Dave Chappelle is facing backlash from prominent social justice organizations for jokes targeting trans and LGBTQ+ people in his new special ‘The Closer,’ which debuted on Netflix Tuesday. “Gender is a fact,” he stated at one point in his half-hour set. “Every human being in this room, every human being on Earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on Earth.” Chappelle then riffed about the genitalia of trans women, which he described as “not what it is.” The 48-year-ol...
Dave Chappelle Criticized by GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign for Transphobic Jokes in New Netflix Special
The Wrap - 7 Oct 2021 03:17
Dave Chappelle is facing backlash from prominent social justice organizations for jokes targeting trans and LGBTQ+ people in his new special ‘The Closer,’ which debuted on Netflix Tuesday. “Gender is a fact,” he stated at one point in his half-hour set. “Every human being in this room, every human being on Earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on Earth.” Chappelle then riffed about the genitalia of trans women, which he described as “not what it is.” The 48-year-ol...
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