Dave Chappelle’s Latest “Joke”

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@firequeen2194 5 ай бұрын

I worked in security dispatch for a casino for a number of years and we had one openly trans person who worked there. Every day I said good night as she was leaving without much of an acknowledgment until one day, she actually came back and said “thank you”. I asked for what? She said for consistently speaking to them everyday with kindness. I was floored. My response was “why wouldn’t I?” She responded that most people don’t. I was honored and heartbroken at the same time. Being a good person is so much easier than being a hateful one. And she was lovely. Just treat people as you would want to be treated. I didn’t do anything special, I treated her just like I treated everyone else but to know I made a difference in her day was humbling. Humanity, let’s do that!

@rachelnyn5543 5 ай бұрын

I love you. Thank you for posting this.😊

@dangerouslysane 5 ай бұрын

Actually, what you did is very special. You didn't think so because you have class. Thank you for sharing.

@keeleycarrigan 5 ай бұрын

Yea I have had similar experiences with different types of people and I’m always floored. In my mind we are all human. We deserve respect no matter what. I try to make my impact on the world small. Which is my way of saying I try to make every interaction as normal and gentle as possible because we all deserve that. It’s the only way we can be ourselves. If we just give people space to do it.

@gerarddevine8651 5 ай бұрын

Your kindness and warmth made a difference in her world. That, and you, are golden.

@sickandtiredofbeingsickand 5 ай бұрын

Yes! The golden rule: Do unto others as you would have done unto you! If everyone simply followed this; the world would be a much better place and we would all be guaranteed a place in Heaven. PERIOD!

@monkeyrun 5 ай бұрын

many people have no problem with bigotry as long as they are not the target.

@presentfuture7563 5 ай бұрын

Oh, that's good. I'm borrowing that, thanks.

@whenwedecay 5 ай бұрын

Fact!

@Satans_lil_helper 5 ай бұрын

💯

@verarain9028 5 ай бұрын

Totally true

@mstr293 5 ай бұрын

Kinda like how you guys targeted Daphne, huh?

@phlamingophlox8492 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Brando. As the mom of a trans woman, I can’t express my gratitude for your support in this matter. It’s impossible for others to understand how transgender individuals feel or how their families feel about their lives. I made a mistake early in this situation of saying it was her choice to live her life the way she wanted. She corrected me by saying it’s not a choice because nobody would ever make that choice. She did not choose it, it was her reality. She fought it for most of her life and wrestled with the desire to commit suicide. Ten years since transitioning she is on a positive path and is a licensed therapist. Her journey is helping others.

@bambooblinds 5 ай бұрын

great - i'm glad your child is doing better, but your experiences and difficulties aren't a license to dictate to others or to emotionally blackmail people. your son has a mental illness and trying to make people say things that they know to be false doesn't make you the hero of this story. literally, every person who has a mental illness could argue it's kinder to deem them normal because that might make them feel better. the idiocy of the folks decrying ''anti-trans hate'' is that if we applied their arguments universally then they would be guilty of bigotry and hatred against schizophrenics and bipolar people and people with autism... etc. there's nothing kind about the people going after chappelle.

@adambirkholtz8363 5 ай бұрын

@@bambooblindsNo one is "emotionally blackmailing" you. Quit you sexual harassment and gaslighting, bigot!

@claudiasolomon1123 5 ай бұрын

@@bambooblinds Why are huge dogs, the smooth brain's favorite avatar🤔??

@ChrisMathers3501 5 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear she's doing better. One thing I've learned about transgender suicidality is that it primarily effects those who are young and vulnerable, and thankfully declines over time. Not true for everybody, sadly, but it IS a statistical trend. I hope this fact brings you some comfort. I've been in love with a trans woman for four years. The one time she so much as joked about suicide I just about booted down her goddamn door like SWAT and sicced a friend of hers on her to make sure she was okay.

@cyrollan 4 ай бұрын

i seriously doubt any of the anti-trans folks KNOW any trans individuals. to them trans folks are the "boogeyman" that they see online. it's kind of like how my father is racist against people of color, but doesn't have any friends or acquaintances who are of color!

@johnmunro4952 5 ай бұрын

100% agree. I think the criticism he's had over his past Trans material is bothering him. He seems to be doubling down. Gervais is doing the same. It seems laboured. Forced. It feels like bullying a more vulnerable group. It's sad to see.

@lmichelle80sbaby 5 ай бұрын

I think I saw an interview where he said he got the most backlash from family & friends of Trans ppl and a lot of Trans ppl gave him love after that 1st special where he mentioned his trans friend Daphne. It seems like he kept going and is continuing to put fire under the supporters of the community just to create drama🤷🏽‍♀️

@peabody3000 5 ай бұрын

i view it more as testing his audience, pushing them to be more tolerant of dissenting opinions, which i actually think is ultimately constructive even if it makes some people uncomfortable. i support the trans community, and i consider chappelle to be creating more of an opportunity to discuss trans issues and raise awareness, rather than seeding hate

@arbriggs3010 5 ай бұрын

Chappell lost me when he invited Elon Musk on stage to say his “I’m Rich” bit and the crowded starting booing him. Chappell said…you notice how everyone who is booing you is sitting in the terrible/cheap seats. Making fun of his own paying audience to appease his new rich friend.

@donnavorce8856 5 ай бұрын

ugh

@izabelasiczek3547 5 ай бұрын

😲😲😲

@Atheos-1 5 ай бұрын

The term your looking for to describe Chappelle is Stephen.

@breakingbadheisenberg9703 5 ай бұрын

Tells you everything you need to know .

@emmajones7492 5 ай бұрын

I saw that clip and I disliked him every since. I wouldn’t pay to see him.

@rexatkins9264 5 ай бұрын

Sure, a joke can be written about anything, but not every “joke” should be told. It’s always bothered me comedians think they can say it anyway. There’s a difference between laughing with someone or at yourself and ridiculing someone, especially if it’s about a specific someone, or group, that is already marginalized, demonized, & powerless.

@nicked_fenyx 5 ай бұрын

As a trans guy, I just wanted to thank you for choosing not to remain silent. Your support means a lot right now.

@michaeltruskolaski4630 5 ай бұрын

can a trans be a guy?

@dontgettoknowm9864 5 ай бұрын

I support you. I laughed at the joke. Not at you. Good luck to you. All the best.

@lingyjennifer8399 5 ай бұрын

@@michaeltruskolaski4630 seriously?

@michaeltruskolaski4630 5 ай бұрын

yes i really was soory if i offend @@lingyjennifer8399

@sharimeline3077 5 ай бұрын

@@michaeltruskolaski4630 What are you talking about? You cannot possibly be that slow, so what's your angle?

@catwrangler7907 5 ай бұрын

Being black I wasn't able to laugh it off with jokes because racism came from the teachers police and adults picking on a child

@kayleegoins9838 5 ай бұрын

I want to thank you one more time. You are on the right page. Jim Carry IS an actor. He WAS pretending to be another person. That was his goal, that is his job. Transgender people who live authentically on the other hand, are NOT “pretending” to be …“someone else”. They were already forced to do that. For years, or even decades before they came out, they had to pretend to be what people, family, and society expected them to be. They did this so they weren’t disowned by family, or lose their job, their housing or get murdered on the street corner simply for being themselves. That is why such jokes are harmful. He basically just said “Trans folks are pretending”, which has been a conservative talking point for a lot of years now. If someone makes a comment once… it “may” be a joke. If you throw it in as an off handed remark, as the punch line, after you have already roasted for making similar comments, you are either pandering to a hateful demographic, or it’s how you really feel. Neither reflect on you positively. Punching down on a group that is already under constant attack is never funny, it’s pathetic. I have never found Dave funny.

@donneesf 5 ай бұрын

Never been a fan of his….have laughed at some of his stuff, when I’ve seen it…haven’t followed the controversy….I don’t find cruel comedy funny. Thank you for your commentary …..you’re being very generous to him, in your assessment.

