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Dave Chappelle's most recent special "The Closer" has understandably left a lot of his long-time fans divided. Many are dismayed at the relentlessly increasing use of jokes about trans people, others (most it seems) don't see the big deal and applaud Chappelle for "standing up" against cancel culture.

Regardless of where you stand, I feel like there's A LOT that almost everyone discussing this conflict is missing, and that many of the voices most affected by this conversation haven't had a chance to speak.

In this video, F.D tries to cut through the various layers of what's at stake here as he takes yet another of his heroes to task, but also tries to refine some of the parts of Chappelle's good points that are being missed in the backlash.

All of this on this episode of the Black Media Breakdown...

Videos/Creators referenced
Anansi's Library-    • Dave Chapelle is Not Cancelled || Ana...  
T1j-    • The Best (and Worst) of CHAPPELLE'S SHOW  
Foreign Man in a Foreign Land-    • The Commodification of N*gger  
Contrapoints-    • J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints  

Trans YouTubers to check out
KatBlaque-    / katblaque  
Jessie Gender-    / lostrekkie  
Trans Therapists    • A Reflection on Balancing Roles: Bein...  


Human Rights Campaign Resources- https://www.hrc.org/resources/underst...

Beat- Matt Large: Insomniac -    • Insomniac  

01:24 At least watch this first part
08:33 Why Dave can't Be Canceled
24:33 Yes Dave Chappelle Punches Down
40:19 The Folly of Entering the Oppression Olympics
54:50 The Last 20 Minutes
01:10:40 Final Thoughts