Dave Chappelle is opening up concerning the backlash he confronted final 12 months after he made remarks that had been considered anti-trans. The slapstick comedian took to his Midnight Miracle podcast and raised claims that the trans group was the one inciting violence.
After Chappelle’s present was canceled in Minneapolis, the venue mentioned they wished to create a “safe space” for everybody.
In the podcast, Chappelle mentioned that “they wanted me to say something inflammatory” as protestors allegedly threw eggs on the followers ready to see his present on the new venue at Varsity Theater.
“In a weird way, they had the intention of inciting violence against themselves for publicity,” he mentioned (through Rolling Stone).
“The trans [people] and their surrogates, always say that my jokes are somehow gonna be the root cause of some impending violence that they feel like is inevitable for my jokes,” Chappelle mentioned. “But I gotta tell you, as abrasive as they were, the way they were protesting, throwing eggs at people, throwing barricades, cussing and screaming, [none of my fans] beat ‘em up.”
Following the cancelation of his present from First Avenue he mentioned he “was upset” and “mad” on the assertion they launched for canceling his present.
“I was upset. I wasn’t mad that they canceled the show,” he mentioned. “I was mad at the statement they released… You’re sorry? For booking me? What’s there to be sorry about is the position I was taking… I’m not even mad that they take issue with my work. Good, fine. Who cares? What I take issue with is the idea that because they don’t like it, I’m not allowed to say it.”
He continued, “They want to be feared. ‘If you say this, then we will punish you. We’ll come to First Avenue and f*** your show up and we’ll come to the Varsity Theater and f**** your show up.’ And they just don’t get to do that.”
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