@Ninang363 5 ай бұрын

Exactly. It has become his "Git 'er Done!" I am a trans woman (out for 42 years) and I am pretty open to humor and alternative view points...Shit, I grew up with Mel Brooks movies. l lived through a lot. This has gone far enough. I agree with you Brando. I am not at a point where I despise and wish to cancel him...but perhaps a dialogue can come out of this. None of this has to be so hateful

@TennesseeBrando 5 ай бұрын

I would love to see some good dialogue come from this and Chappelle get back to giving us great comedy instead of this new schtick that’s so divisive!

@SDoty 5 ай бұрын

You have a big heart and a thicker skin than most.

@xzygy 5 ай бұрын

It’s definitely crossed a line. I thought his story about Daphne was lovely, but clumsy at the end. I felt like the backlash there was overreaction, because it was clear he didn’t have any close friends who are trans, or he would have known that the “Only a man would…” part of the story would have been hurtful. If he’d known Daphne better, outside a few shows, I think he’d have avoided the whole problem. This whole thing is so simple. I want to be the kind of person that treats others with respect, so I’ll do my best with any pronouns asked of me, and all I ask in return is a little grace when I unintentionally mess up. I’ll never truly understand, but that doesn’t give me license to be a jerk, nor am I looking for an excuse to disrespect someone.

@susanhunter9196 5 ай бұрын

He followed it up with making fun of disabled people. It automatically made me think of t-rump making fun of a disabled reporter. I turned him off. I used to look forward to his specials but, the last 2 or 3, I've turned off after a few minutes. I always thought he would be above such things. This is just my opinion which, won't matter one iota to him.

@bartmix8994 5 ай бұрын

Dave Chappelle is bitter because of what went down at Comedy Central 20 years ago. What a baby! Most people have had issues with bosses and you either choose to stay and deal with it, or leave and move on. Dave Chappelle is so brittle and thin-skinned that he has become the old bigot he used to make fun of.

@Axelcat11 5 ай бұрын

You seem jealous that he is wealthy and you are not. It appears that you can not deal with a black man being more successful than you. Careful your bigotry it showing.

@nedludd7622 5 ай бұрын

Sure Sure. He hasn't done anything for the last 20 years according to you. You seem to be triggered and thin-skinned.

@bartmix8994 5 ай бұрын

@@nedludd7622 Way to make things up and not respond to what I said. Do you have reading comprehension above first grade? That was rhetorical.

@nedludd7622 5 ай бұрын

@@bartmix8994 Do you have any comprehension at all? You said 20 years.

@bartmix8994 5 ай бұрын

@@nedludd7622 You are definitely retarded. I wrote about what happened when Dave Chappelle left Comedy Central almost 20 years ago, not what he has done since. Your reading comprehension level is retard.

@stevewise1656 5 ай бұрын

Dave is good friends with Elon Musk. All these people have followed him down hate street.

@BlindMellowJellyInc 5 ай бұрын

I would not say good friends. Trust me, Dave is not as much of a fan as you think. Stop spreading drama when it is not present.

@Marshall_Stacks 5 ай бұрын

@@BlindMellowJellyInc Hanging out with Elon on stage is bad enough. I don't care if they're "good" friends or not. They appeal to the same type of idiot.

@BrahT-dh4qn 5 ай бұрын

What makes me cringe, is the way you cannot disagree with this Trans agenda and be labled, LGBTphobic if you call a MAN with 5:00 o'clock shadow a SIR and HE is offended and screams with HIS Masculine voice that he is not a SIR.!!! Maybe it's about time, someone has the courage to confront the whole WOKE Trans issue without walking on eggshells. And what better way, but to treat them as EQUAL and allow them to be the Butt of the joke as all people are at some point. DON RICKLES, he was Funny as F and he joked about Whites, Blacks, Asians, Latino's & Jews, Women, Men, Gays and everyone. So grow the F up and stop anylizing everything.

@dwidlund 5 ай бұрын

Definitely not friends. Musk is an ass. We can still appreciate the good things he has done. I'm still trying to convince myself of that one.

@bambooblinds 5 ай бұрын

''hate street'' - 🙄

@CasperLCat 5 ай бұрын

This Brando gentleman is not what I expected, from his appearance. A good lesson for us, in itself.

@gordoncarscadden6252 5 ай бұрын

If you look around, you will find progressive people in the south. Just have to look and don't judge a book by its cover.

@rhondalush1206 5 ай бұрын

Another example of not judging the book by the cover. He wasn't what I expected either.

@rodicow3491 5 ай бұрын

I'm ashamed to say I thought this was a risky click, but I'm glad I stuck with it. Much respect to him.

@rhondalush1206 5 ай бұрын

@@rodicow3491 I felt the same about Beau of the Fifth Column.

@hilarybooker3836 5 ай бұрын

Not to be stereotypical, but “progressive people in the south” put progressive people from everywhere else to shame because they have conviction and aren’t just following a trend.

@whenwedecay 5 ай бұрын

You can't complain about intolerance towards you when you yourself are intolerant of others who are different

@rriddick8571 5 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@musicbyfriendsforfriends3311 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate your willingness to call out BS when you see it but also to urge folks to rise above the thoughtless, hurtful stuff they have done. Thank you.

@BrahT-dh4qn 5 ай бұрын

Maybe it's about time, someone has the courage to confront the whole WOKE Trans nonsense. And what better way, but to treat them as EQUAL and be the Butt of the joke.

@mattharvey7799 5 ай бұрын

@@BrahT-dh4qn For real he can't express how it makes HIM feel everything has to be about them he didn't say anything about them or their experience. He clearly said That's how I feel when IM talking to a Transgender. They look for any reason to cry foul and its annoying and destructive to their own cause. Most people want you to be who you are and accept us for who we are, and the way I let people know I accept them is by joking with and about them. Save the feelings for the bigots that are real and people like Dave Chappelle will call them out with you happily.

@louisehancock324 5 ай бұрын

Well said. Actions like this should be bought to the light so we can think about the effects of our words and actions. I appreciate the way you handled this situation.

@thatboy3 5 ай бұрын

Chappelle has _never_ been better than that. He's punched down at the LGBTQ+ community for decades, not only with his comedy but in interviews as well. I'm big on free speech so I don't think he should be "cancelled." He can spout all the hateful bigotry he wants in his shows. If you think he's funny, fine. If others don't, fine. Entertainment is subjective But somehow, his fans (the one's so quick to defend Chappelle's free speech) seem to think it's inappropriate for people who don't find his bigotry funny to use their free speech to criticize him. Free speech doesn't mean freedom from criticism. If some find it offensive, they have the freedom to say so. And before you say Chappelle's critics are "thin-skinned" or "snowflakes" or "can't take a joke," I suggest you take a look around KZfaq at all the MAGAs angrily heckling liberal comics making jokes about Trump, climate change, immigration, etc. Steve Hostetter's videos of his hecklers are a good place to start.

@SDoty 5 ай бұрын

There are plenty of sensitive people of that variety in this very discussion. Well said.

@bengoose2031 5 ай бұрын

Chapelle doesn’t do standup anymore he preaches.

@karrrrrrh 5 ай бұрын

I just love listening to your show!! It’s so real. Thanks!

@VannahSavage 5 ай бұрын

After his “team TERF” monologue and using a dead trans woman he claims to have been friends with to excuse his transphobia, I have a hard time believing he doesn’t know exactly what he’s doing and the audience he’s attracted.

@tyarchie5143 5 ай бұрын

Comedy has different angles one of them is making a point and just telling a perspective. Dave saying something about the lgbt community. Dave has talked about every group so why should one group be excluded. I don’t have a problem with trans people or the movement but I do have a problem with it when it comes to children who still are learning who they are. I thought I was everything as a child from a cowboy to Spider-Man the hulk. Let kids be.

@VannahSavage 5 ай бұрын

@@tyarchie5143 nobody is saying he can’t make jokes about us. Fuck, come onto a queer subreddit for 5 minutes and you’ll see us making fun of ourselves and each other relentlessly. The main difference is that our jokes are actually funny, whereas Dave’s are the same tired shit we’ve been hearing from cishets for decades. As far as “let kids be”, I agree. Let kids explore their gender identity and expression, and find who they are without telling them that they’re broken or sinful. Let trans kids take puberty blockers, and let gay kids talk about their crushes just as openly as any straight kid. Thanks for supporting queer youth. ✌️🌈

@tyarchie5143 5 ай бұрын

@vannah3729 I think the point of him mentioning him is to show how much influence and power that actually have. The world is upside down so as far as people genders and orientations I could care less when the world is at war and people can barely afford to pay rent or buy food. Kids aren't as educated as the rest of the world. Those are issues facing everyone.

