk I know that sounds snooty and whatnot, but I think it's pretty observable that other people pull off 'controversial jokes' at the expense of marginalized people without the 'expected' punchline that it seems we now have from people like Dave.
Honestly, I can agree that his trans jokes weren't that funny. The gay community bits were a lot funnier. But I think the reality is that there's an unspoken hierarchy of groups that you can make jokes about. I don't think any comedians can make ANY trans jokes right now without coming under fire. I don't think any of his jokes actually caused harm to the trans community. I think most people can tell he doesn't actually hate trans people. He may even actually bring some awareness to the movement. His bit about the trans person having a real human experience was a positive perspective on the community tbh
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agesboy
10/07/21 6:59:53 PM
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SaltyAndSweet posted...
Is it true that he is a TERF?

I love his standup but if its true I think thats pretty messed up
he literally said "I'm team terf" as he was defending jk rowling, so yea

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SaltyAndSweet
10/07/21 7:02:06 PM
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agesboy posted...
he literally said "I'm team terf" as he was defending jk rowling, so yea

well thats shitty of him, very disappointing

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SunWuKung420
10/07/21 7:35:18 PM
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agesboy posted...
he literally said "I'm team terf" as he was defending jk rowling, so yea
And that was also a part of the joke being taken out of context.

Meanwhile, the government wants to limit personal liberties but Dave Chapelle, a bastion for freedom, will be made out to be the bad guy by mass media in order to get you to align with the "no personal freedom" government.

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Lokarin
10/07/21 7:38:48 PM
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What if Dave Chapelle is playing a long con and is just like "can't wait to get cancelled, then people will stop asking me to do Rick James"

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Zareth
10/07/21 10:22:20 PM
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Hasn't been funny after he came back from that break in the mid 2000's.

Also doesn't surprise me that Sunny agrees with TERFs.

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OhhhJa
10/07/21 10:49:45 PM
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Yall are dumb. His specials are all fucking hilarious to anyone with a sense of humor. Except for the last one when he wasn't trying to be funny
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ArvTheGreat
10/07/21 11:12:57 PM
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Arv finds it funny

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Metalsonic66
10/07/21 11:13:26 PM
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People talked shit about his last specials despite the fact that he wasn't actually anti-trans at all.

I remember George Takei making a fuss about his comments which were so obviously taken out of context

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OhhhJa
10/07/21 11:15:02 PM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
People talked shit about his last specials despite the fact that he wasn't actually anti-trans at all.
That's the thing too. He very clearly isn't. He's just making jokes. It's fucking comedy
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Gaawa_chan
10/07/21 11:17:43 PM
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Was pretty obvious he didn't know much about the Rowling controversy.

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agesboy
10/07/21 11:30:00 PM
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OhhhJa posted...
That's the thing too. He very clearly isn't. He's just making jokes. It's fucking comedy
so none of his opinions hold any weight because it's fucking comedy

i'll take that

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PK_Spam
10/07/21 11:38:10 PM
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Watch him complain about being silenced while he still gets shows on possibly the widest possible platform.

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Muscles
10/07/21 11:48:27 PM
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Dave Chapelle is a national treasure, I can't believe you people are hating on him

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OhhhJa
10/07/21 11:50:23 PM
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White liberals can't even enjoy comedy anymore lol. You guys don't enjoy anything lmao
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agesboy
10/07/21 11:51:10 PM
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Muscles posted...
Dave Chapelle is a national treasure, I can't believe you people are hating on him
if it was chapelle show dave chapelle i'd agree but his retreat into obscurity has made him an extremist
OhhhJa posted...
White liberals can't even enjoy comedy anymore lol. You guys don't enjoy anything lmao
there's plenty of comedy out there that doesn't attack protected classes

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OhhhJa
10/07/21 11:53:12 PM
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agesboy posted...
there's plenty of comedy out there that doesn't attack protected classes

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OhhhJa
10/07/21 11:54:16 PM
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But just to entertain those without a sense of humor, I want to know the comedians you like
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OhhhJa
10/07/21 11:56:24 PM
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What's also funny is that my coworker was playing this special on our lunch break and we have a gay coworker and he was dying laughing the whole time... because he ain't an outraged little bitch ass internet nerd
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agesboy
10/07/21 11:56:45 PM
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OhhhJa posted...
But just to entertain those without a sense of humor, I want to know the comedians you like
david mitchell and sean lock are the only two i can think of off the top of my head

the worst they do is lampoon nazis as far as i know
OhhhJa posted...
What's also funny is that my coworker was playing this special on our lunch break and we have a gay coworker and he was dying laughing the whole time... because he ain't an outraged little bitch ass internet nerd
i absolutely believe you. you triple posted. it has to be true.

