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You missed something by the way. Vito was there with his friend and fellow comedian, Dick Masterson, who has his head slammed into a concrete ball structure by one of the protesters and ended up with a concussion
A good quote about the protester - "free speech does not protect you from shouting fire in a crowded theatre" Major death tols have been caused by this. Fascinating horror has some great videos about it.
@@charliemansbridge3645 the video was likely uploaded 4 hours ago but not made public until just recently. same reason why you'll see a bunch of comments made hours ago on newly released videos on channels that let their patroon supporters see videos early.
@@toshineon Inducing Panic Law and Legal Definition 1. Initiating or circulating a report or warning of an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, or other catastrophe, knowing that such report or warning is false;
As a bisexual who's gotten hate from both straight and gay communities, as well as had tons of friends in both, it really is pretty sad how many actual issues are ignored in favor of the "he said"/"she said" garbage on social media and the news. Laugh at as many things as you like, and close the tab when a video is pissing you off, it's worked for me so far.
@@mellamosteve331 I couldn't really give you a good comparison by quantity, but I will say that the most intense messages came from members of the gay community. A few individuals that felt I held the wrong political views, or didn't represent their brand, or whatever. See, when a straight person sends me hate, it's just bog standard bigotry. When a member of the LGBT community sends me hate, they're usually acting like I am somehow an existential threat to their way of life. Again, that's not really representative of the gay community as a whole, as it's usually only the most stupid and vocal members that act in such a way.
@@sirusshard2971 I've seen that. I feel like the whole grouping of LGBTQ+ together was misleading, since they aren't as united as they seem from the outside. There's certainly plenty of homophobia to be found from the trans community, and you can even find other issues like racism if you look out for them (just as you can find the opposite from minority groups) and then there's all the stuff that comes with being bi...
@@edcaous Yeah, one of the main things that I dislike is the idea that there's really an "us", in that sense. Yes, we share the fact that we are in a sexual minority, and to some extent it is wise for us to support each other, but that does not mean that we have to exist as a cohesive whole. We don't have to share the same interests beyond self-preservation, and it's annoying that so many in the LGBTQ+ "community" that seem to think that we need to have all kinds of things in common. I see no reason for us to have to share economic or political beliefs beyond those that would continue to enable our existence.
@@sirusshard2971 I'm a bisexual too and I hate how common it is that whenever we talk about biphobia every single one of us brings up the fact that the worst of it comes from other gay people. I always try to talk about it and bring light to it but I'm always silenced and called a homophobe or a lesbianphobe and harass because of it. This is the reason why so many of us don't feel safe in the LGBT community because in the sense we're all being kicked out.
But don't be upset that I am so rude. You are just the second worst type of commentator on youtube. The top spot goes to people that just comment a quote from the video they watched without adding anything.
I am gay and heard a lot about Dave Chappelle the last weeks. So I watched his one man show on Netflix. I found it hilarious, moving and a very personal show. The part about his friend and colleague that committed suicide after sticking up for him and getting loads of flak for that was very moving.
Dave sits back, eating Popcorn and watching the shit unfold! That's such a funny joke. And he knew that this would happen after his special xD That in his own is a Meta joke from him!
knowing in advance that you're going to offend a lot of people isn't some weird comedian super power, it's a basic instinct that all humans have (except most of us choose not to say the shitty thing when we get that feeling)
I'm sure it'll calm down in a few weeks. though the trans community's reputation has gone down the toilet with how they reacted + the trans organizer was revealed to have tweeted hate speech, so it makes her (and the rest of the community) look worse. Which is why you don't make your gender identity your entire personality, let alone the drive for all of your actions
@@graceli1903 journalists and the right wing love to cherrypick examples of trans people being annoying and ignore the like 95% of us that are just regular people who only want access to decent trans healthcare and to be left alone
"The complex transphobia of dave Chappelle" by jessie gender (czcams.com/video/jiJQV378F5A/video.html) is a really good video for anyone who wants a proper explanation on some of the issues with Chappelle's special, while also expanding on some of the points that Chappelle makes himself. Regardless of what your opinion is, I think it's worth the watch Edit: grammar
I remember Dave got hate awhile back for making jokes about Mykle Jackson touching kids and how the kids got a huge payout. My mate hated that one and wanted Dave canceled but then did a 360 now days when Dave made jokes about trans people. I'm like dude it's all a joke stop taking it seriously. No one deserves to be cancelled over a joke. It's just words.
I ordered the anniversary hoodie couple of months ago, delayed because I had it shipped to my place in the us and then to my place in Ethiopia and it was so fucking worth the wait; best hoodie I’ve gotten in a long time. The special was absolutely hilarious too, 100% worth the money :)
he was spreading complete misinformation about trans people that dehumanised them and formed an even more negative public opinion around them which just makes it harder on them
I'm kind of torn on this one, been a fan of Dave Chappelle for a while but I found some of the jokes came off a bit tasteless, BUT I think Lewis put it really well with the "Steak" analogy! I think it's mostly my personal preference that has changed and as well unfortunately the media is really just fanning the fire with crappy headlines about Daves comedy special. Really appreciate this take, I feel like both sides were covered very well in this video :)
Literally the first thing I heard about the special was a news article relating to his comments on trans people. The way I see it his comedy has always been edgy, I think the reason he's copping more heat for it recently is because edgy humour isn't as popular as it once was. Go back and try watching a studio comedy from the late 90s/early 00s, most of them have not aged well at all.
Announcing "I'm a TERF" isn't a joke. Also being a TERF is literally the opposite of supporting trans people and seeing them as equal women. Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist.
@@ruhaanchopra8878 He said he's "on Team TERF", referencing a hashtag saying he aligns with them. If you've got a Nazi and 10 people are sitting at the table having dinner with them, you've got 11 Nazis.
Best part of the Netflix protest was the chants of "Black Lives Matter!" while protesting a black man. Best part overall was black Twitter learning that the showrunner of 'Dear White People' is white.
BLM doesn't automatically support *all* black people. Safe to say Dave and BLM aren't a fan of Candice Owens. That's a pretty racist assumption, eh hem, I mean, "joke." I think we can both agree Twitter's where nuance dies.
@@l01230123 had no clue who tf Candace Owens was so I googled her and the first thing that popped up was her suggesting America invade Australia to “free an oppressed people”. Safe to say I don’t exactly agree with her views
The weakest hater: I hate it because it's sexist, racist and homophobic. We need to cancel Dave and boycott netflix. The strongest hater: Oh I didn't like that. *Carries on with their day*
@@featherycoffee1401 never said it was hard to anticipate really. What I mean really is that he put the rest of his career on the line to basically say “I don’t give a f “. Potentially millions of dollars.
Yeah how dare a minority group that actively has hate crimes committed against them be offended! They should just ignore all the hate crimes being committed against them! 9000+ IQ.
@@HOTD108_ it being a hate crime suggests that his jokes reflect his actual opinions but if he makes fun of every community then you cant really be prejudiced against one specific community - at least you cant assume that from his jokes alone
@@HOTD108_ honestly, if they just acted like normal people and not mentally insane individuals, i think there wouldn't be as many hate crimes against them.
@@HOTD108_ *jokes about gender* haha *jokes about race* haha *jokes about politics* haha *jokes about religion* haha *jokes about lgbt people* "Nooo you can't do that11!!!111!!!!1111"
@@postindustrial76 if you think people aren't gonna get upset at all of them, then you are absolutely a delusional person. And Dave Chapelle wasn't even joking, I didn't see any hint of comedy when he was saying he supported JK Rowling or said he was a TERF, which if you didn't know, is an inherently transphobic thing to do. But most of the people defending Dave's arguments are why being transphobic is okay, not if Dave _was_ being transphobic or not.