@tyarchie5143 5 ай бұрын

@vannah3729 from my point of view is this. The LGBT community wants to be be treated equally like everyone else but you just can't say anything about them. Doesn't that negate the point of being treated equally? If everyone else can't be be fun of or joked about then why can't that group. That's saying we are equal but we are also excluded. Which doesn't make much sense.

@sunmountainliz 5 ай бұрын

As the mom of a daughter who is transgender, I thank you for your words of support.

@dalehamon4295 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for being a great person and great mother ♥️ here are some well deserved flowers for being awesome 🌸 🌺 🌹 🌺 💐🌸 😎

@sunmountainliz 5 ай бұрын

@@dalehamon4295 ❤️

@dewilew2137 5 ай бұрын

Lying to your son isn’t helping him, and it isn’t “kind”, but he should be able to dress how he wants to and do whatever he wants with his body (as long as he’s an adult), and he deserves the same rights as anyone else in this country.

@sunmountainliz 5 ай бұрын

@dewilew2137 Luckily I'm her parent, not you. So don't you worry your little head about it. Your opinion is moot.

@KOKO-uu7yd 5 ай бұрын

@sunmountainliz You showed some seriously classy restraint in your response! I respect that. Unfortunately, I would bet TONNES that it's been hard HARD WON, through repetitive "opportunities" for self-restraint amidst potential "Momma Bear Rage". May your life, and your daughter's, contain more peace and contentment with each passing day. That, and acceptance, love, and respect.

@gerryshephard2388 5 ай бұрын

I like your talks brother, cause there is a down to earth truth of displaying self dignity to every word you say TB!!

@PaulTheadra 5 ай бұрын

DC used to share a story of why he left the Chappelle show, he left when he realized his jokes were hurting a specific demographic, but for him to acknowledge this and then go out and find out his jokes are hurting another demographic and no longer acknowledge this, feels hypocritical.

@jiml9856 5 ай бұрын

It's because he happens to belong to that demographic. He's like the republicans who are anti gay until a relative they love comes out...

@SteefPip 5 ай бұрын

That is the true tragedy of the situation.

@Kira-zm7vy 5 ай бұрын

He got too rich to care. Like most people with that level of wealth, they think their money makes them right

@0cypher0 5 ай бұрын

Or their thought process goes more like "what I said must both be right and funny because I got paid all this money for it".

@peforster6725 5 ай бұрын

I'm only 53. I cannot for the life of me understand why there are segments of our society that let their fear of someone different turn into such hate. It's the small, weak people who can't ask questions or change their mind when given facts. Simply agree to disagree & not speak about it. It's what I have to do daily with my two 20-something sons who have been brainwashed by Republican lies.

@flor9389 5 ай бұрын

For my wife, every day before she transitioned felt like she was playing a role. Every day since then has been her being herself.

@victoriabaker4400 5 ай бұрын

exactly

@electronics-girl 5 ай бұрын

And *that* could be the basis of a joke that's actually funny, something along the lines of "Trans people make great actors, because they've been playing a role their whole life until the day they started transitioning." Something like that; I'm not a comedian. Good jokes are based on truth, and the problem with Dave's trans "jokes" is that they aren't based on anything that is true. Dave doesn't understand the community he's talking about, so naturally his "jokes" don't contain any insight.

@shapanther6065 5 ай бұрын

That was not what he meant. He said it made him fel a certain way.

@Kira-zm7vy 5 ай бұрын

@shapanther6065 yeah. He basically said that he feels like all trans people are acting and forcing everyone else to go along with the act. Do you lack the comprehension to understand that?

@dawnolynyk 5 ай бұрын

It appears you have survived this transition as well. Glad you have not forsaken the friendship you had. Good on you man. We are all here together, kindness , friendship, honesty to one's self. Live your life in harmony, not hatred.......💖

@lil_dragon_ly7120 5 ай бұрын

I am trans and...... Yeah, I don't think I'd go to any of his shows. I used to watch The Chappelle Show all the time back in the day, but since he made a comparison of an actor with what I struggle with every day, implying that me and many other trans people are somehow "acting," I stopped watching his material. It felt like he used my lived experiences as some cheap joke that he felt he just had to use because he ran out of material and scraped the bottom of a barrel but only came up with grime without learning or educating himself about what gender dysphoria is like to us, what it's like to deal with hormonal imbalances, and just feeling like you're not who you're supposed to be. I can't count how many times I've contemplated and thought of committing suicide even with my parents support. Of course I don't want Chappelle to lose his career, but at the same time, I don't think I'll be supporting him either.

@TennesseeBrando 5 ай бұрын

I completely understand that! You really shouldn’t support him at the end of the day. I can’t imagine your struggles but when I heard him compare your life to method acting I could put myself in your shoes and say to myself “if that were me, I’d be saying my life isn’t an act.”

@lil_dragon_ly7120 5 ай бұрын

@@TennesseeBrando OMG 😁🩵💕 it's REALLY YOU ‼️‼️🩵💕 thank you so much for understanding 🙏🏾 Mr. Brando I watch your videos ALL THE TIME and I even shared some of them with my friends on Twitch and on Discord.🩵💕😊 Thank you for sharing your wisdom and please keep doing the wonderful job you're doing. We love you, Mr. Brando 🩵💕😊

@old_hippie1969 5 ай бұрын

@@TennesseeBrandoTB, your response to this person was, who you are, a kind hearted, warm and understanding man ✌️💙😎

@francesj.jenson6698 5 ай бұрын

THANK YOU for sharing your experience and reality. You have my unwavering support. Wishing you a great 2024! Love you, Frances :D

@robynrobison4050 5 ай бұрын

I can relate. Being trans myself, it's hard to support Chappelle anymore. If his jokes didn't fuel transphobia and hate, it would be different, but it does fuel phobia and hate. I can certainly laugh at a funny transgender joke, but 11 straight minutes of transphobic crap is over the top intended hate as far as I'm concerned.

@RayneBubble. 5 ай бұрын

I'm a parent of one (adult) and I can't take the abuse on them. The pain for the trans people themselves is immeasurable from everyone beating on them on top of it being already really, really hard... my mental health is CRAP these days. The alt reich is a horrible bunch of beings.

@francesj.jenson6698 5 ай бұрын

Please know some of us out here are actively fighting back through legislation and activism. I am not Trans, nor do I have a family member, friend, neighbor, or coworker that is Trans. I guess that puts me less recognized not having a "dog in the fight". Irrelevant to me actually. I don't need to have a dog in the fight to do the right thing. The vile rhetoric, faux hysteria whipped up and constantly stirred, the violence incited and sickeningly inflicted upon Trans people, and the sheer hatred is shameful, depraved, vicious, unacceptable, and WILL NOT BE TOLERATED BY ME EVER! I will go to my maker fighting for love, peace, tolerance, freedom, and a better humanity. I realize this means little and does nothing to end the nightmare you and everyone in the Trans community are forced to endure. However, I wish to remind you that nothing lasts forever. Love conquers hate. Your child is loved, wanted, and needed in the world. And I'm never going to stop until it's right. Chin up! Stay strong! You've got allies around you. We will win! We will win! Much love, Stranger in Madison, WI, Frances xoxo

@BaronFeydRautha 5 ай бұрын

Dwaaaa. Someone has a problem with reality. XX and XY humans are different. XYs with mutilated genitals and breast implants do not an XX make. Neither does an XX with an excess arm skin tube and removed breasts does not an XY make. Biology baby.

@BaronFeydRautha 5 ай бұрын

Nice attempts to persona non grata your out group with that "Third Reich" shit. Pot, meet kettle.

