Dave Chappelle is being criticized on social media for comments about trans people in his latest Netflix special, particularly a defense of 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling, who has been accused of transphobia for years.
In his sixth Netflix special,"The Closer," which debuted Tuesday, the comedian made jokes directed toward the LGBTQ+ community and defended Rowling for her past comments"They canceled J.K. Rowling — my God. Effectually she said gender was a fact, the trans community got mad as s---, they started calling her a TERF," Chappelle said, referring to"trans-exclusionary radical feminists" whose views about gender are seen as anti-trans.
The Closer changed my mind on that. That special felt so lazy and disingenuous and I’m really disappointed."'The Closer' changed my mind on that. That special felt so lazy and disingenuous and I'm really disappointed," Ashbrook added.tweeted :"Nothing Dave Chappelle says changes the facts that trans women are women, trans men are men, nonbinary people are nonbinary, that LGBTQ+ people should live free of harm and discrimination. He is wrong. And Netflix has empowered him to be wrong loudly."
In his comedy special, the 48-year-old comedian also said he would like to"negotiate the release of DaBaby," who received widespread criticism for his homophobic
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