@@CS0723 from your initial comment I assumed you had knowledge of who friendlyjordies was and by extension the pun of his name. You see, despite his CZcams channel being called friendly jordies, he is infact unfriendly, so unfriendlyjordies would mean someone who is friendly. Hope this helps 👍
@@scaredlion I think you're confusing "helping educate the masses on the political landscape of our country" with "being unfriendly". Just because politics is miserable, doesn't mean he's unfriendly. Tell me you commented before reading without telling me you commented without reading
I was howling at the demands they made. "Investment in multiple trans creators to make both scripted and unscripted programs across genres" - If they were talented enough to do this, they'd already be hired. "Hire transgender content executives in leading positions and promote and inclusive environment for them" & "Recruit trans people for leadership roles in the company (director, VP, etc) and promote and inclusive environment for them" - Let us control what we think you should watch.
What?? You want me to earn my promotions through hard work and dedication?!? Didn't you know I'm Trans?? I deserve all these high level positions and I deserve to have all these opportunities handed to me on a silver platter. I'm trans it's my right to be coddled and to be given everything!!
See the issue is that they just don't get that opportunity like at all. The reason you don't see any trans faces in hollywood is because people don't want to hire them. it aint for their lack of trying Like Elliot Page is even struggling with getting roles, and he was a massive money maker for hollywood before he came out
@@rockyhorrorfreakshow5091 maybe they're not getting hired because they aren't fit for the position. Just because you're trans doesn't mean you automatically get jobs/a promotion. Y'all act like being trans is like the only thing that matters, I'm half expecting some of you to start adding it to your resumes 🤣
In comparison with the protestors, Vito wasn't being obnoxious at all and the guy in the blue shirt is a writer for Netflix. You should watch Vito's video response to the topic.
Bringing a "we like Dave" sign into a group of people who hate Dave is pretty obnoxious: you'd expect people to be upset with you. Being friendly to people you're frustrating is passive-aggressive, which is what Vito's doing. Lewis gets that. The blue man went far, absolutely.
@@l01230123 was it not obnoxious for Lewis to go into a protest of anti vaxxers and ask if they're doctors? Lmao it's done for laughs. The ourpose is to show their hypocrisy. The guy with the sign was being nice because to prove a point, the fact that people would get so heated and crazy over a sign that simply says "I like Dave" held by a guy who isn't even being confrontational. The crowd devolves into nutjobs willing to destroy someone's property and scream at them
The guy who destroyed should be sued for destroying personal property and framing people with flase claims. Also the media outlets should be sued for spreading false information and whoever tackled his friend to the concrete should be jailed for assault. That shit is serious. Even professional fighters say that stuff like that is incredibly dangerous because the rear of the head is very sensitive. There’s a reason why punches on the back are illegal in sports.
This shit has gotten out of hand very quickly. I will say - there were things in the special that were harmful and transphobic but we should be able to have a conversation about that and grow from it. Everyone that I know that's trans doesn't want this shit to be 'cancelled' or to ruin Dave or think jokes can't be made or whatever but to just open a dialogue to how normalised transphobia has damaging effects. Now, trans community is getting fucking demonised as these radical people, but the media and these reactionaries don't represent the vast, vast majority of people in the trans community. Wish people would be more open to the idea that there might have been harmful stuff in the special but that doesn't mean we have to burn it down, no jokes about trans people or whatever. It's fucking insane
12:14 Vito left unharmed but the friend he was counter-protesting with got pushed onto a stone sculpture, hit his head and is now potentially suffering from a traumatic brain injury.
imagine having thin skin and then clicking on a Dave Chappelle show and watching it. i relate to the jokes about my own demographic more than any others, thats what makes his show so great, the range of the jokes are amazing.
Can we all just take moment to appreciate the fact he is able to talk in full constructed well formed sentences, in one cut. When most youtubers these days can't utter 3 words before making a cut.. Loving your work mate keep it up!
I think plenty of the same people that are protesting Dave's special also did it with Cuties. Honestly I agree that his special wasn't that bad, but it was the little things like him subliminally implying that black people couldn't also be trans and stuff like that. Also yeah... Cuties is infinitely the worst thing Netflix has ever pumped out
That protest video really seems like something out the most cringy The Office episodes. The left and right seriously have some of the craziest people and I it's sad to see them sharing the same planet with me.
I agree. Though I believe that the left tends to be worse, the right has so many issues (especially if it involves people are racist). It’s just annoying how stupid people are
@@Uvuv6969 Yeah, it's easy to think that the left are the worst, because a lot of the terrible right people don't have access to the internet-whereas all the terrible people on the left have their actions broadcasted through the internet and social media 24/7.
Imagine a white comedian said “I’m team KKK, but I’m not racist because it’s a joke. I’ve even got a black friend!” There’s no way that shit would fly! Anyway, fun hypothetical, definitely not relevant here…
With the behaviour of this crowd, Netflix should do the same thing the FBI has doing about the capitol protest, identify and fire the troublemakers. I'm sure many of them are BS jobs anyway.
People don't care about saving lives even when they claim they do, if you don't think the same way these collectives think you are bad and need to be removed.
Yea, if the company does something you don't like, depending on the thing they did, you should either leave, or the company should change their 'behaviour'.
Chapelle claimed he's a TERF, literally meaning he's trans exclusionary and meaning he is a transphobe. And transpeople don't like transphobes you know
It's mostly people online that take two minute clips out of context or specific lines that are responsible for this outrage. The trans community in your neighborhood may be cooler than the trans community online.
@@mackermate8475 Did not Chappelle also claim (as part of a joke, no idea if it's real) that he was molested by a priest as a kid? By the same logic, would that make him a sexual abuse survivor?
(I haven't seen the netflix special) That last sentence is fucking dystopian. Most people should find it funny, not just some, when you can't laugh about jokes because you're the one involved you should take a look at yourself and see how you're fucking braindamaged. And when getting angry about jokes about yourself mostly occurs in only one specific group, there is something extremely wrong and scary deeply embedded in that group.
I've never met a single person that browses these 'journalism' websites. Who the fuck actually does that? If I wanted to look for fake news I would go for The Onion.
the stake comparison didn't make sense in my opinion. it isn't only that people don't like these jokes, the problem is that this jokes are made at the expense of people, and the trans community already has to deal with a lot of issues to now have to deal with a professional comedian making fun of them and get paid for it, that's the issue, that's why people get angry. it isn't that hard a concept to wrap your head around that people can get angry if someone makes jokes around them that they don't like. you talk about the right of the comedian to do so, but then you complain about people using their right to criticize or complain about it, which one is it? do people have a right to free speech or not? why are the comedians allowed to say anything but the people who consume their work aren't? that's just my view on that certain part of the video, I find your criticism of the media and how they twist everything to fit their needs correct
Dog, he's using his right to complain about other people's right to complain about comedians jokes, whats so hard to understand about it, its so simple
I don't think it's about denying the right to criticize someone's work, since Chappelle's work isn't really being criticized right now. It's mostly that people are using dishonest means to frame it as a calculated and hostile attack towards that community, in an effort to get it taken off air. It's understandable why people would get upset about somebody joking about something they're part of, but they're not exactly responding by providing constructive feedback or anything like that.
I do support the LGBTQ+ Community and my Girlfriend is a Trans Woman and I love her and consider her a WOMAN but this is ridiculous. His a Comedian, 90% of what Comedians say is lies to make everyone laugh. Everyone just needs to calm their tits.
I do feel like i watch a bunch of right wing opinionated sources, so its a nice breath of fresh air to have Lewis criticise (with good reason) the right wing side aswell. Not a big fan of shapiro.
Its nice to see a less bias perspective (Im trans so of course i'm bias), and i learnt a bit more about the situation that I didn't know so i respect you for that. However i still don't think saying your "Team Terf" was just a joke. That's like 'jokingly' saying you support a white supremacist group.
