Can Sell
Anti Cancel Comedy
Happy Friday War & Peaceniks! Welcome to our cancelled culture!
Dave Chappelle once helped a Trans Woman. He talks about it at the end of his last special, The Closer. Her name was Daphne Dwarman, she was a comedian, who Dave allowed to open for him once. He talks about her lovingly, especially after he talks about Daphne killing herself. And then Dave tells us how he set up a trust fund for Daphne’s daughter. After that Chapelle says, “Empathy is not gay. Empathy is not Black. Empathy is bi-sexual. It must go both ways. It must go both ways.”
It is a touching moment. A meaningful moment. Unfortunately, it comes after a twenty minute rant of Chappelle’s opinions about Trans people. Which are as damaging as Daphne’s story was poignant. Maybe that’s what he means by “both ways?” His Trans “jokes” are not jokes. They are lazy tropes. “Big adam’s apple, ha ha!” “Look at those knuckles, yuck yuck.” “Peeing standing up?! Knee slapper!” Hack.
