Salt and pepper, peanut butter and jelly, Dave Chappelle and controversy — some issues simply move in combination. All through his complete occupation, Chappelle has confronted controversy for pushing the boundaries of comedy. It has contributed to his large good fortune, however it has additionally gotten him in scorching water, particularly with the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.
They criticized him for being transphobic in his 2021 Netflix particular “The Nearer.” He spent numerous time joking about transgender other folks, pointing out that “gender is a truth” and that he is “crew TERF,” meaning he facets with trans-exclusionary radical feminists who reject the concept trans girls are girls. After the particular used to be launched, issues were given so heated {that a} workforce of Netflix staff staged a walkout at headquarters to recommend for transgender rights. Netflix stood by means of Chappelle and stated they wouldn’t censor artists.
As for Chappelle, he doubled down on his ideals in opposition to transgender other folks in his 2022 particular “What is in a Identify?” He addressed the backlash he confronted, pronouncing, “The extra you are saying I will be able to’t say one thing, the extra pressing it’s for me to say it. And it has not anything to do with what you are pronouncing I will be able to’t say. It has the entirety to do with my proper, my freedom, of inventive expression. That is effective to me.” (by way of TV Insider)
