Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans Says Dave Chappelle Has “Freed The Slaves” Of Comedy, And, Well…Meh
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FayesVision/WENN.com / WENN By now you’ve caught wind of the controversy over Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix stand-up special The Closer. Audiences both love and hate the special—just as they have the last several in his series of Netflix stand-ups—as some believe he’s been a welcome punch in the gut to what they consider to be out-of-control “cancel culture,” while others believe Chappelle is actively harming LGBTQ people, and particularly trans people, by crafting a dangerous narrative around the existence of a marginalized group he is not a part of. Critics called for Chappelle’s latest to be removed from the Netflix platform—just as some did after his special before it, Sticks & Stones—and Netflix, of course, declined to and, instead, defended th...
