Dave Chappelle vs. the New Puritans
Quillette | Allan Stratton
Stratton argues that “as the legendary comedian chalks up prestigious awards and plays to packed houses, his progressive critics look increasingly ridiculous… Those who go after left-wing gender dissidents such as Chappelle, Ricky Gervais, and JK Rowling tend to disavow any desire to curtail free speech, claiming that they are merely imposing proper ‘consequences,’ holding wrongdoers to ‘account,’ and protecting the ‘safety’ of this or that community. These euphemisms disguise the same basic authoritarian impulse that, until relatively recently, was associated with the reactionary Right.”
At issue recently, “his massively popular” 2021 Netflix special, The Closer and November 2022 SNL monologue.
