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Dave Chappelle fills Netflix special with jokes about trans and disabled people
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 01 Jan 2024
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Yes, you've already made your pro-bigotry stance known above. I'm just not sure why you think it's something to be proud of.
Have a day off
What?
EDIT: While you're all downvoting me, could one of you take the time to please tell me what the person I responded to meant by "have a day off?" I honestly don't know what that is supposed to mean.
It means go laugh at a joke ya wet blanket.
Did you find Rosanne's latest comedy special to be a gut-buster or were you a wet blanket who didn't watch it and laugh at her hilarious jokes?
No, her "jokes" are legitimately not funny. She does not play to diverse audiences. She curates her audience or does not have a live audience.
I see, so "go laugh at a joke ya wet blanket" only applies to funny jokes.
So not unfunny jokes like: "My pronouns are, kiss my ass." from Roseanne's special...
But funny jokes like: "I wrote a play. I did. Cause I know that gays love plays. It's a very sad play, but it's moving. It's about a Black transgender woman whose pronoun is, sadly, n*****." from Chapelle's special.
I'm proud because I'm going to watch it twice. The first time with my trans friend. Both her and I find the topic of trans rights and freedom to exist very serious but we also know when to turn it off and enjoy a comedy show. I'll probably watch it again with my wheelchair bound nephew simply because he finds it's funny. If someone were to "punch down" on any of those ppl I have and will continue to to fight for them. It's funny that you, I, and others in the thread are on the same side of the larger issue only outside of the context of comedy.
There's no bigotry here. I know how to take a joke and some of the "targets" of his joke know how to take one as well. The real victims here are the persons who cannot take a joke. Dave will continue to attack you guys indiscriminately.
Uh-huh. And your mother is a Navajo and your best friend is both Jewish and Tibetan.
Algonquin actually. Grew up up with some sassy Jews though. No Tibetan afaik but what's your point? We still on the same side, no?
This is all very believable indeed.