{"id":1008213,"date":"2021-11-13T17:13:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T22:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1008213"},"modified":"2021-11-13T17:13:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T22:13:43","slug":"dave-chappelle-fundraiser-for-alma-mater-postponed-after-woke-students-complain-about-transgender-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-chappelle-fundraiser-for-alma-mater-postponed-after-woke-students-complain-about-transgender-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Chappelle Fundraiser for Alma Mater Postponed After Woke Students Complain About Transgender Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdave-chappelle-fundraiser-for-alma-mater-postponed-after-woke-students-complain-about-transgender-jokes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1008213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dave-chappelle-the-closer-still-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Dave Chappelle\u2019s fundraiser for his alma mater has reportedly been postponed after woke students complained about the transgender jokes the comedian told in his latest Netflix special <em>The Closer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Students at The Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Georgetown were threatening to walk out if administrators didn\u2019t accede to their demands, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook-pm\/2021\/11\/12\/dc-school-backs-chappelle-over-cancel-culture-495088\">report<\/a> from <em>Politico<\/em>. The November 23 fundraiser will now take place April 22.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The money raised&nbsp;would have reportedly gone toward a new theater at the school named after Chappelle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize that not everyone will accept or welcome a particular artist\u2019s point of view, product, or craft, but reject the notion that a \u2018cancel culture\u2019 is a healthy or constructive means to teach our students how society should balance creative freedom with protecting the right and dignity of all of its members,\u201d the school said in a statement, according to <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The threat of a walkout reportedly arose when students had \u201ca heated debate\u201d with faculty over an exhibition honoring Chappelle that would have been unveiled on the same day as the fundraiser.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The postponement seems to be a compromise after the school originally chose to cancel the fundraiser. Chappelle has raised millions of dollars for the school over the years, according to <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch below (Warning: Strong language):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dave Chappelle on Transgender (The Closer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tZJBM0pNjCs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>To assuage the angry students, the school is reportedly holding&nbsp;listening sessions and expanding the social studies curriculum to include \u201ccontent related to political activism, civic engagement, arts activism, and the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dispute is the latest fallout from Chappelle\u2019s Netflix special, which has angered transgender activists and&nbsp;2SLGBTQQIA+ groups. Some of those groups have demanded Netflix pull the show from its service \u2014 a move that the streamer has so far refused to entertain.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, transgender Netflix employees and their allies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/10\/20\/transgender-netflix-rally-leader-targets-dave-chappelle-with-racist-taunt-im-here-to-talk-to-his-master\/\">walked off the job<\/a> to protest Chappelle, calling on Netflix to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/10\/20\/2slgbtqqia-netflix-employees-release-list-of-demands-more-trans-and-non-binary-shows-and-executives\/\">commit to producing &nbsp;more transgender and \u201cnon-binary\u201d shows<\/a>&nbsp;and hire more trans employees at the highest levels of the company.<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle has refused to apologize for his jokes, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/10\/21\/report-dave-chappelle-doubles-down-planning-u-s-tour-if-netflix-cancels-the-closer\/\">saying<\/a> he will mount a U.S. tour if Netflix caves to pressure and pulls the show.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow David Ng on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at&nbsp;<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Chappelle\u2019s fundraiser for his alma mater has reportedly been postponed after woke students complained about the transgender jokes the comedian told in his latest Netflix special The Closer. 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