Before you freak out about:
* Anti-Black racism
* Anti-Asian racism
* Election interference
* Climate denial
* Transphobia
* Roe v Wade
* Anti-Mask violence
* Open insurrection
Take just 1 moment to recognize that it's pretty much the same set of folk doing almost all of this.🤷🏿‍♂️
Don't tolerate transphobia. Not from your favorite author, comedian, or newspaper. And definitely not from your favorite politician.
You know where this all leads. We don't need to keep seeing it happen.
Comedian. Interesting group to single out there. I like black comedians, and in real life you wanna know where their edgy stuff leads?
Overwhelmingly, acceptance and tolerance.
It admittedly starts with problematic -- but *ends with* far greater acceptance than existed before, because it's an "iron-sharpens-iron" thing.
I can't promise that's what will happen now. That's *definitely* what has happened before though.
@jrm4 I disagree.
There's a big difference between Black comedians punching up at systems of power(good!), and Black comedians punching down at Black queer and trans kids(trash), harming the most vulnerable people in this country.
The anti-trans jokes cause immense harm, and allow Black celebs to be exploited by people that hate us.
Some Black celebs join them to harm trans kids, while some trans celebs join them to harm Black kids. Double fail. 🤦🏿‍♂️
Please. Everyone should stop using punching metaphors. They reduce nuance.
I'm still waiting for the conversation that actually treats Dave Chappelle like a human by engaging with the ACTUAL material he created. I'm not saying he's perfect, in fact, he may be horrible.
But I've not seen a single detractor engage with *the actual material.* People can't even articulate precisely what the punching even is.
@jrm4 @mekkaokereke here’s how I see these “punching” metaphors:
If you’re looking at a rich old white man making fun of a poor young black woman, that’s pretty obviously a case of a bully, Punching Down.
A poor white man making fun of rich white men? Good Clean Fun.
A poor white man making jokes about a rich black woman? Harder to decide if those actions are “bullying.” This is Contentious Territory…
@jrm4 @mekkaokereke Now, imagine we’re talking about a member of a marginalized community (black), who then ridicules someone in an even more marginalized community (black and queer).
Is it possible for a Black Trans person to feel like they’re being bullied by a Black Person?
I am White and Trans. Is it legitimate for *me* to feel bullied when a Black person jokes about Trans people?
Contentious Territory.
@jrm4 @mekkaokereke Aside: I personally think Chappelle is mostly pretty funny. Edgy, definitely pushes my comfort zone, but mostly funny. I acknowledge my view is shaped in part by my privilege.
I also recognize that many others in my community don’t like his jokes, and I respect their right to that opinion.
Good, glad to see it.
Especially glad to see a decent number of trans comedians engaging with the material as well.
guess what they're not doing.
they're not 100% slamming dave.
more of that, please.
@jrm4 I think because this isn't about Chappelle as a human; it's about the transphobia that he and others are comfortable contributing. The trans community has explained to him the actual harm his material causes (punching), and asked him to stop (and even can admire his ability to push norms http://bit.ly/3ESnKB1).
I didn't see Mekka say go attack your favorite comedian… he asked not to tolerate transphobia from them (and to recognize which groups benefit from it).
Mekka 
💉💉💉🎉
jrm4
Moto 
Alex