January 2, 2024
Dave Chappelle Faces Backlash For New Netflix Special Riddled With Trans Jokes
Dave Chappelle's new comedy special was released and if you thought he was done joking on the transgender community, you can think again.
Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix comedy special was released on New Year’s Eve and if you thought he was done joking on the transgender community, you can think again.
The famed comedian kicked off his new special “The Dreamer” by telling a prolonged joke that shared how hard he took the loss of his late father and how the late comedian Norm McDonald helped him during his time of mourning by inviting him on the “Man On The Moon” set to meet Jim Carrey.
The joke went on to tell how excited Chappelle was to meet Carrey. The only issue was that Carrey was so into his portrayal of Andy Kaufman that everyone, including Chappelle, had to treat the “Ace Ventura” star like the late Kaufman.
Chappelle recalled being “very disappointed” that he spent the day speaking to Carrey pretending to be Kaufman, and ended the story by saying, “That’s how trans people make me feel.” It was the first of many trans jokes and jokes about the disabled community that Chappelle incorporated into his latest special, as cited by Variety.
“I love punching down,” he jokingly said.
The central message was about the comedian’s aspirations when he first started out and how he acquired success by remaining driven and consistent during adversity. But the repeated jokes about the trans community became a topic of debate on social media with many conservatives praising Chappelle’s anti-trans jabs while others wondered why he appears so “obsessed” with trans people.
“Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special is out, and he’s telling the truth about trans,” a trans critic tweeted.
“I really hope his success is going to inspire more comedians to joke about this,” one person said in agreeance.
“God bless this man. He says what most people think. He is a voice of sanity in this world of confusion,” added someone else.
Another Twitter user questioned Chappelle’s repeated jokes about the trans community within his last three comedy specials.
“He’s obsessed with trans people lol Does Dave interact w them a lot?” they asked. “He has a vendetta or punching down because “trendy”? People usually discuss what they’re passionate about for 3 SPECIALS. Where is this coming from? Seems personal.”
“Starting to wonder if someone trans rejected him. This is getting ridiculous,” added someone else.
Others are starting to think Chappelle might be pandering to white conservatives who are in full support of his repeated jokes about the trans community.
“dave chappelle retired from comedy to avoid selling out to a white conservative audience just to return to comedy and sell out to a white conservative audience,” one person tweeted.
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