Left is making a fuss on social media in response to comedian Dave Chappelle’s Emmy Award nomination for his Netflix stand-up special. closer.
On Tuesday, despite months of intimidation by far-left LGBT activists, the Emmy Awards handed Dave Chappelle an award. closer Not one, but two nominations in the Outstanding Prerecorded Variety Special and Direction Variety Special categories.
#Emmy Various Special Candidates (pre-recorded):@Adele: Only one night (@CBS)@DaveChappelle: Closer (@Netflix)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (@HBO / @HBOMax)(1/2)#Eminomas #Emmy #Emmy2022
– Television Academy (@TelevisionAcad) 12 July 2022
During the special, Chappelle publicly rejected the radical elements of the transgender movement, from writer JK Rowling’s cancellation to her urge to conform to society’s demands.
A violent backlash soon followed, Netflix employees went on strike, and the media often described Dave Chappelle as “transphobic.” But Chappelle persisted, and the same people who had protested his special offer were outraged that he was now honored with an Emmy nomination.
It’s frustrating that Dave Chappelle received an Emmy nomination for his transphobic release. Do better, TeleAcademy.
– Shannon O’Connor (@ShannonOConnor0) 12 July 2022
Tim Heidecker to Dave Chappelle: “I will not appoint the leader of the anti-trans movement” https://t.co/ku5OPTFuZy
– Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) 12 July 2022
Emmy Awards Transphobia Nomination for The Closer by Dave Chappelle https://t.co/oCwrsrabIr pic.twitter.com/vCLi3SCoUU
– AV Club (@TheAVClub) 12 July 2022
Dave Chappelle #MalapiteShe is preparing for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Diversity, where she has been criticized for dealing yet another blow to the LGBT community. https://t.co/CZT9ex717d
– Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) 12 July 2022
Dave Chappelle’s transphobic Netflix special “The Closer” is nominated for an Emmy Award: https://t.co/SWIhaTutHa pic.twitter.com/tODU5DkXQ7
– Flowers (@flowers) 12 July 2022
The Emmy Award nomination came after Dave Chappelle refused to name the performing arts theater at his former high school after it caused a backlash from students. closer. At the final opening ceremony, Chappelle announced that the theater would be renamed “Theatre of Artistic Freedom and Expression” instead.
“These kids don’t realize they are tools of artistic pressure,” Chappelle said at the ceremony. “The more you say that I can’t say something, the more urgently I have to say it.”
Chappelle, who held a Q&A session with 600 students at the height of the debate, was met with harsh criticism for being accused of endangering the lives of transgender people and treating criticism like “children”. Although the school postponed the opening ceremony, he did not reject his decision to name the theater Chappelle.
“While we appreciate Dave’s drive to improvise and energetic fundraiser, we support our decision to honor our co-founder, the late Peggy Cooper Kafritz’s request, to name the theater Chappelle,” the school said in a statement at the time. “All donations will go to arts programs and every donor will receive official praise from our team, whether they support the theater’s name or not.”
Source: Breitbart
