‘Dear White People’ showrunner boycotts Netflix over ‘transphobic’ Dave Chappelle special

Keith Preston

5 years ago

As one who grew up in the world of the 70s and 80s when characters like Rev. Donald Wildmon were trying to organize boycotts of drug store chains for selling Penthouse magazine, I never thought I’d see the day when comedians were being boycotted for being “transphobic.”

Back in the day, Chappelle would have been attacked, as Richard Pryor was, for being a “foul-mouthed N*****.” Now he’s a conservative hero of free speech against political correctness.

The rainbow revolution is complete, I guess. Meet the new boss, he’s the same as the old boss.

By Variety

Jaclyn Moore has always considered Dave Chappelle one of her “comic heroes.”

“His shadow is huge,” says Moore, who was a writer and showrunner on Netflix’s “Dear White People.” “He’s a brilliant goofy comedian, he’s brilliant as a political comedian. He has been brilliant for so so long, but I also don’t think because you’ve been brilliant means that you’re always brilliant.”

Moore announced on Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday night that she would no longer work with Netflix after she watched Chappelle’s latest standup special, “The Closer,” which premiered on the streamer on Tuesday. In the special, Chappelle makes numerous jokes about trans women.

Moore transitioned during the pandemic, a journey she has chronicled across her social media platforms.

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