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I watched it as well. All nuance on the topic has been obliterated by the topic being absorbed into the larger culture war, but above anything it just wasn't fu
by 0x5f3759df-i 5y ago
I watched it as well. All nuance on the topic has been obliterated by the topic being absorbed into the larger culture war, but above anything it just wasn't funny.
On net, the people calling Chapelle out are more correct than his defenders. He really did spend an hour making unfunny jokes at trans people's expense. Was the whole thing as bad as many who didn't watch it are assuming based on a few cherry picked quotes? No, but it was still pretty bad.
Should Netflix remove it? I wouldn't say so, but I think much of the criticism is well deserved if lacking nuance.
- david38 5y agoWhat’s unfunny to you is funny to someone else. Almost all jokes are at someone’s expense. Nothing illegal was said, so if you don’t like it, just don’t watch it, it’s really that simple. I get tired of the tyranny of the minority telling me what I’m allowed to do.
- stemlord 5y ago>if you don’t like it, just don’t watch it, it’s really that simple. No, it's not that simple. I hate this term but Chapelle is by all means a THOUGHT LEADER, meaning he has a megaphone into the minds of huge swaths of the population esp with a platform like Netflix. Everyone must fight for the world they want to live in. >I get tired of the tyranny of the minority telling me what I’m allowed to do Get over yourself. YOU are the one who's tired?
- 0x5f3759df-i 5y agoThe only one telling people what to do here is you