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New Chappelle special searing hourlong takedown of trans cashier who forgot to smile at him
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I didn't think he's as transphobic as he's put out to be. However, he's not coming off great and I don't see why he needs those bits. He's a better comedian than that.
Like I think I saw a clip of one of his most recent ones and at the end it ... the point was that a trans man or women doesn't really look much like who they want to be or identify as to him. I mean, it seems dehumanizing doesn't it?
Well, maybe he is as transphobic, maybe I gotta see the whole special to get it and it's part of a larger gag. In any case, I'm not a fan of that type of stuff. Also, he brought Musk on stage so fuck him.
The transphobia stands out because it's neither funny nor relevant - there's no purpose to it other than to be a cunt performatively.
The Lil Nas X song he talks about is what - 2 years old now? Beyond that, the "jokes" are the same thing the daily wire has been rolling out for years - "He has a penis and thinks he's a she hurrr durrr."
Then there was the whole "If I went to prison, I'd say I'm a woman and rape everyone in sight" hilarity.
Has he ever told a funny trans joke?
Has anyone?
Oh there certainly are funny trans jokes, it's just that they come from people who respect trans folks and understand them enough to actually be funny. Just like jokes about black people, which is what used to make Dave funny. He was familiar enough with black culture, and had respect for black people enough, to make actually funny jokes about them where the punchline wasn't "herrr durr look how dumb and scary they are".
Yeah this video deals with it quite well