For folks without 1:19:51 to spare, can you summarize the points of that video?
I'm not familiar with Chappelle's other work, but I watched the special (The Closer) and I didn't see what you seem to claim. I noticed:
* The heroine/protagonist is a trans woman.
* Chappelle was meticulous about using feminine pronouns (with one deliberate exception, I'm not going to spoil it, but it was respectful).
* He argued for trans people using their choice of gendered bathrooms.
* He ridiculed folks that are afraid of trans people.
* He directed vitriol at the "militant woke" that harassed and bullied his trans friend.
I'm a left-leaning bay area resident with trans friends. I thought the special was funny and personal and touching and pro-trans. In fact, if someone were to deliberately craft propaganda designed to make middle america comfortable with trans people, I think it would look a lot like this.
I can't help but think that most of the vitriol over The Closer is presented by people who haven't watched it. There's a guy elsewhere on this HN thread who is (still!) irate at Netflix because "Cuties" promotes the sexualization of children. Anyone who actually watched that movie knows that it's quite the opposite. But wow you will not convince him - and he's proud that he's never watched the movie. This seems like the same thing.
Maybe there's some broader context that I'm not aware of (again, this is my only exposure to Chappelle). But The Closer sure doesn't seem to warrant the hate.
Feel free to watch it for 20 minutes on 1.75x speed and just get what you can from it. One of the things I learned as a white guy (before transition) was that expecting marginalized groups to shoulder the burden of education is real draining. I did what I can to explain in my comment that Chappelle was punching down and bringing up old tropes. But I’m exhausted just reading the replies. I watched the video six months ago. I don’t remember the specifics and I don’t have the time today to watch the video again and paraphrase it. Just being honest and direct, not mad or anything. Hope that makes sense. Really tho just 20 minutes at 1.75x speed will get you some of the arguments so give that a shot. It would even be rad for you to come back here and answer your own comment with what you’ve learned. Thanks and sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.
I'm not familiar with Chappelle's other work, but I watched the special (The Closer) and I didn't see what you seem to claim. I noticed:
* The heroine/protagonist is a trans woman.
* Chappelle was meticulous about using feminine pronouns (with one deliberate exception, I'm not going to spoil it, but it was respectful).
* He argued for trans people using their choice of gendered bathrooms.
* He ridiculed folks that are afraid of trans people.
* He directed vitriol at the "militant woke" that harassed and bullied his trans friend.
I'm a left-leaning bay area resident with trans friends. I thought the special was funny and personal and touching and pro-trans. In fact, if someone were to deliberately craft propaganda designed to make middle america comfortable with trans people, I think it would look a lot like this.
I can't help but think that most of the vitriol over The Closer is presented by people who haven't watched it. There's a guy elsewhere on this HN thread who is (still!) irate at Netflix because "Cuties" promotes the sexualization of children. Anyone who actually watched that movie knows that it's quite the opposite. But wow you will not convince him - and he's proud that he's never watched the movie. This seems like the same thing.
Maybe there's some broader context that I'm not aware of (again, this is my only exposure to Chappelle). But The Closer sure doesn't seem to warrant the hate.