@geekcollage 5 ай бұрын

@@BaronFeydRauthaif the swastika fits. Oh look it does! Yes, alt-right are neo-Nazis, are horrible people, are a disgrace to humanity, they are fascist bigots and their assault on society always starts with bad jokes maliciously weaponized. 2017 was not that long ago. And their scapegoat include trans people and LgBtq just like the original Nazis.

@chill-lady-brook 5 ай бұрын

@@BaronFeydRauthastay mad 😂

@vatch07075 5 ай бұрын

Chapelle jumped the shark years ago. He went from genius comedy to willful and purposeful controversy. I don't think he should be cancelled, but he really doesn't deserve praise for his current 'comedy'. He's like a douchier Bill Maher now.

@LordLOC 5 ай бұрын

Look I don't much like Bill Maher's takes these days, but don't compare the shit Chapelle says to Maher. Even the cringiest stuff Maher says is leagues above Chapelle at this point. Some of Dave's jokes are horrible for what they try to suggest (like the one mentioned in the video here) and while Maher does from time to time say some.....not great stuff at least he's still semi-cognizant his words mean something to people. I think Chapelle doesn't give a fuck anymore to be honest. Know what I mean?

@aazhie 5 ай бұрын

@@LordLOCthey both suck, IMO. They are aging men who missed the Cool Youbger Kid bus and now they are whinging about having to make the same effort they had to when they were young. It's kind of pathetic to see from.both of them. I think Maher hasn't changed as much as Chapelle, so I feel slightly less sad to see him drifting in the wind. Maher was always liberal when it was convenient, Chapelle now has enough fame and money that he can act like a spoiled rich dude and not experience quite as much racist BS, so he's dabbling at playing the upper hand game of slapping down at the "peasants". He's not much different in energy than Candance Owen's switching political parties so she could be "one of the good ones" and milk white conservatives of their retirement funds

@michaelmiranda8670 5 ай бұрын

You can't handle the douce😆 he bashes EVERYBODY for their petty pearl clutching! Just putting on women's clothes does not make you a "she"! if one still presents a male face and attitude, then they deserve the resulting confusion and ridicule, or wear a sign whatever, we're tired of being shamed for not guessing right🙄

@Electricshrock 5 ай бұрын

Chappelle is increasingly opting into the Elon Musk idea of "free speech", which is basically to offend because you can.

@EnglishAbundance 5 ай бұрын

Except he doesn’t like others offending black people.

@dilkry 5 ай бұрын

This is starting to remind me of why he quit the Chappelle Show. He noticed that the white people were no longer laughing with him but at him. I am hoping he will see now that the transphobes are agreeing with him so he might change how he approaches this subject.

@evilsharkey8954 5 ай бұрын

I doubt it. He’s decided that trans people are fair game because some of them attacked him for making trans jokes and hurt his feelings. It would take a really skilled person to pull him back from that, someone who can keep calm and explain how his jokes are hurting them the way white people making fun of Black people hurts him.

@tintinaus 5 ай бұрын

Even if I didn't understand the reality of Trans identity my fall-back when discussing this issue with people is based on common(?) decency/courtesy. I had a colleague ask me a few years ago how to handle a situation with a trans person. "How should we treat him/her?" My simple answer was "Treat them how they you think they want to be treated."

@keeganmcgilacuddy472 5 ай бұрын

Brando I completely agree with you on Bill Maher, Toe Rogan and Dave Chappelle. And most things you talk about. Keep preaching the TRUTH!

@chrislaustin 5 ай бұрын

I grew up with Dave's comedy, and supported him when most people wouldn't give him the time of day. It's so sad to see someone with a platform as big as his "punching down". At one point I did consider him one of the greats, but you can only be in that club when your entire career was great. Pryor, Carlin, Williams, Hedberg, Dangerfield, Etc. Sadly, a lot of his current comedy is just as you described it Brando, he's making commentary as "jokes", in the same way people use religion for hate. He's using comedy now as a club, and if anyone has a problem with it, "well it's comedy, it's OK, that's what comedy is". I would 110% disagree with that, look at someone like Carlin if you want to see comedy done right, and how punching up looks. If anyone is questioning their own sanity around Dave and how he has changed, look no further than him inviting Elon Musk on stage as his Billionaire friend(richest man in the world), and literally couldn't understand why the audience booed for 10 minutes straight. He even put down paying customers to his show stating the people booing must be in the cheap seats(who the F says that to paying fans?). He's a bully now who hides behind comedy the same way evangelicals hide behind the Bible, birds of a feather................

@sheryljohnson6602 5 ай бұрын

I 100% agree with you. He used to be genuinely funny, but the (not so) thinly veiled hate just doesn't cut it.

@paulag1109 5 ай бұрын

I agree with you 100%, I am not a fan for the very reasons that you point out.

@jacksmith-vs4ct 5 ай бұрын

I feel like dave gave up a long time ago even his best jokes now are kinda tired and boring compared to how he was years ago maybe he is just tired of comedy.

@chrislaustin 5 ай бұрын

@@jacksmith-vs4ct Honestly, I think it all comes back to what happened between him and Comedy Central when he left his show and never got his would be 50 million payday. I don't know the details, but from what I can tell, he made some crap deals for his show early on, which most artist do when they are a "nobody" establishment wise. But when his show became a hit, he had a contract for peanuts and that led to the 3rd season where he upped his worth. But also seemed liked he didn't want to be a slave just to get the money he felt owed for how good the show became. If his show had bombed, Comedy Central took all the risk, and would he had paid them back for funds lost if it didn't do well? Of course not, so when it does well, your not entitled to those millions made, that's just the way the world works. He then fell off the grid and once he came back, this newer Dave appeared. When he hooked up with Netflix, the tone changed and so did the jokes. He also asked people not to watch the Chappelle Show on Netflix, as he wasn't getting paid due to the deal with Comedy Central, and Netflix allowed him to use their network to do whatever he wanted. And through that, some deal was reached and it was all good. Now I don't know if any, or some, or all of this is true, it's just what I pieced together from what I saw and read over many years. At the end of the day, we all make deals that often times don't work out best in our favors(cars, homes, loans), but we take the lesson and do better next time. But Dave seems to have let the Hollywood machine make him angry and pissed off and that's who we now see, someone treating people like he was treated because he can.

@ceceliavoss9174 5 ай бұрын

I'm with you all the way on this.

@gregoriancatmonk6904 5 ай бұрын

I wonder if somebody would go up to Chappelle and tell him the exact same story but go "that's how I feel to what it's like meeting black people who complain about being persecuted by cops....?" Do you think he would still find it funny? Do you think he would even get that you are trying to make a point about being persecuted for something you have no control over be it the color of your skin or gender identity? My guess is that he wouldn't.

@reneeparker7475 5 ай бұрын

I have to ask myself, is Dave Chappelle morphing into another Bill Maher?

@carmadefries3729 5 ай бұрын

I wondered the same thing. 😢

@ushere5791 5 ай бұрын

YES!! my thought exactly!! thank you for saying it out loud. i was wondering whether i'm crazy....

@teresas8173 5 ай бұрын

They are very similar. Ugh

@peters9459 5 ай бұрын

I am a trained psychologist and yes you are crazy, quite crazy indeed !! I can fit you in my schedule

@harryh5620 5 ай бұрын

yeah, it does seem that way

@cherrypopscile3385 5 ай бұрын

I love dark humor. Im grandma was a nurse, my grandpa was a trucker, and i got my senses of humor from them. I hate bad jokes, and I hate jokes that are just made to hurt people for no reason. Ive made plenty of trans jokes to the faces of trans people who died laughing at them because they know I'm coming from a place of respecting them as people. Dave is making a joke to hurt people because their trans.

@jacksmith-vs4ct 5 ай бұрын

his jokes just seem so tired now I think he is tired of comedy and just phoning it in to make money.

@8arrows 5 ай бұрын

My grandma Ethel was a truck driver. She taught me a lot of dirty jokes. And whenever she drove me around. I would ask if we could listen to her Jerry Clower 8 track tape. She was the coolest grandma ever.

@bethseitz8830 5 ай бұрын

Comedy is supposed to be funny.. Chappell isn’t funny..

