In recent years, gags regarding the transgender population have dominated Chappelle’s stand-up act. Initially, the comedian’s anti-trans remarks in Netflix specials like “Sticks and Stones” from 2019 and “The Closer” from 2021 created criticism.
Organizations like GLAAD and the National Black Justice Coalition criticized Chappelle’s transphobic jokes on “The Closer” for them. J.K. Rowling, the author of “Harry Potter,” and the rapper DaBaby both made anti-trans comments in the past, which Chappelle vigorously defended in extended segments.
Chappelle stirred extra uproar by making a joke about the attacker being a trans man earlier this month after being accosted while performing at a Netflix is a Joke event.
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