I already had this disscusion, so I'm just gonna copy and paste what I said from earlier. "As you've stated yourself "He's saying this to be offensive for the sake of offending people", that's an interpretation of how you feel rather than what happened, I will give a copy and paste of the full context of what was said, his full statement: "I’m team TERF. I agree. I agree, man. Gender is a fact. You have to look at it from a woman’s perspective. Look at it like this, Caitlyn Jenner whom I have met, wonderful person. Caitlyn Jenner… was voted, woman of the year. Her first year as a woman. Ain’t that something? Beat every b*tch in Detroit. She’s better than all of you. [laughter] Never even had a period, ain’t that something? [laughter] I’d be mad as shit if I was a woman. I’d be mad if I was me. If I was in the BET awards, sitting there and they’re like “And the winner for n*gg3r of the year… Eminem.” My man. [audience laughs] Gender is a fact, this is a fact. Every human being in this room, every human being on Earth had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on Earth. That is a fact. [laughter] Now… I am not saying that to say, that trans women aren’t women. I’m just sayin, that those pussies that they got… You know what I mean?" - Source via scrapsfromtheloft You can reasonably conclude that he isn't a TERF himself, but some of the concerns and opinions of TERF are valid, trans women have made their way into women exclusivities, namely sports and such; they have been breaking records and dominating the field due to the biological advantage differences and that's namely the part he agrees on, he himself also stated that he isn't saying that trans women aren't real women,(Which directly contradicts the belief of a TERF's political ideology) he's specifically saying that the upset is understandable, and finds it empathizable that people would understandably feel cheated. When you've dedicated your entire identity to a career, just to be bested by someone who changed their gender identity, it becomes an issue. It's been debated about for a while, with the most common argument being that trans people should have their dedicated section, which is fair criticism but has yet to be executed."
As an LGBTQIA+ individual, I really have no problem with Dave Chapelle, I think some of the jokes he told were a tad bit unpalatable, but it's really nothing to have this big of a fuss about, these people don't represent the whole community at large and it's very obvious that most of us don't really care that much about the situation, keep up the great work as always Lewis, you're doing god's work
Jesus christ man soon you'll take over the entire alfabet. I thought the reason why people put a "+" after lgbt is that so they don't have to write all these other fucking letters.
@@CarTubeShorts there is no obligation to say the whole acronym, in fact, the acronym itself isn't even concrete, and there's debate about what it should even be, but generally, the most popular of the proposed acronyms is LGBT and all variations, and people will know what you're taking about if you just say the first four letters, so there's no need to pay mind to longer variations so long as you understand, I personally choose to use the eight character variation because it encompasses a very large amount of the community while not being too long, and I find longer ones (for example those that have two As) to be innacurate at times, so the takeaway from this is, it doesn't really matter, it's a matter of personal preference what exact acronym you use, and you're not expected to keep updated so don't worry
Being funny is being able to take jokes as good as you can send em. If my friend group got recorded while we were on a tear, we would be cancelled within hours
In case people don't understand what the most reasonable critique of Dave Chappelle's comments on transphobia is the fact that he acted like progressive people can't care about BOTH black issues and trans issues.
I'm queer aight, and I think that he has the right to make these jokes. Sure, some people might not like them, but we can't stop him from making them. Personally, I think his jokes are hit or miss. We don't have the right to stop him from making these jokes. However, people also have the right to be offended at these jokes. If people want to say that his jokes offended them, they can go right ahead and say that they did. Jokes are jokes, freedom of speech is freedom of speech. The left and the right need to realize that it goes both ways. To be able to have the freedom to make edgy jokes, people have the freedom to be offended. Not that I'm saying I agree with the people who are offended. These jokes don't really effect me. However it goes both ways. Listening to most of the jokes, Dave Chappelle actually talks in support of trans people, sure, he pokes fun at us, but that's the point of a joke. He states in one joke "I believe these people". He also uses the correct pronouns for the trans people he makes jokes about. FWI I am trans, I just wanna show people that it's the minority of people that scream the loudest. The more hardcore reactionaries in the trans community, the people that want to censor things, are in the minority.
@@JackBarlowStudios Read into that quote. Yes what he said I personally find pretty stupid and kinda offensive, but it was during a comedy show, and he is a comedian. I don't like the jokes he said. In fact I hate them. But if we prevent him from saying them. Then we create a dangerous president for all free speech (and by free speech I'm not the person who's like "you can day what you wannttt ooooh imma be sexist" I mean free speech in the way its implemented into law already)
@@JackBarlowStudios Id defend their right to be able to say it. Might be a disgusting thing to say but censoring speech is dangerous for both sides. Not saying they shouldn't have social backslashes. Just no legal ones.
@@JackBarlowStudios did you watch the whole thing? it was a callback to an earlier joke he made about how he will be the leader of the feminist movement because they clearly need a man to handle it, they just have to suck his d*ck in return. i really doubt he was being genuine
I feel like you missed the point, he didn't just 'joke about trans people' he said actual transphobic talking points, disguised as jokes because he chuckles while saying them.. I mean, can I just be openly racist and laugh while saying racist shit and say its a joke? Wheres the line?
Yeah, im usually a fan of Chapell, but when he started talking about how he was a terf and supported JK Rowling, i was kinda just like "Where's the punchline?"
I enjoy both Lewis' and Chappelle's comedy, however this isn't entirely the whole story. Dave, during his special, explicitly endorsed a hate group, TERFs. Jokes are more than fine, I celebrate them; However these comments in his special betray the fact that he lacks the same understanding on trans issues that make his jokes on race so funny. If a non-carpenter made a funny joke on carpenters, that was however misinformed, most people would find it funny while carpenters do not, because it relies on false information. He also said that he "stood with TERFs" during the special, which is an anti-trans hate group, which is not a good thing to say, regardless of it being a joke, because that sort of thing can lead to real harm. Whether this was malicious or not, it is not a great thing to do. It's a bit like if a white guy endorsed the KKK during a comedy special. I hope that Lewis may address this in the future.
Lewis when an employer disrupts a business meeting and gets suspended: Deserved it Lewis when an instigator is disruptive at a protest (for content), fucks around and finds out: They could have killed him. That’s pure out of control rage and violence. They’ve heard a million jokes about them in the last three decades. They are not freshmen in the world of Hollywood and comedy. They lost their mind.
There were edgy jokes nbd. Only thing that was really an issue was issue is the team TERF shit. Dave explicitly said he dose think Trans women are women, and then said that TERF shit. TERFs by definition believe trans women are men and trans men are women. So it’s like wrong by his own logic. I think there was more but I haven’t finished and I think that was the big one. As for the getting mad at a joke, that wasn’t a joke. Lots of jokes in that special, that was just a serious statement. Being said, I don’t think he should be canceled or whatever. Someone just needs to be like “hey Dave, you’re not making any sense. You demonstrated you’re more/less chill w/ trans people, y u shoutin out the Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists? That makes zero sense.”
well, I don't think straight men would exactly view trans women as women, there is obviously a difference and thats just how dave perceives it, its just an opinion from his own thinking perspective, how one views themselves is up to them
I havent seen the special, so i dont know the context of that sentence. But I wonder who is allowed to say whats a joke and whats not? How do you exclude that one sentence from all the others; which are jokes?
The first time it was a joke (or it sure seemed like it), but he keeps hammering it home again and again like, dude, if you're so upset with people telling you you're "Punching Down", maybe just stop fuckin' punching down? "I honestly don't care, I'll call you what you want, but don't get angry at _me_ for getting angry at _you_ when I get it wrong and you correct me." Okay my guy, I don't even know what your point is anymore.