@8arrows 5 ай бұрын

@@bethseitz8830 you’re telling US; you never laughed at the Clayton Bigsby Sketch? C’mon now.

@cmckinney380 5 ай бұрын

True comedy is about punching up, not down. I miss George Carlin. He was the best. He understood life. Dave Chappelle fell off when he got too rich to be human anymore

@enigma9273 5 ай бұрын

Hate to break it to you, but if you think Carlin would not be ripping on the same group of people, you're sadly mistaken, in fact I think he'd be much harsher than Chappell

@GrumpyRobot75 5 ай бұрын

@@enigma9273 Carlin would never punch down on minorities. He always punched up. Because he knew the difference between them!

@evilsharkey8954 5 ай бұрын

@@enigma9273Carlin would probably go after the bossy, annoying ones who pretend there’s no biological difference between a cis man/woman and a trans man/woman, but I doubt he’d attack the group as a whole. “Transsexuals” had been around for ages, and he never attacked them.

@WoefulMinion 5 ай бұрын

I loved George Carlin, but he had a whole riff about fat people that was too much for me. He was talking about American culture, but it came off as associating obesity with poor taste, a lack of self-discipline and laziness.

@Charles2112pp 5 ай бұрын

In our current time I'd say a black man joking about a trans man is punching up.

@tdali8347 5 ай бұрын

Dave is becoming as funny as Kanye.

@HeavyInstinct 5 ай бұрын

That's ridiculous. There's absolutely no comparison between the two.

@kyleinthejar6829 5 ай бұрын

Kanye isn’t even a comedian, he’s a mentally ill rapper with a dying career

@Slo-ryde 5 ай бұрын

Would not compare DC to K…. But DC likes to push the envelope, where he will brush some people the wrong way

@erincaitlin1655 5 ай бұрын

2 🤡

@eddietigre6233 5 ай бұрын

You could throw Bill Maher in that mix, also

@ushere5791 5 ай бұрын

in a world of dave chapelles and bill mahers, be a smothers brother. if you have power and a platform, punch up, not down. rip, tommy! xoxoxoxoxoxo

@electronics-girl 5 ай бұрын

Although, in my youth, the first time I ever heard of trans people was as the punchline of a transphobic joke that the Smothers Brothers told.

@suehirsch8081 5 ай бұрын

You are 💯 on this! Humor involves poking fun at goofy things, but belittling someone's real life experience is not funny, never has been

@Michael-nf1ej 5 ай бұрын

He's RICH and doesn't give a f*ck! He IS caught up in himself. Funny as he can be, I'm sick of it.

@TheHeights159 5 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right, Tennessee Brando. Everyone with a huge platform, should use it responsibly.

@tayfan2 5 ай бұрын

It's not about "responsibility" it's about branding. Dave's brand is comedy just as Heinz is ketchup. Should Heinz change their ketchup color because it may offend people who bleed a lot. Freedom is about choices not censorship. Why? Because you CANNOT please everyone. It is impossible & we all then be boring & uncreative. Diversity of thought is diversity too.

@bartmix8994 5 ай бұрын

@@tayfan2 So what I take from this is that you suck at analogies.

@paulatrent60 5 ай бұрын

You are so right. Dave Chepel's psche doesn't want to make the adjustments it takes to get away from the binary thinking of either male or female which is dictated by birth. He does not want to understand that most of what we think and feel about gender is a mental construct created by social structures. He is deeply rooted in rigid mental structures of masculinity.

@eliseintheattic9697 5 ай бұрын

Dave Chappelle has a huge audience. By any standard, he's an influencer, although he probably hates that term (I'm sure he thinks he's too good for it). He has the potential to do good things with his influence, to change hearts and minds and make life a little easier for people who have a very hard time of it. Instead he uses his reach to be cruel, to punch down, just like any other bully. Is it cancel culture to decide I don't want to support him? Why should I be so afraid of "cancelling" someone that I have to watch people do and say things I find abhorrent? Why should I be afraid of a word that was created to try to shame me into continuing to support people who do and say horrible things? Let the other bullies, like Elon Musk, support him. They love hurting people and they love cruel humor. There are thousands of talented comedians who don't use their gift to hurt others, that's who I'll support.

@victoriabaker4400 5 ай бұрын

Refusing to spend your money (or time) with an entertainer is not "canceling" them.

@eliseintheattic9697 5 ай бұрын

@@victoriabaker4400 I agree.

@tacobell2009 5 ай бұрын

When he said "I'm team TERF" and compared being trans to doing blackface, I was almost certain he was saying it from a place of ignorance and that if the intricacies of that term were explained to him, he would change his mind, but after doubling down multiple times at this point, I think it's very clear where he stands. It's also clear from this method actor 'joke' that everything he said about his trans 'friend', Daphne, in 'The Closer' was complete bullshit. He fully admits he didn't actually see her as the woman she was, but as a method actor playing a character. Using the death of a trans person to push an anti-trans agenda is disgusting, to say the least. It's really sad, because I used to love Dave's comedy. I wouldn't go so far as to say that he was never funny, or that he's incapable of being funny now, but it seems like he's turned away from seeking laughter in favor of clapter. I even think that there's some valid criticism to made about racism in the LGBTQ+ community, but the way he's been going about this is trying pit the black and LGBTQ+ communities against one another. And the people who are harmed the most by this rhetoric are trans POC.

@victoriabaker4400 5 ай бұрын

totally. I defended DC for years. That's over for me.

@colihon3552 5 ай бұрын

some or alot are compatible to that sorry reality

@e.458 5 ай бұрын

I sometimes feel like people like him ("fair weather progressives") can't deal with being called out for doing or saying something "less than charitable" about a vulnerable group. Their ego or their self-image as "one of the good ones" is hurt. If they don't take a step back to reassess their words and/or actions, they will stay with their hurt ego until they start to resent progressives for calling them out or maybe even society for developing faster than they have. I wonder if social media exacerbates this problem because people get bombarded with "call outs" when they do or say something problematic. They don't have the time in to step back and think. They just react. I'm not surprised at Chapelle's performance, though. The way he talked about women was often less than progressive. He clearly has some severe blind spots (don't we all!).

@angelainamarie9656 5 ай бұрын

He's gonna stand next to Joseph Goebbels in the history books. I will make sure of it.

@colihon3552 5 ай бұрын

@angelainamarie9656 really a nazi? for telling a joke you don't like do you know what the person you just compared him to did. you are true scum

@moirahalloran2703 5 ай бұрын

Maybe Chappelle's son is showing signs of gay and he's freaking out.

@DianeMartel-rw5nu 5 ай бұрын

Chappelle explained on Letterman’s show the reason for walking away from his show and comedy for years…Letterman: “When you left your show, there was an episode described ... that somebody on the crew laughed at a sketch you did, and you thought the laughter was on the wrong side of humor," Letterman recalled from his research.” It seems Chappelle very well knows the difference between being laughed at and laughing with someone.

@payasoinfeliz 5 ай бұрын

The twist is, Chappelle didn't feel like he was being laughed at. He grew up around white people, and launched his career off of making fun of black people. We saw it as self deprecation, but he probably really didn't see himself in black people, since that isn't what he grew up with, according to him.

@Atheos-1 5 ай бұрын

"It seems Chappelle, very well, knows the difference between being laughed at and laughing with someone," towards his ethnicity. Seemed, to me, that you missed that aspect?

@coriincolor473 5 ай бұрын

@@Atheos-1Exactly.

@victoriabaker4400 5 ай бұрын

@@Atheos-1 Bigotry is bigotry.

@Atheos-1 5 ай бұрын

@@victoriabaker4400 Tell it to the OP, since you agree with me.

@ZoeyPaigeLunaPhD 5 ай бұрын

I have a trans girlfriend. I was done when he said he was “Team Terf” This is a vulnerable powerless group who is under siege from Republican lawmakers. And this millionaire is punching down on them, enabling the trans phobia

@jgoemat 5 ай бұрын

The joke isn't funny because it is a bad analogy. It's more like a fan meeting Dave and refusing to accept that he isn't that crackhead character from his old show.

