Joe Rogan defends Dave Chappelle over being \u201ccancelled\u201d for Netflix controversy YouTube: PowerfulJRE \/ NetflixDuring the JRE podcast, Joe Rogan reacted to Dave Chappelle being cancelled over his controversial Netflix special The Closer. The UFC commentator defended the stand-up comedian\u2019s joke as being \u201cfun.\u201d On October 5, 2021, Dave Chappelle released his sixth and final Netflix special, The Closer. The comedian immediately came under fire from critics after several of his jokes were offensive towards the LGBTQIA+ community. Reacting to the firestorm, Joe Rogan argued that Chappelle was taken out of context as he made fun of \u201ceveryone.\u201d The popular UFC commentator also slammed those equating jokes with hatred. Joe Rogan defends Dave Chappelle\u2019s controversial Netflix jokes On October 19, the Spotify host addressed his friend Dave Chappelle being cancelled over his October Netflix special. \u201cHe\u2019s just riding out the storm. He\u2019s not a homophobic or transphobic person. He makes fun of himself. It\u2019s fun, it\u2019s just making jokes. That doesn\u2019t mean hate,\u201d he said in defence of the comic. He continued, \u201cThis is the problem with today. If you don\u2019t have an enemy, you make an enemy. As the level of people who truly hates you drops, you start looking for equilibrium and what you are upset about. And so now you\u2019re more upset about jokes. Now silence is violence. And now you can\u2019t just be this, you have to be that.\u201d Rogan then praised Chappelle and argued that he isn\u2019t capable of hate. \u201cIf you get down to Dave Chappelle\u2019s real feelings, he\u2019s a lovely person,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the nicest people I\u2019ve ever met in my life. He loves everybody. He\u2019s not a hateful soul. He\u2019s just a guy that loves this art form called stand-up comedy.\u201d The JRE creator said that those who found his jokes hateful didn\u2019t pay attention. \u201cWhether you agree with him or not, if you just really pay attention to the overall message, it is in no way transphobic. It\u2019s just not,\u201d he said. \u201cIt becomes this weird control level. The concept that there are ideas you can\u2019t make fun of, is dangerous. It\u2019s not good for anybody.\u201d Rogan also claimed some of the people upset were groups trying to take Chappelle down: \u201cHe is clearly the most popular comedian on planet earth. So obviously a lot of f**king people like him. So what you want is people to not have access to him. If you want Netflix to take it down, and you say its hateful, this is an incorrect way to do this.\u201d Former and current Netflix employees plan to walk out in protest of Dave Chappelle on October 20. The event is largely aimed at the streaming giant\u2019s co-CEO Ted Sarandos who defended the comedian\u2019s special.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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