re: #200 Eclectic Cyborg

Released on Oct. 5, the 72-minute special was promoted as the last in a “body of work” that also included 2017’s The Age of Spin, Deep In the Heart of Texas, Equanimity and The Bird Revelation, followed by 2019’s Sticks & Stones. During The Closer, Chappelle maintains that “gender is a fact.” He goes on to say that “every human being in this room, every human being on Earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on Earth,” before likening trans women’s genitalia to two brands of plant-based meat substitutes.

Chappelle also declares his support for Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who has been condemned for comments deemed anti-trans. The comedian states that he is proudly “Team TERF,” an initialism that stands for trans-exclusionary radical feminist. He also contrasts homophobic remarks made by rapper DaBaby with systemic racism.

“In our country, you can shoot and kill a n—-r, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings,” Chappelle says.

Yep. You know, if you ignore just how many trans women have been killed in the last few years in what were clearly anti-trans crimes.

Like…this is exactly what intersectionality is about, where discriminated populations overlap and compound for people who belong to multiple discriminated groups. And…you know…the absurd idea that there’s somehow an overprotection of LGBT folks or that they somehow exert privilege and power enough to ‘cancel’ people.