@CM-nu7en 5 ай бұрын

Yeah Dave has made it known years ago how he feels about the LBGTQ community, I'm not part of that community and Dave has made me cringe with some of his comedy!

@BrahT-dh4qn 5 ай бұрын

What makes me cringe, is the way you cannot disagree with this Trans agenda and be labled, LGBTphobic if you call a MAN with 5:00 o'clock shadow a SIR and HE is offended and screams with HIS Masculine voice that he is not a SIR. Maybe it's about time, someone has the courage to confront the whole WOKE Trans issue without walking on eggshells. And what better way, but to treat them as EQUAL and allow them to be the Butt of the joke as all people are at some point. DON RICKLES, he was Funny as F and he joked about Whites, Blacks, Asians, Latino's & Jews, Women, Men, Gays and everyone. So grow the F up and stop anylizing everything.

@henrymanzano2201 5 ай бұрын

The first red flag was him stating multiple times on Chappelle's Show that "gay sex is gross"

@BrahT-dh4qn 5 ай бұрын

@henrymanzano2201 Well, for you it is not gross, and I respect your choice to have S%X with another man. But to some people it is gross. It is a matter of preference. Same as me refusing to call a MAN with five 0'clock shadow wearing a dress a woman. As the left says, "Follow the Science". I am sure Chappelle does not wish them harm, he just has a preference. Comedians joke about every group. So in the name of EQUALITY, laugh or dont laugh, but stop complaining.

@fridayschild19 5 ай бұрын

Well said, Brando.

@sloanekuria3249 5 ай бұрын

Chappelle doesn't mind people laughing with blood in their mouths as long as he can laugh with them. Wealth really screws up your integrity and your heart.

@aazhie 5 ай бұрын

I've heard someone say Wealth/power doesn't corrupt, it reveals. I think it can do both, and that depends in the person. In some cases it will do both.

@Kem-gu6or 5 ай бұрын

I love your Southern style stories... they're genuine and kind and full of thoughtfulness. Love ya Tennessee B! VOTE 💙

@miscelany2 5 ай бұрын

I'm never going to side with 'mean'. I'm just not a fan of it. It hurts my heart. If that's canceling him then so be it. I'm not going back for more.

@victoriabaker4400 5 ай бұрын

It's not "canceling" to choose not to spend your time or money on any particular thing. Canceling is where people go out of their way to destroy someone's livelihood, like what the rightwing did to The Chicks (formerly Dixie Chicks).

@derekbrandell8520 5 ай бұрын

It's kind of crazy how Dave was funny and Republicans hated him, but now that he's not funny they love him.

@Matt_Wilson01 5 ай бұрын

You know what’s funny, Americans playing right vs left while the politicians laugh all the way to the bank, stop playing tribal politics it’s for low IQ NPC’s

@inpugnaveritaas 5 ай бұрын

Except he is still funny, you’ve just lost your sense of humour.

@lharris151 5 ай бұрын

@inpugnaveritaas No , his humor is mean spirited . Republicans love THAT. Cruelty is the point with them.

@TroIIingThemSoftly 5 ай бұрын

@@inpugnaveritaas No, were all right: he's not funny anymore.

@inpugnaveritaas 5 ай бұрын

@@TroIIingThemSoftly you don’t get to tell everyone else what to laugh at.

@leeproulx7412 5 ай бұрын

Great talk Brando. You always put so much thought and compassion into each and every video. I don’t listen to Dave Chappell anymore. I used to in my younger years from time to time, so I have no idea what he talks about these days. We have brilliant, gay and trans comedians that talk about our experiences and relatable topics, so I’ll just stick to watching them for LGBTQAI2S+ comedy. For political comedy I listen to Trae Crowder and his buddies. I don’t think anyone will cancel Dave Chapelle because these comedians all have their niche audiences.

@kikigirlkauai 5 ай бұрын

Wow. Thank you for bringing this to the surface and bringing logic to it. Human side. We all want to be happy

@TamTran-vw7zm 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Brando. I have seen Chappele since his orig tv show, and had no idea what anyone was talking about. Per usual, you've given me a no-nonsense, logical, common sense presentation of the situation of the situation, and I appreciate that. I glean lot from the POVs of your audience in the comments. Thanks to you all. Now I have a lot to think about. And that's what comedy and common sense is supposed to give us.

@CollinGerberding 5 ай бұрын

6:00 this right here. Firstly, give kind words to the grown man that's taken the time to listen to people that aren't like him. (no one is surprised about this, but it's still worth pointing out) Secondly, yeah, if everyone took a second to realize that these groups and minorities are all humans and those of us that aren't in that group can talk to them directly to better understand their actual experience. Thirdly, it's okay to change. It's necessary. Personally, I think change based on information and experience is best. Really love the example, here. Lastly, interrogate your personal biases. See why they're there. Most time, it's just fear of the unknown, so safely and comfortable and without demand, educate yourself and see if there's anything to be afraid of. I could add so many caveats, but if any clarification is needed, I'll comment below.

@bjdefilippo447 5 ай бұрын

Humor is often based on shared understanding. That "joke" reflected anything but.

@leafbelly 5 ай бұрын

If I were Chappelle, it should tell me something that the people who don't like these jokes aren't just LBGT+ people, it's people like you and me, 50-plus-year-old white guys in Appalachia. I mean, I'm sure he doesn't care about us specifically, but it should tell him something that even we see through his pettiness. It's a shame because I used to really like Dave.

@walterblock5082 5 ай бұрын

Chappelle more and more is the type of person Carlin talked about; we need another Carlin.

@bobhawke7373 5 ай бұрын

I would love to hear what Carlin has to say about the alt reich movement in the USA. Little hint: He wouldn't be a MAGAT. It's George Carlin. Carlin follows no man. He would never fall for the Trump cult

@SteefPip 5 ай бұрын

I often think about how horrible it was that we lost such great comedians as Bill Hicks and Mitch Hedberg young yet we're stuck with this geriatric used to be funny guy placating meatheads for easy laughs. Dave and Bill Maher used to be such great comedians, I still watch Half Baked every April 20th but it mostly just makes me sad. Especially when I think about Daves good friend Guillermo being a member of the LGBTQIA community and has to listen to a guy who is supposed to be his friend belittling their struggle.

@bobhawke7373 5 ай бұрын

@@SteefPip He was old, so he didn't die young. But wouldn't we all like to hear George Carlin's take on MAGA, and Trump and the whole GOP trying to make the US an authoritative state. Now remembering Carlin. I tend to feel it would be right up his ally to fight back against that. I even think Carlin would revise his 'illusion of choice' bit. As now, there are two obvious choices politically. Democracy or autocracy. They are big choices. I also would love to see right wing 'thought leader', Jordan Peterson, have a debate on some issues with a real thought leader like the late Christopher Hitchens. He would blow Peterson's contrived pseudo intelligence out of the water

@Marcus_Caius 5 ай бұрын

@@bobhawke7373 with all the material republicans give away for free, Carlin would need a second internet. Perhaps CarlinWeb. 🤣🤣

@darlalathan6143 5 ай бұрын

Some AI and Deepfake websites can simulate just that!@@bobhawke7373

@leebrashear9821 5 ай бұрын

Chappel lost me years ago with a rape joke. Rape is NEVER funny.

@verarain9028 5 ай бұрын

Amen

@mstr293 5 ай бұрын

Grow a pair!

@taylora9814 5 ай бұрын

@@mstr293 If you had the courage you want others to exhibit you'd have been able to resist making such a stupid comment.

@Gail-gf7km 5 ай бұрын

@@mstr293 really?? That tells the world every thing we need to know about you.

@davecrowson448 5 ай бұрын

@@mstr293wow, you’re into rape, too! Geez, dude.

@iguanarapido2552 5 ай бұрын

When you get educated in any matter it’s literally impossible to get stuck on conservativism This Brando guy is doing a lot of research and lots of critical thinking My deepest respect!

@bassdood3383 5 ай бұрын

Brando, I really appreciate your level-headed analysis of topics like this. I'm an old dude now, so I miss a lot of things like the Chappelle joke. But I really like your kind and respectful discussions. We sure need more of that.

