What is up with Dave Chapelle? Is he sabotaging his own career...

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with the trans jokes, special/movie?

Kyrie Irving's name is also pulled into this, IMO nonsensical activism as I feel both are being used. Chapelle should know better.

“To the transgender community, I am more than willing to give you an audience, but you will not summon me. I am not bending to anybody’s demands.”

This is what happens when you see yourself as the leader of a genre — comedy — during a time in which most of your colleagues feel like they’re the only ones that shouldn’t be required to evolve.

To us, you’re a contrarian with a flawed and outdated cause. To them, you’re an easily manipulated pawn.

(This is the part where I remind you that even Eddie Murphy said he cringes at some of his old jokes. “I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe I said that,” Murphy revealed in 2019.)

https://deadspin.com/kyrie-irving-and-dave-chappelle-are-being-used-as-black-1847936962?utm_source=deadspin_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-10-26

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1. Took Eddie a long time

And wasn't nearly as political as Dave is.

Dave has a blind spot, I hope he gets better vision soon

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2. I don't get him. He's not coming off as a nice guy. His advisors...

need to pull his coat. Or maybe he doesn't listen to advisors anymore.

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3. Already completely sabotaged

Too late to recover now. Total idiot

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4. His Netflix show was not funny.

His fixation on people’s sexual orientation and gender was a waste and an embarrassment. The guy needs to come up with better material.

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5. DC has LEGIONS of fans

...who support his bigotry. Mostly white. He's one of them "good black fellers".

Chapelle is trying to make this a "free speech" issue. Will someone explain to him what the 1st Amendment protects and doesn't protect?

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6. Kinda like that blind, Black klansman he played.

He's wasting his talent and I suspect is surrounded by yes men.