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SaltyAndSweet
10/08/21 2:45:50 AM
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Muscles posted...
Dave Chapelle is a national treasure, I can't believe you people are hating on him

dave chapelle is funny as hell, but that doesnt make it ok for him to be hateful and harmful towards an already vulnerable and frequently abused group of people

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ReturnOfFa
10/08/21 3:00:47 AM
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agesboy posted...
david mitchell and sean lock are the only two i can think of off the top of my head

the worst they do is lampoon nazis as far as i know

i absolutely believe you. you triple posted. it has to be true.
I agree with OhhhJa on some things and have some decent conversations, but there's other times where he likes to triple down on things and get GRR INTENSE but of course then I am also GRRRRR RARAHEUR INTENSE.

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Xfma100
10/08/21 3:25:42 AM
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Let's go ahead and cancel a successful black man! /s

But seriously, it really depends on the kind of jokes. If they are just hateful remarks, then I can definitely understand.

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Krazy_Kirby
10/08/21 3:35:59 AM
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of course nobody is allowed to agree with rowling. throw biology out the window
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deoxxys
10/08/21 4:19:47 AM
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I dont watch comedians but I know that part of humor is making fun of people is part of the job.

Someone will always be offended by it, but its just a joke not a dick, dont take it too hard.

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Gaawa_chan
10/08/21 5:11:58 AM
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Krazy_Kirby posted...
of course nobody is allowed to agree with rowling. throw biology out the window
Rowling's entire argument is based off of a straw-man of people she despises, so...

Hate to break it to you, but trans people in general probably know a fuckload more about the biological differences between AMAB and AFAB people than you do.

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kind9
10/08/21 5:49:11 AM
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So like, what were the jokes? Did he really defend Rowling, or was he joking?

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SaltyAndSweet
10/08/21 7:00:18 AM
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kind9 posted...
So like, what were the jokes? Did he really defend Rowling, or was he joking?

he sides with her, says a bunch of messed up stuff about trans women that Id rather not repeat

Its very disappointing

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Cacciato
10/08/21 8:53:38 AM
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SaltyAndSweet posted...
dave chapelle is funny as hell, but that doesnt make it ok for him to be hateful and harmful towards an already vulnerable and frequently abused group of people
The thing is though, he also literally said that he believes anyone has the right to be whoever they feel like they are inside. So it kinda just depends on which quote of his you want to run with.
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Ozmose
10/08/21 10:19:21 AM
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Krazy_Kirby posted...
boo-hoo


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ReturnOfFa
10/08/21 12:12:13 PM
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Krazy_Kirby posted...
of course nobody is allowed to agree with rowling. throw biology out the window
ah yes JK Rowling the famous biologist

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SaltyAndSweet
10/08/21 12:34:49 PM
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Biology is a crazy thing, I read an article about this very rare thing that causes some kids in the Dominican Republic to be born female and then later in childhood they just become male and grow balls and a dick. Its wild. Theres all sorts of variables when it comes to life.

People that blindly insist that your birth sex is the only thing that matters are just flatly science deniers.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34290981


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Red04
10/12/21 9:53:17 AM
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-11/netflix-defends-dave-chappelle-comedy-special-suspends-trans-employee?srnd=equality

Dave Chappelle and artistic freedom wins (again)
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adjl
10/12/21 10:30:00 AM
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OhhhJa posted...
Comedy has always made jokes at the expense of people. It's usually funnier than trying to filter out what jokes you can and cannot make. And what exactly marks the distinction between jokes about trans people that are or arent at their expense. Like what qualifies as not being at their expense because I feel like that's a difficult line to straddle

I'm getting a really strong vibe of "I like laughing at marginalized people, stop telling me I shouldn't!" from pretty much every post you've made here. It's not exactly a good look.

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SKARDAVNELNATE
10/12/21 10:58:50 AM
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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

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adjl
10/12/21 11:17:49 AM
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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...
If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

You heard it here, folks: The country is controlled by trans people.

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Blighboy
10/12/21 12:06:16 PM
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adjl posted...
You heard it here, folks: The country is controlled by trans people.
On an unrelated note, if anybody has any fanart of Joe Biden as a cute girl I'd appreciate it.

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