You know what I'm pretty sick of. "Comedians" saying "I wanna push the boundaries of comedy" when in reality they just stand up and spout hatred and bigotry Yes you *can* make dark humor jokes, yes you *can* make jokes about the lgbt+ community, but you need to come at those jokes from a place of understanding first, but no they just point and laugh at the "ridiculous alphabet people" and claim free speech, and "you just don't understand comedy"
I read a couple of articles by trans comedians and they were!’t even mad at Dave Chapelle. They didn’t care that he was making trans jokes, they were just bored because he keeps making the SAME trans jokes. They themselves make trans jokes during their sets. They’re just tired of Dave making the same jokes over and over. From the sounds of it, they’d be fine with it if he actually bothered writing newer trans material. And they also weren’t a fan of dead-naming people. But yeah, they didn’t really care.
I find Lewis Spears videos sporadically every few months or so and every time I start, I can’t stop. He’s hilarious, he hands shirt out, he takes shirt,(sfw) and in my opinion, has great opinions.
I agree, but don't forget that by going to that protest to annoy people is obviously going to incite people to push back. The most effective way to annoy these people would be to just leave them alone and ignore them. No drama and no ridiculous headlines or videos.
If they're making nazi jokes constantly, probably, but going "oh, yeah 420" "Hitler's birthday lmao" Is not a reflection of anybody's political stance.
And they are allowed to have those opinions and are allowed to express them. Every one can and should. If people dont like some ones opinion they can ignore it and follow people and opinions that they do like.
@@zoeybourke9617 yeah they can, but it doesn't mean they're good opinions. Also it's a fallacy (false equivalence) to equally compare free speach to sex offenses against children.
As a white straight man, you have nothing to say about the matter Lewis. People got hurt, people felt that someone was talking about the bad shit they do or did and disapproved them of that. How dare you to stand on the side of a man like that! Nobody should be able to make me feel bad for harrasing someone to suicide online. Dave is a fucking legend. Love the guy!
This whole situation made me watch the Netflix special and give it the highest rating possible. I don't even watch/keep up with Dave but now I will lmao
Yeah, I'm probably gonna do the same. I haven't watched it yet, don't often click thumbs up or down on anything on netflix but I'm definitely gonna like this one, even just to show there are actual people with brains who like jokes, so that the very vocal (and seeing from the protest also physical) minority won't get its retarded way
@@mpmb8885 Oh lol thanks for clearing that up. I was confused because in the Twin Peaks movie and mini-series there's a big focus on a blue rose that one character wore on the exact same spot as on Lewis' shirt. Just a funny coincidence I guess.
Going to talk more about this question on Spearhead Sundays, but! Do you think all of this is ultimately good or bad for comedy?
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thank you
You missed something by the way. Vito was there with his friend and fellow comedian, Dick Masterson, who has his head slammed into a concrete ball structure by one of the protesters and ended up with a concussion
A good quote about the protester - "free speech does not protect you from shouting fire in a crowded theatre"
Major death tols have been caused by this. Fascinating horror has some great videos about it.
can sdomeone explain how this comment was posted 4 hours ago yet the video came out 30mins ago
@@charliemansbridge3645 the video was likely uploaded 4 hours ago but not made public until just recently. same reason why you'll see a bunch of comments made hours ago on newly released videos on channels that let their patroon supporters see videos early.
That "he's got a weapon" should be jailed for serious misconduct and public safety hazards.
It should be attempted assault or homicide, or instigation of either
That's seriously fucked up. It's straight up slander, dare I say terrorism.
And then the libel after the fact. WOW... Deeply deeply pathetic.
Isn't it actually illegal? Something like attempt to incite violence or something like it?
@@toshineon Yeah
Something along the lines of, "You can't scream fire in a crowded theatre if there is no fire"
@@toshineon Inducing Panic Law and Legal Definition
1. Initiating or circulating a report or warning of an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, or other catastrophe, knowing that such report or warning is false;
As a bisexual who's gotten hate from both straight and gay communities, as well as had tons of friends in both, it really is pretty sad how many actual issues are ignored in favor of the "he said"/"she said" garbage on social media and the news. Laugh at as many things as you like, and close the tab when a video is pissing you off, it's worked for me so far.
Who did you got the most hate from? Straight or gay?
@@mellamosteve331 I couldn't really give you a good comparison by quantity, but I will say that the most intense messages came from members of the gay community. A few individuals that felt I held the wrong political views, or didn't represent their brand, or whatever. See, when a straight person sends me hate, it's just bog standard bigotry. When a member of the LGBT community sends me hate, they're usually acting like I am somehow an existential threat to their way of life. Again, that's not really representative of the gay community as a whole, as it's usually only the most stupid and vocal members that act in such a way.
@@sirusshard2971 I've seen that. I feel like the whole grouping of LGBTQ+ together was misleading, since they aren't as united as they seem from the outside. There's certainly plenty of homophobia to be found from the trans community, and you can even find other issues like racism if you look out for them (just as you can find the opposite from minority groups) and then there's all the stuff that comes with being bi...
@@edcaous Yeah, one of the main things that I dislike is the idea that there's really an "us", in that sense. Yes, we share the fact that we are in a sexual minority, and to some extent it is wise for us to support each other, but that does not mean that we have to exist as a cohesive whole. We don't have to share the same interests beyond self-preservation, and it's annoying that so many in the LGBTQ+ "community" that seem to think that we need to have all kinds of things in common. I see no reason for us to have to share economic or political beliefs beyond those that would continue to enable our existence.
@@sirusshard2971 I'm a bisexual too and I hate how common it is that whenever we talk about biphobia every single one of us brings up the fact that the worst of it comes from other gay people.
I always try to talk about it and bring light to it but I'm always silenced and called a homophobe or a lesbianphobe and harass because of it.
This is the reason why so many of us don't feel safe in the LGBT community because in the sense we're all being kicked out.
"The he's got a weapon" is an absolute flog... Could have gotten someone seriously hurt, possibly even killed cause he had a sign you didn't like.
I love how 5 seconds in, he brings up a different Netflix product that is 10,000× worse than Dave Chappelle
Weird, almost as if he did it on purpose
@@Zuignap didn't need the sarcasm.
@@abloodcorpse3318 i felt like you did need a little bit of that
Alaaaaaaaarm!!! You found the joke!! Not bad with an IQ under 80.
But don't be upset that I am so rude. You are just the second worst type of commentator on youtube. The top spot goes to people that just comment a quote from the video they watched without adding anything.
I am gay and heard a lot about Dave Chappelle the last weeks. So I watched his one man show on Netflix. I found it hilarious, moving and a very personal show. The part about his friend and colleague that committed suicide after sticking up for him and getting loads of flak for that was very moving.
it was degrading and misinformed about trans people not gay people, it's not for you to decide as you are not the one being dehumanised by it
@@benji9256 Ratio
@@benji9256 Did you see the show? I doubt it.
@@KokkiePiet he has a different font for a name. You're expecting way too much.
Umm he misgender his best friend apparently alot
Dave sits back, eating Popcorn and watching the shit unfold! That's such a funny joke. And he knew that this would happen after his special xD That in his own is a Meta joke from him!
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knowing in advance that you're going to offend a lot of people isn't some weird comedian super power, it's a basic instinct that all humans have (except most of us choose not to say the shitty thing when we get that feeling)
@@TMWriting "the shitty thing" you mean a joke?
@@Enel97 I mean the spirit of the special in general, but yeah, the joke
Its like in The South Park Movie when the parents started a war over mean jokes
Actually, it was over the profanity and the death of Kenny that MAC was made. The parents were fine with Terrence and Phillip before that film.
That Olympics episode made some people lose their shit.
Edit : I was talking about Broad Girls s23e07 .
