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Related: About this forumDave Chapelle didn't change with the times, and that's the problem..
by Damon Young: http://www.gq.com/story/dave-chappelle-netflix-standup
I recognize the presumption and perhaps even self-indulgence of suggesting that I know what Chappelle should have been talking about better than he does. There are no emails and comments I hate worse than Why did you write about this thing instead of this other thing I wanted you to write about? and Im doing this now. I do not wish to be that guy, especially when discussing Chappelle, a man whose break from the public came as a result of corporate forces trying to tell him what he could and couldntand should and shouldnttalk about. He is a public figure whom we (black people) have collectively and justifiably circled the wagons for; sensitive to his wish for peace of mind, and his attempt to possess it; ultimately aiming to protect one of our icons from the scourge of capital letter Whiteness attempting to transmute him.
I just... I dont know, I just would like for him to join us in 2017. Theres so much he can do here.
ret5hd
(21,320 posts)there was one segment which particularly impressed me. I stopped, rewound, and had my wife come watch also.
It was the segment concerning the killings of JFK, RFK, King, Kent State, etc etc. He told it in such a serious emotional manner that it really struck me. He has such talent to be able to move from comedy to "education", and I wish that people with this particular talent would use it more...educate our younger (and older, like me) on why particular events are so important. We live in such disturbing times, and some of that is caused by not knowing ourselves or our history.
JHan
(10,173 posts)ExciteBike66
(2,640 posts)He could just play Silky Johnson for the rest of eternity, for all I care!
JHan
(10,173 posts)he also sounds dated, out of touch*
elfin
(6,262 posts)Used to be an avid fan before he took off. Thought he was brilliant.
Will check in to the Netflix shows. Will be a shame if he has lost his hilarious and edgy take on core issues of the day.
rogue emissary
(3,218 posts)Chappelle was on Kimmel and said two of the three specials he sold to Netflix were filmed years ago. So the material isn't going to be that fresh.
JHan
(10,173 posts)even if it's a couple years old, he's out of touch and sounds like it. "Fag" and "Tranny" , rape jokes, etc, all tiresome. Relishing in it because he thinks it's a grand statement against political correctness makes it even worse.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Here's one segment. There was another piece that was classic Chappelle where he played a number of characters.