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Dave Chappelle ‘SNL’ Monologue Condemned by Anti-Defamation League CEO as Backlash Grows

Some activists claim that Chappelle’s jokes about antisemitism are normalizing a dangerous topic.

www.indiewire.com

I really want to ask this person if, “There are a lot of black people in Atlanta..”a racist statement.

“Lets just not talk about race..”

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Sunday criticized Dave Chappelle over the weekend after the comedian delivered a monologue on “Saturday Night Live” poking fun at Jewish people.

Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted “we shouldn’t expect Dave Chappelle to serve as society’s moral compass” but said it was “disturbing” for SNL to “not just normalize but popularize antisemitism.”

“Why are Jewish sensitivities denied or diminished at almost every turn?” Greenblatt wrote on his personal Twitter account. “Why does our trauma trigger applause?”

MSN

 

[Kinfolk]

The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Sunday criticized Dave Chappelle over the weekend after the comedian delivered a monologue on “Saturday Night Live” poking fun at Jewish people.

Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted “we shouldn’t expect Dave Chappelle to serve as society’s moral compass” but said it was “disturbing” for SNL to “not just normalize but popularize antisemitism.”

“Why are Jewish sensitivities denied or diminished at almost every turn?” Greenblatt wrote on his personal Twitter account. “Why does our trauma trigger applause?”

MSN

The CEO of the ADL has main character syndrome.

There was nothing wrong with the monologue.

Some Bozo on NPR wrote a really bad review of Dave's SNL appearance and it wasn't lost on me how comfortable he was embracing/appreciating slavery jokes (the potato hole bit) but drew the line at simple observationsrelated to Jews.

 

[Mark Antony]

I wouldn't mind if he could elaborate on what it is exactly his issue was. I'm not sure but I'm a citizen of the world here to learn and not about telling people what to feel about things.

 

[moonman818]

I watched the monologue and thought it was pretty funny. I don't recall hearing anything offensive.

Does the ADL just not want you to talk at all about Jewish people?

 

[jape]

he really didn’t even say anything though
people are really over analyzing this. comedians don’t need to be right, just funny. that’s all they need to be.

 

[WASHED KING]

I watched the monologue and thought it was pretty funny. I don't recall hearing anything offensive.

Does the ADL just not want you to talk at all about Jewish people?

Yes.

And nothing puts a battery in Dave’s back more than being told he can’t talk about someone

 

[big j 33]

I really didn't expect a player haters ball crossover... amazing.

 

[Present]

The CEO of the ADL has main character syndrome.

There was nothing wrong with the monologue.

Some Bozo on NPR wrote a really bad review of Dave's SNL appearance and it wasn't lost on me how comfortable he was embracing/appreciating slavery jokes (the potato hole bit) but drew the line at simple observationsrelated to Jews.

Funny how that works.

I knew everything I needed to know about how the ADL gets down (regarding Black folks at least) after they changed their websites definition of "racism" when Whoopi Goldberg was called into the Principle's office a few years ago.

Spoiler

Whoopi Goldberg Holocaust quote:

“is not about race ... it’s about man’s inhumanity to man ... these are two white groups of people,”

ADL President says:

“there’s no question that the Holocaust was about race. That’s how the Nazis saw it as they perpetrated the systematic annihilation of the Jewish people across continents, across countries.”

Note:

ADL Definition of Race before Whoopi Goldberg's comments:

“the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, [and] that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics.”

"Critics pointed out that under the ADL’s 2020 definition of racism, Goldberg’s comments had some legitimacy, as per that definition racism could only be performed against people of color by white people, and she perceived Jews as “white.”

The ADL subsequently changed their definition to:

“Racism occurs when individuals or institutions show more favorable evaluation or treatment of an individual or group based on race or ethnicity.”

 

[Master Zik]

That's not even a definition of racism. That's an example of one type of racism.

 

[executive76]

 

[wayniac211]

I really didn't expect a player haters ball crossover... amazing.

not the same without patrice

 

[jayt1202]

I totally forgot about this sketch. LOL at Rogan being introduced as "Joe Rogan from NBC's Fear Factor" and him just handing out the ribbons and not really saying anything.

 

[Fozz]

Does the ADL just not want you to talk at all about Jewish people?

It seems that way.

 

[tr1ll]

It seems that way.

Ironically.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

I watched the monologue and thought it was pretty funny. I don't recall hearing anything offensive.

Does the ADL just not want you to talk at all about Jewish people?

I think this is the best most fair case against dave's monologue I've read.

Chappelle Was Right

It really is getting harder to joke about anti-Semitism—just not for the reasons he thinks.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[RustyShackleford]

I think this is the best most fair case against dave's monologue I've read.

Chappelle Was Right

It really is getting harder to joke about anti-Semitism—just not for the reasons he thinks.

www.theatlantic.com

It think this relates to your point about Jewish conspiracies being obviously untrue because Jewish Americans can't stop the overwhelming majority of antisemitic dog whistles that get thrown out there.

A lot of bad actors and flooded the zone with a ton of conspiratorial nonsense and some of it has clearly been normalized way more than people realize. Even among people who are not antisemitic.

 

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[osh kosh bosh]

for me personally a comedy stage is such a unique environment, especially a dave chappelle comedy stage.

like it's built into the context of Dave show, when you go

he is going to test the bounds of respectability, and taboo,
that's like the entire schtick, that's what you go to see him.

why is that we can accept jokes about R Kelly pissing on a minor are not endorsements of said behavior.
but rather an exploration of certain taboos.

but some people seem to lose the ability to do this when it comes to Jewish people or trans people.
now Yair argues we can't be certain who is in on the joke and who is taking it seriously
and given the current context with so many prominent anti semitic conspiracies, it's a riskier joke to make.

but im sure a feminist would argue the same about the R Kelly joke


the reality is many black americans have problematic opinions about jewish people.
some of it comes from very real grievances, and some imagined. and it connects to an ugly history.


we should be able to explore that in comedy. and while I think Yair Rosenberg makes some strong points.
it's just hard for me to really think suppression makes those ideas go away.


is it possible to make nuanced morally complicated jokes about real ideas that real humans have
without having to account for the infinite number of ways the worst people in the world might misinterpret it?

 

[osh kosh bosh]

100% agree with this.

 

[checks mcgee]

Rewatching chapelle show and somehow that **** is just as hilarious as it was before

Figured I’d seen them all too many times… nope

 

[fluid hips]

Dave gotta give up the cigarettes

 

[executive76]

Dave gotta give up the cigarettes

It's apart of his schtick. Especially smoking indoors/where it's not allowed

 

[alexody]

It's apart of his schtick. Especially smoking indoors/where it's not allowed

Him being skinny used to be apart of that. I remember when he came back dudes was talking bout he too swole to be funny

 

[executive76]