MIR might yell at me for this, but I still enjoy Chappelle most of the time, although I thought the trans jokes were a bit lazy. Punching down at a vulnerable population is rarely a good formula for comedy, though it is easy. Nevertheless, there exists a receptive audience for that content, as we can see. To the extent I can even presume to know Chappelle's actual, private, non-comedian thoughts on trans people/rights (and I'm not sure I can presume or that his beliefs are static), I disagree with his stance, and I would consider that a character flaw of his. But he's a comedian. It's comedy, not lawmaking. I'm more concerned about the latter. I think those who would feel emboldened by Chappelle sticking it to the "woke" crowd on this issue already felt antipathy towards trans folks to begin with.