@@bleep0004 im assuming ur talking about the one with the chinese olympics, the restaurant and then the fedex. Cause that is my favorite one
@@billybob-zk9nm I was talking about Broad Girls s23e07 .
I miss the old intro to these things like the lewreview one with the jet
Yeah those were intruiging. Why did he cut those off again?
I miss him saying, “good day cunts”
@@legendaryweegee5331 Same
Yes I miss all these things
@@ItsNowMidnight what even happened to lewreviews?? some of the things he makes videos about now could count as lewreviews
The guy who broke the sign and then yelled "He's got a weapon" is basically yelling "fire" in a crowded theater.
0:30 never forget to remind everyone of this atrocious atrocity
Ferocious Ferocity
I'd rather forget about it, but get your meaning.
Still astonished it even got made. The director only got away with it cuz she's a foreign woman.
There is a hell of a lot of nuance to this situation and as a trans person it's exhausting seeing everyone from all sides just screaming n shit.
I'm sure it'll calm down in a few weeks.
though the trans community's reputation has gone down the toilet with how they reacted
+ the trans organizer was revealed to have tweeted hate speech, so it makes her (and the rest of the community) look worse.
Which is why you don't make your gender identity your entire personality, let alone the drive for all of your actions
@@graceli1903 to be fair the trans community reputation was never good in the US but it should be. we are people too
@@graceli1903 journalists and the right wing love to cherrypick examples of trans people being annoying and ignore the like 95% of us that are just regular people who only want access to decent trans healthcare and to be left alone
@@pumfeethermodynamics3286 yeah, there are so many dumbasses in this community it's annoying as hell
"The complex transphobia of dave Chappelle" by jessie gender (czcams.com/video/jiJQV378F5A/video.html) is a really good video for anyone who wants a proper explanation on some of the issues with Chappelle's special, while also expanding on some of the points that Chappelle makes himself. Regardless of what your opinion is, I think it's worth the watch
Edit: grammar
I love Dave's comedy and especially how he constantly bashes EVERYONE EQUALLY it's great and hilarious
Ikr you cant fight for equality then get mad when they treat you like everyone else
He’s stopped doing black jokes because he realised that people were laughing AT him not with him
I remember Dave got hate awhile back for making jokes about Mykle Jackson touching kids and how the kids got a huge payout. My mate hated that one and wanted Dave canceled but then did a 360 now days when Dave made jokes about trans people. I'm like dude it's all a joke stop taking it seriously. No one deserves to be cancelled over a joke. It's just words.
The guy defending Vito is Dick Masterson and the Killstream type asshats.
Normally yeah. But let's not be crazy. This newest one was just garbage.
I have a new game from the footage, how many ex-buzzfeed "journalists" are in the crowd?
I ordered the anniversary hoodie couple of months ago, delayed because I had it shipped to my place in the us and then to my place in Ethiopia and it was so fucking worth the wait; best hoodie I’ve gotten in a long time. The special was absolutely hilarious too, 100% worth the money :)
he was spreading complete misinformation about trans people that dehumanised them and formed an even more negative public opinion around them which just makes it harder on them
It's Dave Chappelle. He was clearly joking
@@nxo2468 if jokes cause misinformation which gives trans people a negative public opinion we have the right to be mad about that
@@jennaxolotl6275 exactly
@@jennaxolotl6275 Stay mad
@@jennaxolotl6275 Also ratio
I'm kind of torn on this one, been a fan of Dave Chappelle for a while but I found some of the jokes came off a bit tasteless, BUT I think Lewis put it really well with the "Steak" analogy! I think it's mostly my personal preference that has changed and as well unfortunately the media is really just fanning the fire with crappy headlines about Daves comedy special. Really appreciate this take, I feel like both sides were covered very well in this video :)
Literally the first thing I heard about the special was a news article relating to his comments on trans people. The way I see it his comedy has always been edgy, I think the reason he's copping more heat for it recently is because edgy humour isn't as popular as it once was. Go back and try watching a studio comedy from the late 90s/early 00s, most of them have not aged well at all.
@@thatguyseb8824 They've agreed incredibly well. Non pc comedy always ages like fine wine
yea some of the jokes were just really dumb boomer stuff but i didn't find it like horrendously offensive or anything, just kinda trite
Announcing "I'm a TERF" isn't a joke. Also being a TERF is literally the opposite of supporting trans people and seeing them as equal women. Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist.
Wait did dave actually say that?
@@ruhaanchopra8878 He said he's "on Team TERF", referencing a hashtag saying he aligns with them.
If you've got a Nazi and 10 people are sitting at the table having dinner with them, you've got 11 Nazis.
@@bright0nsounds Damn if he actually said that then thats fucked up.
Best part of the Netflix protest was the chants of "Black Lives Matter!" while protesting a black man.
Best part overall was black Twitter learning that the showrunner of 'Dear White People' is white.
BLM doesn't automatically support *all* black people. Safe to say Dave and BLM aren't a fan of Candice Owens. That's a pretty racist assumption, eh hem, I mean, "joke."
I think we can both agree Twitter's where nuance dies.
@@noonyabeezniss4911 That's not bad, I prefer "shitter" tho. Both are effective haha
@@l01230123 shwitter
@@l01230123 had no clue who tf Candace Owens was so I googled her and the first thing that popped up was her suggesting America invade Australia to “free an oppressed people”. Safe to say I don’t exactly agree with her views
@@aaroncousins4750 Hmmm, that's dangerously close to "schwifty," not sure I can say it in public
The weakest hater: I hate it because it's sexist, racist and homophobic. We need to cancel Dave and boycott netflix.
The strongest hater: Oh I didn't like that. *Carries on with their day*
"They didn't have a problem with Cuties"
Actually they did
"I don't give a fuck cuz Twitter is not a real place." -intelligent individual
Dave literally said at the beginning of the show it’ll probably be his last one. He was fully anticipating the controversy. Guy is a freaking legend
Not that hard to anticipate when you literally say you side with the TERFs and JK Rowling, would have confidently bet my money on that
@@featherycoffee1401 you really dont think he was joking when he said he sided with JK? No one in their right mind sides with that mad women
@@featherycoffee1401 never said it was hard to anticipate really. What I mean really is that he put the rest of his career on the line to basically say “I don’t give a f “. Potentially millions of dollars.
@@baconwizard yeah, Dave is a boomer and it shows because I saw no hints of comedy on his face then. Dude was serious :(
@@featherycoffee1401 Good
Vito is an absolute mad lad, he went around with Pepsi to the right wing and Antifa protests after that Kendall Jenner ad. Love the man
Lmao i remember that the Berkeley riots and shit. Almost anyone that took a pepsi immediately tossed it into the crowd
America, land of the free home of the people who don’t know how to not get offended at everything.
Yeah how dare a minority group that actively has hate crimes committed against them be offended! They should just ignore all the hate crimes being committed against them! 9000+ IQ.
@@HOTD108_ it being a hate crime suggests that his jokes reflect his actual opinions but if he makes fun of every community then you cant really be prejudiced against one specific community - at least you cant assume that from his jokes alone
@@HOTD108_ honestly, if they just acted like normal people and not mentally insane individuals, i think there wouldn't be as many hate crimes against them.
@@HOTD108_
*jokes about gender*
haha
*jokes about race*
haha
*jokes about politics*
haha
*jokes about religion*
haha
*jokes about lgbt people*
"Nooo you can't do that11!!!111!!!!1111"
@@postindustrial76 if you think people aren't gonna get upset at all of them, then you are absolutely a delusional person. And Dave Chapelle wasn't even joking, I didn't see any hint of comedy when he was saying he supported JK Rowling or said he was a TERF, which if you didn't know, is an inherently transphobic thing to do. But most of the people defending Dave's arguments are why being transphobic is okay, not if Dave _was_ being transphobic or not.
