Dave Chappelle's comedy special "The Dreamer" has debuted on Netflix, and it's filled with jokes mocking transgender people.
    • alyaza [they/she]OPM
      39•6 months ago

      He said during his standup act at Capital One Arena in Washington that he granted the photo request by Boebert for a human moment to bridge the political divide but felt “blindsided” by her, according to a progressive influencers’ blog.

      “It’s a shame she tricked me,” Chappelle said, according to Call to Activism. “I had two tickets to ’Beetlejuice’ and I was going to give her one!”

      this is, and i mean this respectfully, one of the weakest condemnations imaginable if he’s actually got a problem with her doing this. this has zero teeth. it’s also literally Lauren Boebert, a person who has made her name being a freakish culture warrior–what did he think she was going to do?

      • bermudaEnglish
        15•6 months ago

        for a human moment to bridge the political divide

        Of all the people to try to bridge a divide with… yeah, not buying it here either.