Dave Chappelle spoke on George Floyd’s death and racial discrimination in a new Netflix special. DaveChappelle846
and seated six feet apart, was taped on June 6 in Ohio and marked Chappelle's return to the stage since his last performance 87 days prior.
“It’s hard to figure out what to say about George Floyd,” he continued as he paused to ask fans how they were feeling. “This man kneeled on a man’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Can you imagine that? This kid thought he was going to die,” he said. “He knew he was going to die. He called for his mother. He called for his dead mother.”,” Chappelle continued, admitting that he initially avoided watching the tape for a week because he knew once he watched it, he wouldn't be able to unsee it.
“People watched it, people filmed it and for some reason that I still don't understand, all these f**kingin their pockets,” he said. “Who are you talking to? What are you signifying? That you can kneel on a man's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds and feel like you wouldn’t get the wrath of God?”
“That is what’s happening right now -- it’s not for a single cop, it’s for all of it. F**king all of it. I don't mean to get heavy but we got to say something.”
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