{"id":1060290,"date":"2021-11-27T18:29:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T23:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1060290"},"modified":"2021-11-27T18:29:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T23:29:41","slug":"chappelle-starts-challenge-to-decide-if-alma-maters-theater-to-be-named-after-him-shut-the-f-up-if-you-dont-donate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chappelle-starts-challenge-to-decide-if-alma-maters-theater-to-be-named-after-him-shut-the-f-up-if-you-dont-donate\/","title":{"rendered":"Chappelle Starts Challenge To Decide If Alma Mater\u2019s Theater To Be Named After Him: \u2018Shut The F*** Up\u2019 If You Don\u2019t Donate"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fchappelle-starts-challenge-to-decide-if-alma-maters-theater-to-be-named-after-him-shut-the-f-up-if-you-dont-donate%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=1060290&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--><p>Comedian Dave Chappelle launched a new fundraising challenge to settle the matter of whether or not his high school alma mater will name their theater after him.<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle\u2019s alma mater, D.C.\u2019s Duke Ellington School of the Arts, was set to name their theater after him this week, which Chappelle had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/arts-entertainment\/2021\/10\/05\/dave-chapelle-netflix-duke-ellington\/\">said<\/a> was \u201cthe most significant honor of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the school announced in mid-November that it was postponing naming the theater after Chappelle following outcry from woke people at the school who complained over jokes Chappelle made about transgender individuals during his Netflix special \u201cThe Closer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Chappelle posted a new fundraising challenge to his Instagram account to determine the name of the theater. The challenge is simple, people must donate to the school and state whether or not the theater should be named after him, and whichever side raises the most money wins.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Chappelle said:<\/p>\n<p><em>Talk is cheap (Unless I do it). The Duke Ellington school is a glorious institution. Within those walls I found a context to explore my creativity seriously. Duke Ellington, in large part, prepared me to undertake this noble and difficult profession. It was a fine institution before any of [its] current occupants got there. God willing, it will be a fine institution long after their tenure is done. My only intent is to insure Duke Elling the opportunity to train [its] artists unfettered.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Having the theater named after me is a great honor. Although, that was not my idea, aim or desire. At the request of our beloved school\u2019s founder, Peggy Cooper [Cafritz], I accepted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In April, I intend to honor that request. If you object to my receiving this honor, I urge you to donate to the school noting your objection. If you are in favor of the theater being named \u201cChappelle,\u201d I urge you to donate to the school, noting your approval.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Whichever opinion donates the highest collective dollar amount, wins. If by April, those against the \u201cChappelle\u201d theater exceed the donations of those who are neutral or in favor of the theater being named \u201cChappelle,\u201d I will gladly step aside. If not, I will happily attend the naming ceremony. And if you don\u2019t care enough to donate\u2026 please shut the f**k up, forever. \u2013 Dave<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chappelle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chappelle-torches-students-to-their-face-at-his-high-school-alma-mater-after-they-get-mouthy-with-him-report\">reportedly<\/a> mocked several students this week during a performance at the school when some of the students got mouthy with him.<\/p>\n<p>One of the students told Chappelle during a question and answer session that he was a \u201cbigot,\u201d adding, \u201cI\u2019m 16 and I think you\u2019re childish; you handled it like a child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle responded, \u201cMy friend, with all due respect, I don\u2019t believe you could make one of the decisions I have to make on a given day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle\u2019s response reportedly angered some apparently petulant individuals who expected an apology from Chappelle.<\/p>\n<p>Politico&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2021\/11\/25\/a-dave-chappelle-thanksgiving-special-495228\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that Chappelle responded to another hostile question from a student by mocking their talent-level, openly stating that he was better than they were. There were no recordings of the event because Chappelle\u2019s team made the students lock their phones in special pouches before he spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m better than every instrumentalist, artist, no matter what art you do in this school, right now, I\u2019m better than all of you,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m sure that will change. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll be household names soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the students who was apparently antagonistic toward Chappelle complained to Politico that the comedian had more power than they did, and that he knew they were nervous to call him out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe could tell we were nervous,\u201d the student said. \u201cIt was a huge power imbalance of this grown man and his camera crew \u2014 and these 14- to 18 year-olds without their phones, just high school kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Dave Chappelle launched a new fundraising challenge to settle the matter of whether or not his high school alma mater will name their theater after him.Chappelle\u2019s alma mater, D.C.\u2019s Duke Ellington School of the Arts, was set to name their theater after him this week, which Chappelle had said was \u201cthe most significant honor of my life.\u201dHowever, the school announced in mid-November that it was postponing naming the theater after Chappelle following outcry from woke people at the school who complained over jokes Chappelle made about transgender individuals during his Netflix special \u201cThe Closer.\u201dOn Friday, Chappelle posted a new fundraising challenge to his Instagram account to determine the name of the theater. The challenge is simple, people must donate to the school and state whether or not the theater should be named after him, and whichever side raises the most money wins.In a statement, Chappelle said:Talk is cheap (Unless I do it). The Duke Ellington school is a glorious institution. Within those walls I found a context to explore my creativity seriously. Duke Ellington, in large part, prepared me to undertake this noble and difficult profession. It was a fine institution before any of [its] current occupants got there. God willing, it will be a fine institution long after their tenure is done. My only intent is to insure Duke Elling the opportunity to train [its] artists unfettered.Having the theater named after me is a great honor. Although, that was not my idea, aim or desire. At the request of our beloved school\u2019s founder, Peggy Cooper [Cafritz], I accepted.In April, I intend to honor that request. If you object to my receiving this honor, I urge you to donate to the school noting your objection. If you are in favor of the theater being named \u201cChappelle,\u201d I urge you to donate to the school, noting your approval.Whichever opinion donates the highest collective dollar amount, wins. If by April, those against the \u201cChappelle\u201d theater exceed the donations of those who are neutral or in favor of the theater being named \u201cChappelle,\u201d I will gladly step aside. If not, I will happily attend the naming ceremony. And if you don\u2019t care enough to donate\u2026 please shut the f**k up, forever. \u2013 DaveChappelle reportedly mocked several students this week during a performance at the school when some of the students got mouthy with him.One of the students told Chappelle during a question and answer session that he was a \u201cbigot,\u201d adding, \u201cI\u2019m 16 and I think you\u2019re childish; you handled it like a child.\u201dChappelle responded, \u201cMy friend, with all due respect, I don\u2019t believe you could make one of the decisions I have to make on a given day.\u201dChappelle\u2019s response reportedly angered some apparently petulant individuals who expected an apology from Chappelle.Politico\u00a0reported\u00a0that Chappelle responded to another hostile question from a student by mocking their talent-level, openly stating that he was better than they were. There were no recordings of the event because Chappelle\u2019s team made the students lock their phones in special pouches before he spoke.\u201cI\u2019m better than every instrumentalist, artist, no matter what art you do in this school, right now, I\u2019m better than all of you,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m sure that will change. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll be household names soon.\u201dOne of the students who was apparently antagonistic toward Chappelle complained to Politico that the comedian had more power than they did, and that he knew they were nervous to call him out.\u201cHe could tell we were nervous,\u201d the student said. \u201cIt was a huge power imbalance of this grown man and his camera crew \u2014 and these 14- to 18 year-olds without their phones, just high school kids.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1060290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1060290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1060290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1060290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1060290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}