Another great video dissection from my favourite political commentator, unfriendlyjordies
Implying lewis is a friendly guy
@@scaredlion you may have missed the "un", and by extension, the joke
@@CS0723 from your initial comment I assumed you had knowledge of who friendlyjordies was and by extension the pun of his name. You see, despite his CZcams channel being called friendly jordies, he is infact unfriendly, so unfriendlyjordies would mean someone who is friendly. Hope this helps 👍
@@scaredlion double reverse?
@@scaredlion I think you're confusing "helping educate the masses on the political landscape of our country" with "being unfriendly". Just because politics is miserable, doesn't mean he's unfriendly. Tell me you commented before reading without telling me you commented without reading
I was howling at the demands they made.
"Investment in multiple trans creators to make both scripted and unscripted programs across genres" - If they were talented enough to do this, they'd already be hired.
"Hire transgender content executives in leading positions and promote and inclusive environment for them" & "Recruit trans people for leadership roles in the company (director, VP, etc) and promote and inclusive environment for them" - Let us control what we think you should watch.
It is almost it was never about "Live and let live". It is about power.
What?? You want me to earn my promotions through hard work and dedication?!? Didn't you know I'm Trans?? I deserve all these high level positions and I deserve to have all these opportunities handed to me on a silver platter. I'm trans it's my right to be coddled and to be given everything!!
See the issue is that they just don't get that opportunity like at all. The reason you don't see any trans faces in hollywood is because people don't want to hire them. it aint for their lack of trying
Like Elliot Page is even struggling with getting roles, and he was a massive money maker for hollywood before he came out
@@rockyhorrorfreakshow5091 maybe they're not getting hired because they aren't fit for the position. Just because you're trans doesn't mean you automatically get jobs/a promotion. Y'all act like being trans is like the only thing that matters, I'm half expecting some of you to start adding it to your resumes 🤣
@Sprocket List 🇬🇧 deadset these people are fuckin nutters lol
I'm gonna get "The world is broken, Truth doesn't exist, so just enjoy comedy" tattoo'd on me
I might too
In comparison with the protestors, Vito wasn't being obnoxious at all and the guy in the blue shirt is a writer for Netflix. You should watch Vito's video response to the topic.
Bringing a "we like Dave" sign into a group of people who hate Dave is pretty obnoxious: you'd expect people to be upset with you. Being friendly to people you're frustrating is passive-aggressive, which is what Vito's doing. Lewis gets that. The blue man went far, absolutely.
I wonder if he's still a writer or if he got the boot recently
@@l01230123 was it not obnoxious for Lewis to go into a protest of anti vaxxers and ask if they're doctors? Lmao it's done for laughs. The ourpose is to show their hypocrisy. The guy with the sign was being nice because to prove a point, the fact that people would get so heated and crazy over a sign that simply says "I like Dave" held by a guy who isn't even being confrontational. The crowd devolves into nutjobs willing to destroy someone's property and scream at them
I love when the media goes after comedians, because it makes good promotion
The guy who destroyed should be sued for destroying personal property and framing people with flase claims. Also the media outlets should be sued for spreading false information and whoever tackled his friend to the concrete should be jailed for assault. That shit is serious. Even professional fighters say that stuff like that is incredibly dangerous because the rear of the head is very sensitive. There’s a reason why punches on the back are illegal in sports.
This shit has gotten out of hand very quickly. I will say - there were things in the special that were harmful and transphobic but we should be able to have a conversation about that and grow from it. Everyone that I know that's trans doesn't want this shit to be 'cancelled' or to ruin Dave or think jokes can't be made or whatever but to just open a dialogue to how normalised transphobia has damaging effects. Now, trans community is getting fucking demonised as these radical people, but the media and these reactionaries don't represent the vast, vast majority of people in the trans community. Wish people would be more open to the idea that there might have been harmful stuff in the special but that doesn't mean we have to burn it down, no jokes about trans people or whatever. It's fucking insane
Reactionary is literally person that is right wing. I think you just mean reactors.
12:14
Vito left unharmed but the friend he was counter-protesting with got pushed onto a stone sculpture, hit his head and is now potentially suffering from a traumatic brain injury.
Could you possibly provide a link? Thats fucking ridiculous if it's true
@@thatoneguy2288 check out the most recent episode of the Dick Show, his friend is the host Dick Masterson.
It's been a fortnight and I'm laughing at his "Space Jews" joke
The callback to it in the latter part of the special was perfect.
I think it's wise for Dave to not have a Twitter account. 👍
Nice pfp
@@joshuagraham9770 Thnx
I think it's wise for no one to have a twitter account.
@@cormoran2303 Good point
Reminds me of how your mate Issac acts like he's being "cancelled" every second week.
imagine having thin skin and then clicking on a Dave Chappelle show and watching it.
i relate to the jokes about my own demographic more than any others, thats what makes his show so great, the range of the jokes are amazing.
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Can we all just take moment to appreciate the fact he is able to talk in full constructed well formed sentences, in one cut. When most youtubers these days can't utter 3 words before making a cut..
Loving your work mate keep it up!
People have WAY too much free time and nothing to do. We’re protesting fucking JOKES now? What a waste of life 💀😂😭.
I think plenty of the same people that are protesting Dave's special also did it with Cuties. Honestly I agree that his special wasn't that bad, but it was the little things like him subliminally implying that black people couldn't also be trans and stuff like that. Also yeah... Cuties is infinitely the worst thing Netflix has ever pumped out
I just did 50 situps and I feel like freaking superman
Honestly I thought while there were some funny bits in it overall it felt like a divorced dad trying convince us that he's still cool
yea it was more just kinda lame than offensive imo lol
That protest video really seems like something out the most cringy The Office episodes. The left and right seriously have some of the craziest people and I it's sad to see them sharing the same planet with me.
it's funny because they're always arguing who's worse but they're both terrible.
Remember in Parks and Rec how those community meetings always go with all the nuts showing up. Yeah that was based in reality.
I agree. Though I believe that the left tends to be worse, the right has so many issues (especially if it involves people are racist). It’s just annoying how stupid people are
@@Uvuv6969 Yeah, it's easy to think that the left are the worst, because a lot of the terrible right people don't have access to the internet-whereas all the terrible people on the left have their actions broadcasted through the internet and social media 24/7.
@@edcaous hm, interesting perspective. That’s something to think about!
I dont like how irrationally angry those protestors made me, my god.
Lewis has the best outro of any youtuber
America seems to run on anger. Whoever is the angriest or gets the most people angry gets the most attention.
Imagine a white comedian said “I’m team KKK, but I’m not racist because it’s a joke. I’ve even got a black friend!” There’s no way that shit would fly! Anyway, fun hypothetical, definitely not relevant here…
ah yes comedy is when you just make funny noises with no meaning
How should the brightness be in the video?
Lewis: "Yes"
With the behaviour of this crowd, Netflix should do the same thing the FBI has doing about the capitol protest, identify and fire the troublemakers. I'm sure many of them are BS jobs anyway.
People don't care about saving lives even when they claim they do, if you don't think the same way these collectives think you are bad and need to be removed.
Yea, if the company does something you don't like, depending on the thing they did, you should either leave, or the company should change their 'behaviour'.
"not you cuties" 🤣🤣🤣
I don't know a single LGBTQ person, myself included, that has an issue with Chapelle or his comedy.
Some of us even find it funny.
Chapelle claimed he's a TERF, literally meaning he's trans exclusionary and meaning he is a transphobe. And transpeople don't like transphobes you know
It's mostly people online that take two minute clips out of context or specific lines that are responsible for this outrage. The trans community in your neighborhood may be cooler than the trans community online.
@@mackermate8475 Did not Chappelle also claim (as part of a joke, no idea if it's real) that he was molested by a priest as a kid?