@seasonsofphilly1993 5 ай бұрын

What drew me to Dave Chappelle's comedy years ago was that he poked fun at everyone, all walks of life. But, there's a fine line between comedy and insult.

@teresas8173 5 ай бұрын

Yes…. well said

@JohnnyDelco 5 ай бұрын

Yeah only when he makes fun of something you disagree with. Boo hoo 😢

@StationRussification 5 ай бұрын

they call that humility

@vanessamaldonado5877 5 ай бұрын

@@JohnnyDelco Have you seen how wild do Trump supporters get against comedians that make fun of their Fuhrer? At least we criticze chappelle in a constrictive way, conservatives just lose their marbles and go apeshit.

@teresas8173 5 ай бұрын

He made fun of the absurdity of bigotry and stereotypes. He’s doing neither in that long-winded humorless joke.

@Dr_Nuclear-sloth 5 ай бұрын

Dave thinks he's a modern philosopher and totally forget he's a bullshit artist.

@kitano0 5 ай бұрын

I've always thought he was wildly over-rated.

@adamredbeard5232 5 ай бұрын

I agree. He's become another rich asshole who mistakenly believes his opinion has value.

@russellsnodgrass9374 5 ай бұрын

Yep, it's ego now. Power and notoriety corrupt us all. And stop one from critical self reflection.

@bobhawke7373 5 ай бұрын

Dave Chapelle has a low IQ. He's just good with words

@SteefPip 5 ай бұрын

@@kitano0 comedy, like all art, is subjective. Just because it isn't your cup of tea doesn't mean it's not good. I don't like the Beatles but I would never accuse them of not being talented musicians, their sound just isn't for me.

@rachelb315 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for being thoughtful about the trans community. I have family that have a genetic disorder with a 17% trans rate due to hormones. They are the nicest people you'll ever meet, and yet they are suddenly a Maga punching bag.

@timatkinson9291 5 ай бұрын

I’ve never been a Chappell fan. And this makes me even less. Live and let live has been my motto since I was a young man. Life is to short. Thanks Tennessee for speaking out.

@outermarker5801 5 ай бұрын

You would think he of all people would understand the harm. According to DC one of the reasons he walked away that first time was because it began to bother him how he was portraying black people. But now he's doing the same to trans folk. This in an era of trans hate I haven't seen my entire life. He's the darling of the far right because of it.

@bikebudha01 5 ай бұрын

I've watched Dave's last couple of specials. There is zero 'trans hate' in any of them. "Mentioning the word trans" is not trans-hate.

@heathermccall8015 5 ай бұрын

Seemed like he was saying Trans hate was awful. I have not seen his latest.

@outermarker5801 5 ай бұрын

@@bikebudha01 He wasn't hating on the black community with tyrone biggums either, but he still expressed regret at reinforcing stereotypes. My comment is not about HIM hating trans people, it's about jokes in a context where a very vocal part of society very much does - up to and including public policy targeting them.

@Axelcat11 5 ай бұрын

What fantasy world do you live in “ darling of the far right” you have never watched a special or have seen him live. Is this hate coming from your personal bigotry, that black person of colour can be successful without debasing themselves. You can still be a hateful bigot and racist and a trans person. I live in an affluent part of my city, the police have followed my wife and myself to our home multiple times. I am a person of colour 24 days. I have to carry a personal weapon because of historical endemic violence against black and brown people. I have little sympathy for white people complaining about discrimination, when YOU benefit directly from systematic racism

@bikebudha01 5 ай бұрын

@@outermarker5801 that's not his responsibility. That's no "one person's" responsibility. He's a comedian. He's telling jokes, that are clearly just jokes. No one should give him shit for his jokes about trans people. (But they should be giving him shit for just not being all that funny anymore...)

@CollinGerberding 5 ай бұрын

In Chapelle's second Netflix special (I think), I saw a clip of him effectively saying "black people had to struggle longer, it's not fair queer people don't have to as well". I'm paraphrasing, but that was the moment I personally saw what I believe he is now: an angry old man. I'm white, cis, straight passing, so I've never had to deal with that sort of discrimination. But I liken it more to the people that are angry at college loan forgiveness, or anyone that's struggled who will not accept the legitimacy of another unless it looks and exists in the same way. Imagine being mad that people don't have to defecate in the streets because that's what mamaw and papaw had to do? So, yeah, I personally think it's okay to have a favorite Chappelle joke or skit of movie. I don't think it's okay to currently support this individual while they continue to spread a message of hate in the guise of comedy. There are so many more moral things wrong with this, but as a comedy snob, I've gotta a layer of pet peeve to wade through, too. (I'll be fine, if not a little grumpy). If you're a person that is the target of this joke and the words of a rando on the net mean anything: Your existence is valid. This mindset will not prevail. There will always be people like Chappelle, but there will also always be people like Brando that will put effort into making sure you know that you are not alone, no matter how different we all are.

@db8658 5 ай бұрын

Well said.

@hefoxed 5 ай бұрын

Chapelle thinks that queer people haven't been suffering long?! That's ...wild. I'm not sure when Christianity started hating on/scape goating queer people, but it ain't new. My guess is it that it vastly predates well, America? I guess the difference is that asking for human rights and not to be hated on is more recent for queer people?

@flor9389 5 ай бұрын

LGBTQ people have had to struggle just as long in many cultures. We can still be denied housing, employment and even healthcare or get substandard healthcare. I’m married to a woman and have received enough substandard healthcare that I now research doctors bios when I choose a provider.

@louiscelenza8017 5 ай бұрын

Brando, you have a gift for putting into words what the red flag going off in my mind is trying to allert me to. Unintentionally or not, This type of joke creates ammunition for hate groups.

@juanramos.jr.7948 5 ай бұрын

Dave chapelle is the kind of black man conservatives love. It let's the conservatives know you can still own a black for free

@MrInuhanyou123 5 ай бұрын

As you said. As soon as you make it about a single type of person in your audience as a comedian it's no longer laughing at jokes, it's punching down and creating ammunition for people who support hatred.

@DianeMartel-rw5nu 5 ай бұрын

It reminded me of Andrew Dice Clay…his humor was just about being offensive

@nycrawgirl 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Brando, for always standing up for people. I love Dave, as you do, and I agree that there is something that doesn't sit well with that joke. Keep doing what you're doing.

@tyranid05 5 ай бұрын

You said the exact phrase I kept having in mind. Punching down. He's always done edgy shock humor, but it used to be punching up or at the very least self referential. It's starting to feel like that kind of bullying where the bullies finish making you miserable and then be like what you can't take a joke?

@msemmymorgan 5 ай бұрын

Exactly! You explained it so beautifully. His dream cannot be to punch down on other ppl’s dreams. This is his 3rd special mentioning trans ppl. I feel so bad for any LGBTQ+ family members of his cuz he will be their first bully. There are plenty of comics who make funny trans jokes like Sam Morill.

@tinadavis5360 5 ай бұрын

Chapelle had a chance to speak up about Asians getting beat up over the covid virus. Instead of urging people to calm down he made fun and said something like it was happening in his body. The virus got beat. Something like that and I was like whaaaaaat?

@n3rfdr4gon99 5 ай бұрын

It's really a waste. A lot of what we are seeing these days are entertainers who, at one point, were peaking in terms of popularity and recognition , but now they will say or do anything just to stay relevant. No low is too low anymore. I honestly liked Chappelle's skits more than anything SNL did. He doesn't have the energy that he used to have anymore, I mean just listen to how he speaks now. Not just his age, but his spirit seems broken. It's sad, but it's no excuse to single out a group to use as a scapegoat to project your own frustrations about your identity.

@christinawoolley6206 5 ай бұрын

I completely agree young man! I’ve been a Dave Chapelle fan for years also. When my husband and I were watching the latest show, at my request, and that “joke” landed like a goddamn rock…. I hit pause. We continued another minute but he kept up with the same messaging and it wasn’t funny! As you said, it didn’t land right. I will always support freedom in the arts but I hope he has an epiphany. Until then…peace out!

