Transgender comedian BACKS Dave Chappelle after controversial Netflix special

After Dave Chapelle’s jokes about trans people in a Netflix special drew strong criticism, a transgender comedian offered support.

Flame Monroe, a stand-up from Chicago, told CNN that she ‘absolutely [does]Believe that you should be able make jokes about trans people’s in an interview published Sunday.

Netflix and Chappelle received harsh criticism for his new special The Closer. He crudely compared the transgenitals of transwomen to plant-based alternatives to meat and declared that he was “team TERF,” a reference feminists who reject the transgender identity.

Many trans comedians have condemned Chappelle’s remarks as hate speech. Monroe, however, disagreed and said that his act was hilarious and that trans people should be open to making fun of him.

CNN: “As trans people and comedians, we mostly crack jokes on who we are and how to identify in my experience,” she said. 

“You can’t ask your community for inclusion 24/7, and then suddenly want to be excluded. Some truths are being shared in a humorous fashion about your community. 

Flame Monroe, a Chicago standup, said that she absolutely’ loved the show. [does]Consider it a good idea to be able make jokes about trans people.

Netflix and Chappelle were harshly criticised for his new special, The Closer. In it, he crudely compared trans women’s genitals to plant-based meat substitutes.

Monroe, who is one of the few trans comedians to be featured in a Netflix special, as part of Tiffany Haddish’s They Ready series, also spoke to CNN in an on-air interview last week.

She said that Chappelle’s act made her scream out of laughter. “Because it’s a comedian, it made me scream out loud laughing,’ she said. He is a comedian.

Monroe said that Monroe, even though some of the remarks made her gasp, “when it’s truthful and it’s funny it’s humor.” It’s laughter that we are missing.

“We must be able to accept, as grown-ups, and stop being so sensitive in this world. It’s just a joke. It’s not true.

However, other trans comedians have voiced their concerns about Chappelle’s act.

 ‘I know [Chappelle]Jaye McBride, trans rights activist, said that McBride was not punching down. It just seems wrong to take this mean position against a minority, no matter who they are or who they are.

Monroe, one of few trans comedians to appear in a Netflix special as part of Tiffany Haddish’s They Ready series, also spoke with CNN last week in an on-air interview

‘Given Chappelle’s undeniable cultural impact, his insistence on my erasure is deeply painful and feels like a betrayal,’ Mx. Dahlia Belle shared her thoughts with the outlet.

On Wednesday, Netflix employees who walked out in protest of Chappelle’s special, and were joined by allies who chanted ‘Trans lives matter.’ 

Joey Soloway, creator and Emmy-winning comedian ‘Transparent’, was one of the speakers at the rally.

Chappelle’s decision “to share his outrage as comedic humiliation front of thousands, and then broadcast it to hundreds of million of people is infinitely amplified by gender violence,” they stated.

According to the AP: “I want trans representation in the Netflix board, this week,” the writer-director stated.

People protest the streaming of comedy special by Dave Chappelle at a rally in support the Netflix transgender employees walkout “Stand Up in Solidarity”.

Dave Briggs is holding a placard at a rally in support for the Netflix transgender worker walkout ‘Stand Up in Solidarity.’ To protest the Dave Chappelle special

Terra Field, who identifies herself on Twitter as a senior software engineer at Netflix and as trans, posted tweets critical of Chappelle´s special immediately after it aired and the comments were widely shared.

Field wrote in her posts that Field was being criticized for his offensive comments, but for the harm they do trans women, especially black transwomen, 

Field also included a list that included trans and nonbinary women and men of color who had been killed. She added in each case that the victim was not offended.

At Wednesday’s protest, a small group of counter-protesters attended, carrying placards reading ‘Free speech is a right’ and ‘Truth is not transphobic.’ 

Belissa, a former journalist, stated that she was there to support Netflix’s decision not “to pull” the special.

Cohen stated that he wanted to demonstrate that there isn’t universal support for transgender ideologies when it comes to Netflix viewers.