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Dave Chappelle fills Netflix special with jokes about trans and disabled people
(www.independent.co.uk)
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I'm not sure how many of you watched this based on the comments here
But his jokes really were not transphobic in this special at all
Watch the thing with context and see
Could you give some context? I'm definitely not going to watch it based on just a "take my word for it" argument. He's been known to toe the line and get rude when people call him out on it. At this point I have to assume he is being transphobic simply because that's been a problem for him in the past.
OK. You're entitled to your biases and unfounded opinions as much as the next person. Doesn't mean we need to respect them.
Today in bizzaroworld, asking for context demonstrates bias and unfounded opinion.
fuck off and read the book/watch the show, then decide.
Did you miss the part about how he's not going to watch it himself but already has an opinion based on his own assumptions?
Did you miss the part where you told him asking for context meant he was biased? And they're only assumptions if this was the first time this comedian had ever done a netflix special making trans people the butt of his jokes. Once someone has form for it, and we know he's done it again, they're no longer assumptions, they're a reasonable inference.
Sounds to me like there's no context to be had and you're just getting called out for lying. 🤷