maroon barchetta said:
BadMoonRisin said:
Classic **** take from people who don't seem to understand what a joke is. Or what the point of a comedy show is.
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/13/1136343690/dave-chappelle-saturday-night-live-antisemitism
It's NPR. Not a surprise really.
Eh, it's not just NPR, but it's a lot of "social critics" who feel betrayed by Chappelle. I kinda agree with them a little bit though.
Chappelle is still my favorite comedian, and his stand-ups and CS sketches from 2000-2008 are some of the funniest, most poignant material ever. His main focus was race in America, with particular focus on the Black experience. Obviously, that made him beloved by liberal media. Now he cares about two things above all else: race and anti-censorship. Which there's an inherent conflict, cause it's impossible to be modern race-"woke" without dabbling in some media-censorship as well.
I don't agree with the anti-Dave take at all. But, it's not logically consistent as a "socially conscious person" to preach about George Floyd in one special while making cracks about transgender people and Jews right after. It's all funny to me, but these days society and media wants you to pick a side, and he does his own thing. Honestly, I kinda wish he'd move on from the anti-censorship material, but whatever I still think he's funny. Dave will be fine, and I'm sure he doesn't care about the controversy (and probably enjoys it too).
Also, he's been friends with Kanye since the Chappelle block party days. He cracked some jokes, but of course he defended him a little in the monologue. Kanye clearly isn't well. Dave doesn't need to publicly shame him, and he shouldn't be asked to do it anyways. Kanye is getting enough heat already.
In summary, Dave is still funny but I see why some people have their feelings hurt cause he isn't the comedy social savior they made him out to be 20 years ago. Rant over.