@gabriel-gc4uf 5 ай бұрын

I love how poised and straight forward you are in all your videos

@cathypollock2043 5 ай бұрын

Everyone needs to take a step back to humanity. There is just way too much hate, we all have our own lives to live the way we want, people are just way too judgemental. What it comes down to is, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else, let them live as they want, even if you don't agree with that life style.

@1_day2thenext35 5 ай бұрын

I completely agree with you, live and let live. I haven't met a trans person yet that is willing to do that though.

@godsire6217 5 ай бұрын

@@1_day2thenext35Sounds like a you problem.

@brianzirkle1641 5 ай бұрын

@@1_day2thenext35 And exactly how has a trans person kept you from being who you are?

@1_day2thenext35 5 ай бұрын

@brianzirkle1641 that's not what I said. But when a MAN with a full grown beard and a dress try to go into a bathroom with my 9 year old daughter, we have a serious problem.

@weebunny 5 ай бұрын

@@1_day2thenext35I'm curious, when and where did this happen?

@briandoczahm 5 ай бұрын

That's Fakepublican humor, they just say what they feel in a comedic tone of voice. They just read FOX news as if it's comedy. It has no depth or set-up, and is only funny to people who have had Pavlovian responses to certain shibboleths, or trigger words, by conditioning. Essentially they just blow loud dog whistles with a smile, and call it comedy. If people stop watching his old stuff, he wasn't cancelled, he suffered the consequences of his actions. Or as people now say, "He effed around and found out".

@Valerie_Valkyrie315 5 ай бұрын

He meant it. Listen to his interviews. He means every word to hit just like it does. As a Trans person I don't get the hatred from all sides now. I literally just want to live my life, have liberty and pursue my happiness just like every other american.

@Iseerightthruyou 5 ай бұрын

I don't pretend to understand being trans. I don't know all of the science behind it, but it's because I don't care. I don't care because it is irrelevant. I don't care, becasue it doesn't affect my life in any way. I accept that trans people believe and feel that something about them is different. I accept that being trans is who they feel they are, and I have no reason to question that. I also look at it from the perspective, that people are born with all kinds of issues, like being born with missing limbs, or brain deformaties, or conjoined twins etc. There was a time when those issues were widely misunderstood. So I have no reason to doubt that there is something medical behind being born gay or trans. Why is it impossible that there is something different in the gene makeup or something else that causes people to be born differently? Just leave people alone and let them live their lives in whatever way makes them happy. Even if being LGTBQIA+ is a choice it shouldn't matter. It is their choice and they should have the right to make it without persecution.

@ginaallen3797 5 ай бұрын

Chappelle is a bully and always has been. People haven't seen the real Dave Chappell before now. I did long ago which is why i pay zero attention to him. As someone who fled her home of 30 years in North Carolina because it wasn't safe for me and landed in the Colorado Rockies I do have a different perspective than most on the subject of comedy and hate. I appreciate you TB and your view of the world. Peace Out.

@brucenenke-vk5nk 5 ай бұрын

Another one I used to like. He wounldn't let social housing in his suburb because it would lower the property value of his mansion. He bleached himself whiter than O.J, whiter than Micheal Jackson.

@cs-zz7jd 5 ай бұрын

If Dave had any humanity, he wouldn't care as long as it benefits the people in the community.

@randyfleet9968 5 ай бұрын

I REALLY don't believe that was his opposition to that issue. He is opposed to oligarchs using public housing as an issue to buy up even more property to advance their portfolio AND the government selling that property to them for that purpose. IF we are going to provide public housing keep it within the government . That is my take from what I read.

@vanessamaldonado5877 5 ай бұрын

@@randyfleet9968 Nah Chappelle is just an angry out of touch rich elite who doesnt care to empathize or understand the lives of other people who dont have his exact same experience of life, just look at how blatantly and maliciously he lied about a trans comedian, claiming that the "woke mob" had cause her to take her life when in reality her roomate revealed she was dealing with a lot through divorce and child custody, Chappelle didnt even care to contact her until years after her death and Chappelle only uses her story to shield himself from criticisms about being a transphobe, what a POS.

@ushere5791 5 ай бұрын

YES--his suburb thing was the straw that broke this camel's back. with that kind of "fu i got mine" mentality, he may as well be maga imho.

@victoriabaker4400 5 ай бұрын

@@randyfleet9968 I watched the clip of his speech threatening the town council that he would pull out of the town and with it all the money he brings if they built it, and he specifically talked about the harm it would do to his property values. I'm going with what he actually said and not the rationale tacked on later. Then there's that time at his concert where he brought Elon Musk onstage, after Elon destroyed Twitter, and when the audience didn't cheer DC insulted the audience. No, I think DC has entered the "assholes with too much money" class. I defended him for years, that's over for me.

@davidjorgensen877 5 ай бұрын

A very concisely stated, thought-provoking analysis, Brando. I've commented something similar when I watched the clip of Dave telling that joke, but you really drilled down to the heart of why it didn't feel like a joke. The build-up is brilliant as Dave describes the bizarre experience of meeting his idol, Jim Carey, but the punchline just turned it instantly dark, like a bully who kids around a bit to get you to let your guard down, then suddenly sucker punches you in the kidney. Dave definitely is better than that. Again, great analysis - thank you.

@TheMeefive 5 ай бұрын

Dave was pointing out how bizarre the world is when half the country is talking about menstruating persons, can't say woman, can't define woman and men are breaking records in women's sports. If what you took from it was that he was comparing acting to transgenders then you missed the point.

@LuciaBeans 5 ай бұрын

Really appreciate this talk- it's spot-on. An actor isn't suffering from dysphoria when they're playing a part (generally). That is not an accurate analogy. What Chapelle did is what all anti-trans people do- they elevate their minor discomfort surrounding gender, born from their own misunderstanding (often seld-imposed) over a trans person's inner suffering. So they add on more suffering to the trans person because they lack empathetic understanding. So, they victimize themselves and blame the trans community. Not humorous in any way.

@starsruul6202 5 ай бұрын

Yeah I've been using humor as a weapon for a long time brother. It works.

@ushere5791 5 ай бұрын

a-freakin'-men. a dear friend of mine taught me to use humor against my narcissistic sib. i've never seen anything take the wind out of their sails and really piss them off like leaning hard and humorously into their bs criticism of and picking at me. it can be a sh!t-ton of fun to watch!! XD

@isnamthere4690 5 ай бұрын

Dave Chappell was funny for about 5 minutes 20 years ago.

@candyrosefreeman7232 5 ай бұрын

Gosh I really appreciate your takes, Brando. A serious human being so grateful that you're here you are a jewel of a citizen again thank you so much blessings and Truth For All

@jannettb7930 5 ай бұрын

Dave doesn't have to do anything. He isn't pressured. He isn't sitting there saying 'damn, I have some really great bits to put on but now I've got to do this trans bigot act because the audience expects it." He bounced out of a million dollar contract because it wasn't what he wanted to do, wasn't how he wanted to be portrayed. Dave's view now is "I'm rich", as Elon so 'eloquently' put it. This is just Dave now, a rich dude helping block homeless services and bullying people from behind the thinning veneer of 'joking'. I wouldn't be surprised if his next special was a double header with Rosanne and her 'get a job' pronouns.

@charlie-obrien 5 ай бұрын

Dave Chappelle used to be so funny to me. I mean the guy wrote the film "Half Baked" fer crying (laughing) out loud. Now his comedy is different, it's more mean spirited and coming from a place of feeling superior. Don't worry though, Chappelle wont be cancled. As you said, he's got a whole new audience for that stuff and they are just lapping it up. These are the same folks who thiught "Go Brandon" was hilarious.

@tenofivelips 5 ай бұрын

I don't think his humor is as funny as it used to be.

@bobthebear1246 5 ай бұрын

You are 100% right. Dave Chappelle used to be a brilliant comedian who made fun of EVERYONE and EVERYTHING, including himself. Now, he's nothing more than a bully with a microphone, stage, TV exposure and fame. Punching-down is never funny. Just look at Andrew Dice Clay. Thank you for being reasoned, intelligent, measured but compassionate and empathetic. You are already a much better man than Dave Chappelle will ever be.