Dave Chappelle does not again down when college students at DC alma mater slam him

By ANI

WASHINGTON: American comic Dave Chappelle just lately made a shock go to to his alma mater in Washington, DC, the place some college students reportedly anticipated him to apologize following the blowback over his comedy particular ‘The Closer’ on Netflix this 12 months.

According to Fox News, one of many college students mentioned, “I’m 16 and I think you’re childish, you handled it like a child,” including that Chappelle is a “bigot,” a information outlet reported on Thursday after chatting with attendees of the occasion.

“My friend, with all due respect, I don’t believe you could make one of the decisions I have to make on a given day,” he responded, based on college students recounting the occasion.

Chappelle has confronted years of backlash and claims that he’s “transphobic” for jokes in his stand-up acts, together with after ‘The Closer’, the place he made feedback reminiscent of “gender is a fact,” was launched on Netflix final month.

The particular was panned by the trans neighborhood and a few staff of Netflix however boasts excessive rankings amongst basic audiences.

He made an look at D.C.’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts on Tuesday, the place 580 college students packed the auditorium, based on the outlet. The comic graduated from the college in 1991.

The college initially moved his look from November 23 to April 22 over threats of scholars strolling out in protest earlier than apparently going again to the unique plan.

Reportedly he responded to a different antagonistic query from a scholar, “I’m better than every instrumentalist, artist, no matter what art you do in this school, right now, I’m better than all of you. I’m sure that will change. I’m sure you’ll be household names soon.”

“Your comedy kills,” one other scholar shouted at him. “N—— are killed every day,” he reportedly responded, earlier than saying, “The media’s not here, right?”

“As a parent, I have to say I have a real problem. … He was being dead serious and using the N-word on the record. What kind of judgment is the school showing to allow that?” one dad or mum mentioned of the occasion.

Chappelle’s spokesperson Carla Sims responded to all this and informed a information outlet, “They are complaining that he talked and said the n-word. If anything, Dave is putting the school on the map.”

“He said these kids deserve an F for forgiveness,” Sims added, saying he didn’t count on college students to need him to apologize in the course of the go to. But “give them some space to grow. They are going to say things that are immature.”

A Duke Ellington official added that the comic inspired college students who took challenge together with his comedy to ask him questions, and about eight college students got here ahead.

“During the conversation with students and staff, Chappelle specifically invited the voices of discontent to ask questions, however as a result, the supporters of Chappelle became the silent majority,” mentioned Duke Ellington spokesperson Savannah Overton.

“Our principal was approached by several students after the assembly who were disappointed that they were not able to voice their support for Chappelle in this forum,” she added.

Despite apparently tense moments, college students mentioned Chappelle had a softened tone by the tip of the go to and denounced demise threats some college students obtained over protesting him. One scholar recounted him as being “really kind.”

According to Fox News, he additionally gave every scholar three tickets to his documentary “Untitled” and 600 meals to college students and employees for Thanksgiving.