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Dave Chappelle says his trans jokes 'went down well' at Saudi Arabia gig (www.thepinknews.com)

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/transgender/p/416270/dave-chappelle-says-his-trans-jokes-went-down-well-at-saudi-arabia-gig

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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world -1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Did he actually make any references to trans issues? Are there recordings of this comedy festival?

I ask because that line "my anti-trans jokes went over very well in Saudi Arabia” sounds to me like an intentional troll, a way to say that he got to talk about whatever he wants while poking fun at the controversy he stirred up a few years ago. As a joke in and of itself, that works even if he didn't actually have any trans jokes in his set.