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Dave Chappelle Catching Heat About Contents of Much-Anticipated Netflix Specials

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Comedian Dave Chappelle has never shied away from pushing the boundaries, which led him to take some heat from some Twitter users who took issue with his LGBTQ and rape jokes.

Chappelle released two Netflix comedy specials, “The Age of Spin: Live at the Hollywood Palladium” and “Deep in the Heart of Texas: Live at Austin City Limits,” Tuesday, March 22, which contain jokes about gay rights and the term LGBTQ.

“Y’all always have some kind of gay political argument; the last one was about a petition in federal court to take the words ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ out of the law,” Chappelle said in one set. “And I said, ‘Why would you want those words out the law?’ He said, ‘Because it discriminates against same-sex couples,’ I was like, ‘N—- please, save me the semantics, take your chips out of the casino you’re about to crap out. Go outside, talk it over amongst yourselves, and whichever one of you is gayer, that’s the wife.’ ”

Another joke took aim at the “Q” in LGBTQ, which stands for “questioning,” by saying “It’s for gay dudes that don’t really know they’re gay.”

Chappelle also tackled rape in both specials by taking on his idol Bill Cosby’s rape allegations, something he discussed ahead of the shows’ debuts.

“The Bill Cosby thing was tough for me,” Chappelle told The New York Times Friday, March 17. “I’m not saying that to detract from his alleged victims at all. But, he was a hero of mine. So many bad things happened to our heroes. … And Bill just looked like one of the guys who was going to get to the finish line and just die of old age. And this happened. Jesus Christ. It’s awful.”

Several people have tweeted their disgust over Chappelle’s comic subject matter.

https://twitter.com/Alex_Wiley/status/844941295646846976

https://twitter.com/AndroidSparky/status/844811692521353216

Chappelle had many defenders, too, and some wondered why his raunchy political jokes were treated differently than white performances.

https://twitter.com/avatarcmoney/status/844403884139393025

https://twitter.com/Y2Dre/status/844604928089821184

https://twitter.com/mamabear_Ty/status/844507537626075137

https://twitter.com/AdrianArias182/status/844596673439580161

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