By the same logic, would that make him a sexual abuse survivor?
(I haven't seen the netflix special)
That last sentence is fucking dystopian. Most people should find it funny, not just some, when you can't laugh about jokes because you're the one involved you should take a look at yourself and see how you're fucking braindamaged. And when getting angry about jokes about yourself mostly occurs in only one specific group, there is something extremely wrong and scary deeply embedded in that group.
@@ihatefridays2715 exactly. If anything you say is instantly the truth then I have commited mass genocide in the western region of africa
I've never met a single person that browses these 'journalism' websites. Who the fuck actually does that? If I wanted to look for fake news I would go for The Onion.
the stake comparison didn't make sense in my opinion. it isn't only that people don't like these jokes, the problem is that this jokes are made at the expense of people, and the trans community already has to deal with a lot of issues to now have to deal with a professional comedian making fun of them and get paid for it, that's the issue, that's why people get angry. it isn't that hard a concept to wrap your head around that people can get angry if someone makes jokes around them that they don't like. you talk about the right of the comedian to do so, but then you complain about people using their right to criticize or complain about it, which one is it? do people have a right to free speech or not? why are the comedians allowed to say anything but the people who consume their work aren't? that's just my view on that certain part of the video, I find your criticism of the media and how they twist everything to fit their needs correct
Dog, he's using his right to complain about other people's right to complain about comedians jokes, whats so hard to understand about it, its so simple
I don't think it's about denying the right to criticize someone's work, since Chappelle's work isn't really being criticized right now. It's mostly that people are using dishonest means to frame it as a calculated and hostile attack towards that community, in an effort to get it taken off air. It's understandable why people would get upset about somebody joking about something they're part of, but they're not exactly responding by providing constructive feedback or anything like that.
0:21 mans so skinny thought the closing in would stop like 2 seconds before
Damn... I kinda didn't expect Lewis to be so respectful. Good for you Lew! Keep it up!
I do support the LGBTQ+ Community and my Girlfriend is a Trans Woman and I love her and consider her a WOMAN but this is ridiculous.
His a Comedian, 90% of what Comedians say is lies to make everyone laugh.
Everyone just needs to calm their tits.
Wise words Mr I love trap & futanari hentai
i don't doubt your comment, no offence but having it alongside your username it really makes me wonder hows your sex life.
@Sophilia
It's meant to be funny & ironic.
@@Astartes-6969 And you exercised your point. The username is to make people laugh.
I do feel like i watch a bunch of right wing opinionated sources, so its a nice breath of fresh air to have Lewis criticise (with good reason) the right wing side aswell. Not a big fan of shapiro.
I love Vito lmao
Its nice to see a less bias perspective (Im trans so of course i'm bias), and i learnt a bit more about the situation that I didn't know so i respect you for that. However i still don't think saying your "Team Terf" was just a joke. That's like 'jokingly' saying you support a white supremacist group.
As Eminem has said, "I am whatever you say I am" He was saying, shit they're gonna say it anyways, so fuck em
It's obvious that you don't understand jokes.
I already had this disscusion, so I'm just gonna copy and paste what I said from earlier.
"As you've stated yourself "He's saying this to be offensive for the sake of offending people", that's an interpretation of how you feel rather than what happened, I will give a copy and paste of the full context of what was said, his full statement:
"I’m team TERF. I agree. I agree, man. Gender is a fact. You have to look at it from a woman’s perspective. Look at it like this, Caitlyn Jenner whom I have met, wonderful person. Caitlyn Jenner… was voted, woman of the year. Her first year as a woman. Ain’t that something? Beat every b*tch in Detroit. She’s better than all of you. [laughter] Never even had a period, ain’t that something? [laughter] I’d be mad as shit if I was a woman. I’d be mad if I was me. If I was in the BET awards, sitting there and they’re like “And the winner for n*gg3r of the year… Eminem.” My man. [audience laughs] Gender is a fact, this is a fact. Every human being in this room, every human being on Earth had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on Earth. That is a fact. [laughter] Now… I am not saying that to say, that trans women aren’t women. I’m just sayin, that those pussies that they got… You know what I mean?" - Source via scrapsfromtheloft
You can reasonably conclude that he isn't a TERF himself, but some of the concerns and opinions of TERF are valid, trans women have made their way into women exclusivities, namely sports and such; they have been breaking records and dominating the field due to the biological advantage differences and that's namely the part he agrees on, he himself also stated that he isn't saying that trans women aren't real women,(Which directly contradicts the belief of a TERF's political ideology) he's specifically saying that the upset is understandable, and finds it empathizable that people would understandably feel cheated. When you've dedicated your entire identity to a career, just to be bested by someone who changed their gender identity, it becomes an issue. It's been debated about for a while, with the most common argument being that trans people should have their dedicated section, which is fair criticism but has yet to be executed."
Vito's constitutional rights were violated.
As an LGBTQIA+ individual, I really have no problem with Dave Chapelle, I think some of the jokes he told were a tad bit unpalatable, but it's really nothing to have this big of a fuss about, these people don't represent the whole community at large and it's very obvious that most of us don't really care that much about the situation, keep up the great work as always Lewis, you're doing god's work
Jesus christ man soon you'll take over the entire alfabet. I thought the reason why people put a "+" after lgbt is that so they don't have to write all these other fucking letters.
@@CarTubeShorts there is no obligation to say the whole acronym, in fact, the acronym itself isn't even concrete, and there's debate about what it should even be, but generally, the most popular of the proposed acronyms is LGBT and all variations, and people will know what you're taking about if you just say the first four letters, so there's no need to pay mind to longer variations so long as you understand, I personally choose to use the eight character variation because it encompasses a very large amount of the community while not being too long, and I find longer ones (for example those that have two As) to be innacurate at times, so the takeaway from this is, it doesn't really matter, it's a matter of personal preference what exact acronym you use, and you're not expected to keep updated so don't worry
This video is actually super informative lol I’ve just been reading the headlines
Another video testing my faith in humanity
Oh my sweet summer child. Having still faith in humanity, that is foolishness.
Being funny is being able to take jokes as good as you can send em. If my friend group got recorded while we were on a tear, we would be cancelled within hours
If someone recorded my discord chats the same would happen lol
Dave’s special did more to humanize transgender people than any Twitter post.
Wtf?
Most Twitter posts don't have nearly as much effort put into them as entire shows, so definitely.
In case people don't understand what the most reasonable critique of Dave Chappelle's comments on transphobia is the fact that he acted like progressive people can't care about BOTH black issues and trans issues.
“It’s not a steak anymore”…
it’s a MISteak
I'm queer aight, and I think that he has the right to make these jokes. Sure, some people might not like them, but we can't stop him from making them. Personally, I think his jokes are hit or miss. We don't have the right to stop him from making these jokes. However, people also have the right to be offended at these jokes. If people want to say that his jokes offended them, they can go right ahead and say that they did.
Jokes are jokes, freedom of speech is freedom of speech. The left and the right need to realize that it goes both ways. To be able to have the freedom to make edgy jokes, people have the freedom to be offended.
Not that I'm saying I agree with the people who are offended. These jokes don't really effect me. However it goes both ways. Listening to most of the jokes, Dave Chappelle actually talks in support of trans people, sure, he pokes fun at us, but that's the point of a joke. He states in one joke "I believe these people". He also uses the correct pronouns for the trans people he makes jokes about.
FWI I am trans, I just wanna show people that it's the minority of people that scream the loudest. The more hardcore reactionaries in the trans community, the people that want to censor things, are in the minority.
I’m curious how you feel about Chappelle saying he’s “team TERF.” There’s a difference between making jokes and endorsing hate groups.
