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Dave Chappelle Says ‘I Resent the Republican Party’ Because They ‘Weaponized’ Transgender Jokes: ‘That’s Not What I Was Doing’ (variety.com)

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

The only person I can think of who deserved people backing off of was Stephen Fry when he "defended" Rowling. Really, he only asked people to back off of her and didn't comment on any of her ideas. He had too much of a history of political commentary and activism that carried more weight then a comedy show. I decided to sit on the fence regarding Fry.

Last year or so, he commented that Rowling was a lost cause. I'm guessing up to that point, he had been trying to reason with her because he knew her personally. He's never not been an alley.