Dave Chappell "Cancelation" Controversy.

[Adam88]

In our own best interest as a culture, it doesn't need to be complex nor scrutinized once the essential effect is truly realized. An informed decision is clear.

"The self-proclaimed “GOAT” (greatest of all time) of stand-up delivers five or six lucid moments of brilliance, surrounded by a joyless tirade of incoherent and seething rage, misogyny, homophobia and transphobia." NYT example

Dig your own hole Chapelle supporters. Try deflecting to white people as the target. Try whatever you like to mitigate the damage already clearly engaged.

"In his new Netflix special, Dave Chappelle attempts to curb criticism of his tone-deaf jokes about transgender people by pointing out a through-line from his decades in comedy: “Any of you who have ever watched me know that I have never had a problem with transgender people,” he says. “If you listen to what I’m saying, clearly, my problem has always been with White people.”


That line encapsulates the controversy around Chappelle and “The Closer,” which has reignited fury over the comedian’s material about transgender women and other LGBTQ people. It has also resurfaced debate about whether stand-up comics should be limited at all in their material. Chappelle’s focus on race alone — while overlooking the experiences of Black trans women and the disproportionate rates of violence they face — has been a particular sticking point." Wash Post example

This is NOT new in comedy and I support free speech and resulting consequences.

Is there a need for any shame whatsoever? I implore a resounding YES! Sometimes you have to take a stand in support of informed decision making. Stop the incitement just because your intellectual boredom is not otherwise entertained. Ugh.

Incitement of what? It's a comedy show, not a Klan rally. These are jokes, and clearly countless people (more so than not) find them funny. And the quotes you posted have a blatant and extreme bias. "Overlooking the experiences of black trans women", this line here made me actually laugh out loud. Thats the biggest SJW reach I've seen in a while. He didn't "overlook" anything, the subject of the joke just had nothing to DO with that topic. Thats like saying someone is a racist for not including the suffering of Native Americans in their speech about space travel. And again, COMEDY show. Why the fuck would you go on stage and rant about depressive, dark shit? You're literally there to do the opposite of depress people.

Another thing I've noticed is that all this outrage is recent, though Chappell has been making jokes about Whites for how many decades (which were hilarious most of the time)? Not a word from these people trying to crucify him now. Not a peep from them for all these years. It just shows that it's not about canceling bigotry or hate, if so they would have been freaking out and trying to cancel him years ago. What its about is trying their hardest to wave that ever sought after victim card. "You're not allowed to say that! It's mean! We are victims! Look everyone, we are victims!!!".

Also, whats with the assumption that all Trans people are these weak, broken people who would have a mental breakdown over a freaking comedy show? This gate-keeping nonsense of LGBTs saying what is/isn't acceptable HAS to go. This is why so many people avoid gays, or are even maybe bigoted. It's like walking on eggshells around a lot of these perpetually offended LGBT folks. It's not a big shocker why so many people avoid us or are exhausted with the gate keeping.