@@JackBarlowStudios Read into that quote. Yes what he said I personally find pretty stupid and kinda offensive, but it was during a comedy show, and he is a comedian. I don't like the jokes he said. In fact I hate them. But if we prevent him from saying them. Then we create a dangerous president for all free speech (and by free speech I'm not the person who's like "you can day what you wannttt ooooh imma be sexist" I mean free speech in the way its implemented into law already)
@@elisommer7553 I dunno. If a white comedian said “I’m team KKK” during a show, no one would be defending it like this, and rightfully so.
@@JackBarlowStudios Id defend their right to be able to say it. Might be a disgusting thing to say but censoring speech is dangerous for both sides. Not saying they shouldn't have social backslashes. Just no legal ones.
@@JackBarlowStudios did you watch the whole thing? it was a callback to an earlier joke he made about how he will be the leader of the feminist movement because they clearly need a man to handle it, they just have to suck his d*ck in return. i really doubt he was being genuine
"not you Cuties" LMAO
I feel like you missed the point, he didn't just 'joke about trans people' he said actual transphobic talking points, disguised as jokes because he chuckles while saying them.. I mean, can I just be openly racist and laugh while saying racist shit and say its a joke? Wheres the line?
Yeah, im usually a fan of Chapell, but when he started talking about how he was a terf and supported JK Rowling, i was kinda just like "Where's the punchline?"
What did jk Rowling do?
Lol “not you cuties”
I enjoy both Lewis' and Chappelle's comedy, however this isn't entirely the whole story. Dave, during his special, explicitly endorsed a hate group, TERFs. Jokes are more than fine, I celebrate them; However these comments in his special betray the fact that he lacks the same understanding on trans issues that make his jokes on race so funny. If a non-carpenter made a funny joke on carpenters, that was however misinformed, most people would find it funny while carpenters do not, because it relies on false information.
He also said that he "stood with TERFs" during the special, which is an anti-trans hate group, which is not a good thing to say, regardless of it being a joke, because that sort of thing can lead to real harm. Whether this was malicious or not, it is not a great thing to do. It's a bit like if a white guy endorsed the KKK during a comedy special. I hope that Lewis may address this in the future.
Lewis when an employer disrupts a business meeting and gets suspended: Deserved it
Lewis when an instigator is disruptive at a protest (for content), fucks around and finds out: They could have killed him. That’s pure out of control rage and violence. They’ve heard a million jokes about them in the last three decades. They are not freshmen in the world of Hollywood and comedy. They lost their mind.
There were edgy jokes nbd. Only thing that was really an issue was issue is the team TERF shit. Dave explicitly said he dose think Trans women are women, and then said that TERF shit. TERFs by definition believe trans women are men and trans men are women. So it’s like wrong by his own logic. I think there was more but I haven’t finished and I think that was the big one.
As for the getting mad at a joke, that wasn’t a joke. Lots of jokes in that special, that was just a serious statement. Being said, I don’t think he should be canceled or whatever. Someone just needs to be like “hey Dave, you’re not making any sense. You demonstrated you’re more/less chill w/ trans people, y u shoutin out the Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists? That makes zero sense.”
well, I don't think straight men would exactly view trans women as women, there is obviously a difference and thats just how dave perceives it, its just an opinion from his own thinking perspective, how one views themselves is up to them
too big to read 👽
I havent seen the special, so i dont know the context of that sentence. But I wonder who is allowed to say whats a joke and whats not? How do you exclude that one sentence from all the others; which are jokes?
The first time it was a joke (or it sure seemed like it), but he keeps hammering it home again and again like, dude, if you're so upset with people telling you you're "Punching Down", maybe just stop fuckin' punching down? "I honestly don't care, I'll call you what you want, but don't get angry at _me_ for getting angry at _you_ when I get it wrong and you correct me." Okay my guy, I don't even know what your point is anymore.
@@user-sl1wt1dv4y “trans women are women” dosent mean trans women are the same as cis women. They are still women tho.
Everyone holding a sign taped to a stick has a weapon!
Yes Vito getting some recognition, top lad
You know what I'm pretty sick of. "Comedians" saying "I wanna push the boundaries of comedy" when in reality they just stand up and spout hatred and bigotry
Yes you *can* make dark humor jokes, yes you *can* make jokes about the lgbt+ community, but you need to come at those jokes from a place of understanding first, but no they just point and laugh at the "ridiculous alphabet people" and claim free speech, and "you just don't understand comedy"
I read a couple of articles by trans comedians and they were!’t even mad at Dave Chapelle.
They didn’t care that he was making trans jokes, they were just bored because he keeps making the SAME trans jokes.
They themselves make trans jokes during their sets. They’re just tired of Dave making the same jokes over and over.
From the sounds of it, they’d be fine with it if he actually bothered writing newer trans material.
And they also weren’t a fan of dead-naming people.
But yeah, they didn’t really care.
I find Lewis Spears videos sporadically every few months or so and every time I start, I can’t stop. He’s hilarious, he hands shirt out, he takes shirt,(sfw) and in my opinion, has great opinions.
Thank you straight white male Lewis spears
-from a straight Hispanic male
This comment is gay
-from straight brown male
lesbian support too ✋
@@VoidAndCold just dont be like the weird parts of your community
I agree, but don't forget that by going to that protest to annoy people is obviously going to incite people to push back. The most effective way to annoy these people would be to just leave them alone and ignore them. No drama and no ridiculous headlines or videos.
I’d say that the jokes that someone makes is, honestly, some reflection of their genuine opinions
If they're making nazi jokes constantly, probably, but going "oh, yeah 420"
"Hitler's birthday lmao"
Is not a reflection of anybody's political stance.
And they are allowed to have those opinions and are allowed to express them. Every one can and should. If people dont like some ones opinion they can ignore it and follow people and opinions that they do like.
@@jessicacollins4042 by that logic paedophiles are okay to express their opinions.
@@zoeybourke9617 in a way yes, as long as no one gets hurt it's fine.
@@zoeybourke9617 yeah they can, but it doesn't mean they're good opinions. Also it's a fallacy (false equivalence) to equally compare free speach to sex offenses against children.
I like how the Luke and Lewis sign is strategically placed to just say Lewis
This will be good lol
Bisexual man here with numerous LGBT friends.
Dave Chapelle is awesome. Fuck the haters.
As a white straight man, you have nothing to say about the matter Lewis. People got hurt, people felt that someone was talking about the bad shit they do or did and disapproved them of that. How dare you to stand on the side of a man like that! Nobody should be able to make me feel bad for harrasing someone to suicide online.
Dave is a fucking legend. Love the guy!
This whole situation made me watch the Netflix special and give it the highest rating possible. I don't even watch/keep up with Dave but now I will lmao
Yeah, I'm probably gonna do the same. I haven't watched it yet, don't often click thumbs up or down on anything on netflix but I'm definitely gonna like this one, even just to show there are actual people with brains who like jokes, so that the very vocal (and seeing from the protest also physical) minority won't get its retarded way
Is that blue rose shirt a Twin Peaks reference?
It's his merch from the Death Threats Don't Scare Me special
@@mpmb8885 Oh lol thanks for clearing that up. I was confused because in the Twin Peaks movie and mini-series there's a big focus on a blue rose that one character wore on the exact same spot as on Lewis' shirt. Just a funny coincidence I guess.
Love there’s just a German sherpard picture
What if we told them to- Cry About It?
13:11 just like an ordinary Sunday morning at my church 🤷
It's concerning and hilarious that the most neutral source of news is a comedian on CZcams
I feel like independent youtubers have been the most neutral news source for years and its extremely sad that msm cant tgwt their shit together
It's been that way for a while.
the INTRO ALONE had me CRYING
*I LOVE THIS MAN*
It was a great special. Most of his jokes about trans people was just encounters he's had with them. He made worse jokes about white women
Americans should have separate internet...