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Dave Chappelle is speaking out about the controversy surrounding his recent Netflix comedy special The Closer — saying he is open to meeting with LGBTQ employees of the company who are critical. Given Dave’s checkered history with members of the LGBTQ+ community (no, seriously, there’s a lot there), many questioned what type of message his involvement would send to the burgeoning.

Dave Chappelle's newest comedy special The Closer, which dropped on Tuesday, contains jokes directed at the LGBTQ+ community. Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special may have attracted a barrage of criticism from the LGBTQ community, but there is another group that he has offended that no one mentions: The long list.

In his new show, Chappelle quips that DaBaby, the rapper who recently made homophobic remarks, “punched the LGBTQ community right in the AIDS.” He proudly claimed to be “Team TERF,” aligning. Dave Chappelle is no stranger to controversy. To say anticipation has been running high is no small understatement.

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I watched both specials back to back. I laughed, a lot.

But I cringed more times than I should have. You can forgive a ballsy comedian like Chappelle a couple of lame LGBT jokes—pushing buttons is what he does, and goodness knows PC culture deserves some skewering every now and then. Just this past November, a gig he did at The Cutting Room in New York City left many progressives cold while winning over many on the right.

Chappelle is even more tone-deaf on transgender issues. And newsflash—many trans people are people of color. Statistically, they are also the most likely to be sexually assaulted. Critics of comedy are labeled dour, defensive killjoys, and articles like these tend to only confirm for many people that liberals are snowflakes who take themselves too seriously.

Precisely because his material is usually so much smarter and funnier is why people like me are going to call him out when his routines feel backwards or stale. He is the author of Margins of Tolerance and the forthcoming novel Admissions. Eric Sasson.