info
Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss
Leftists Whine About Trans Jokes In Dave Chappelle’s New Comedy Special: "He's Learned Nothing"
0 views
Skip to first unread message
Ubiquitous
Jan 8, 2024, 9:20:17 AMJan 8
to
Comedian Dave Chappelle is once again facing backlash from leftist critics
for making jokes about the trans community in his newest Netflix comedy
special.
The outrage stems from comments Chappelle made in “The Dreamer,” which was
released on December 31.
During one bit, the 50-year-old shares a story about meeting Jim Carrey on
the set of the movie “The Man on the Moon” (1999). Chappelle explained how
Carrey stayed in character as Andy Kaufman even when cameras weren’t rolling
and insisted that everyone on set address him as “Andy” at all times. The
comedian equated this type of method acting as being similar to how trans-
identifying people behave.
“I wanted to meet Jim Carrey and I had to pretend this n***a was Andy Kaufman
all afternoon. And he was clearly Jim Carrey,” Chappelle said. “I could look
at him and I could see he was Jim Carrey. Anyway, I say all that to say
that’s how trans people make me feel.”
The comedian peppered in several other jokes about gender identity and
preferred pronouns throughout “The Dreamer,” just like he did in his previous
comedy special “The Closer,” which made headlines for the same reasons.
A reviewer from Rolling Stone complained about Chappelle being “obsessed with
trans people.”
“It’s unfortunate that Chappelle’s The Dreamer is, like some of his prior
Netflix specials, obsessively fixated on the trans community, because it’s
not an area he particularly excels at, resorting to puerile premises and
punchlines,” writer Marlow Stern wrote.
“There are, of course, ways to artfully tell a trans joke — take Michelle
Wolf’s recent Netflix special It’s Great to Be Here — but Chappelle is
apparently incapable of having most of his bits extend beyond mocking
genitalia or pronouns. It’s not just tired but uninspired,” he added.
Variety editor William Earl agreed that Chappelle has an “obsession with
mocking trans people” and suggested he should try “some new material.”
“Dave Chappelle’s New Netflix Special Proves He’s Learned Nothing,” Sean
McCarthy from The Daily Beast lamented.
“It feels so frustrating to sit and watch comedians with the stature of
Chappelle and [Ricky] Gervais devote so much of their time and energy to
bullying the LGBTQ+ community when they could be doing anything else on
stage. And then they have the temerity to question us, the audience, for not
laughing with them,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, clips from “The Dreamer” have been circulating online and getting
praise from viewers.
Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special is out, and he’s telling the
truth about trans. pic.twitter.com/WdndzE3ZHN
— Billboard Chris ???????? (@BillboardChris) January 1, 2024
“Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special is out, and he’s telling the truth
about trans,” the popular X account Billboard Chris, a critic of gender
ideology, shared, racking up more than 27 million views of Chappelle telling
the story about Carrey.
“Precisely. Dave Chappelle gets it,” former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines agreed.
--
Let's go Brandon!
for making jokes about the trans community in his newest Netflix comedy
special.
The outrage stems from comments Chappelle made in “The Dreamer,” which was
released on December 31.
During one bit, the 50-year-old shares a story about meeting Jim Carrey on
the set of the movie “The Man on the Moon” (1999). Chappelle explained how
Carrey stayed in character as Andy Kaufman even when cameras weren’t rolling
and insisted that everyone on set address him as “Andy” at all times. The
comedian equated this type of method acting as being similar to how trans-
identifying people behave.
“I wanted to meet Jim Carrey and I had to pretend this n***a was Andy Kaufman
all afternoon. And he was clearly Jim Carrey,” Chappelle said. “I could look
at him and I could see he was Jim Carrey. Anyway, I say all that to say
that’s how trans people make me feel.”
The comedian peppered in several other jokes about gender identity and
preferred pronouns throughout “The Dreamer,” just like he did in his previous
comedy special “The Closer,” which made headlines for the same reasons.
A reviewer from Rolling Stone complained about Chappelle being “obsessed with
trans people.”
“It’s unfortunate that Chappelle’s The Dreamer is, like some of his prior
Netflix specials, obsessively fixated on the trans community, because it’s
not an area he particularly excels at, resorting to puerile premises and
punchlines,” writer Marlow Stern wrote.
“There are, of course, ways to artfully tell a trans joke — take Michelle
Wolf’s recent Netflix special It’s Great to Be Here — but Chappelle is
apparently incapable of having most of his bits extend beyond mocking
genitalia or pronouns. It’s not just tired but uninspired,” he added.
Variety editor William Earl agreed that Chappelle has an “obsession with
mocking trans people” and suggested he should try “some new material.”
“Dave Chappelle’s New Netflix Special Proves He’s Learned Nothing,” Sean
McCarthy from The Daily Beast lamented.
“It feels so frustrating to sit and watch comedians with the stature of
Chappelle and [Ricky] Gervais devote so much of their time and energy to
bullying the LGBTQ+ community when they could be doing anything else on
stage. And then they have the temerity to question us, the audience, for not
laughing with them,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, clips from “The Dreamer” have been circulating online and getting
praise from viewers.
Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special is out, and he’s telling the
truth about trans. pic.twitter.com/WdndzE3ZHN
— Billboard Chris ???????? (@BillboardChris) January 1, 2024
“Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special is out, and he’s telling the truth
about trans,” the popular X account Billboard Chris, a critic of gender
ideology, shared, racking up more than 27 million views of Chappelle telling
the story about Carrey.
“Precisely. Dave Chappelle gets it,” former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines agreed.
--
Let's go Brandon!
BTR1701
Jan 11, 2024, 6:45:35 PMJan 11
to
On Jan 8, 2024 at 1:30:50 AM PST, "Ubiquitous" <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> Comedian Dave Chappelle is once again facing backlash from leftist critics
> for making jokes about the trans community in his newest Netflix comedy
> special.
>
> Comedian Dave Chappelle is once again facing backlash from leftist critics
> for making jokes about the trans community in his newest Netflix comedy
> special.
>
> "Dave Chappelle's New Netflix Special Proves He’s Learned Nothing," Sean
> McCarthy from The Daily Beast lamented.
>
> "It feels so frustrating to sit and watch comedians with the stature of
> Chappelle and [Ricky] Gervais devote so much of their time and energy to
> bullying the LGBTQ+ community when they could be doing anything else on
> stage. And then they have the temerity to question us, the audience, for not
> laughing with them," he wrote.
But it's totally cool for comedians to do bits, even entire specials, about
> McCarthy from The Daily Beast lamented.
>
> "It feels so frustrating to sit and watch comedians with the stature of
> Chappelle and [Ricky] Gervais devote so much of their time and energy to
> bullying the LGBTQ+ community when they could be doing anything else on
> stage. And then they have the temerity to question us, the audience, for not
> laughing with them," he wrote.
how horrible white people are, amirite?
trotsky
Jan 14, 2024, 6:26:31 AMJan 14
to
Because that does sound something a white supremacist would say.
trotsky
Jan 14, 2024, 1:10:06 PMJan 14
to
On 1/11/24 5:45 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
Ubiquitous
Jan 16, 2024, 8:06:47 AMJan 16
to
These whiners would be a little more credible if they actually watched what
triggers them.
0 new messages