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Dave Chappelle's Joke That Attacker Was 'Trans Man' Sparks Outrage Online

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Netflix Is A Joke festival, when a man made his way onstage and appeared to attempt to tackle him, per video footage shared on social media.After security apprehended the man in question, video clips showed Chappelle attempting to keep the laughs coming as he cracked jokes about the incident.In a move that has ignited criticism, video footage shows that Chappelle quipped as he spoke to the audience in the aftermath: "It was a trans man."Dave Chappelle got attacked on stage tonight and the attacker got his ass beat.Chapelle made a joke saying it was a "trans man" (no indication if it was) and probably going to get a lot of crap for it now.(no this video wasn't recorded by me) pic.twitter.com/NCoQBy4fwNHis joke has sparked outrage on Twitter, where a number of detractors spoke out against the star, who last year was criticized for his Netflix special The Closer, in which comments he made were characterized as transphobic.Weighing in on the tweets shared about the incident, one Twitter user wrote: "All these people leave out the fact Dave Chappelle joked that it was a 'trans man' that ran on stage to beat him when we don't know who it was.

All we know is that things are about to get worse in this country and have been getting worse for trans people and Dave encourages it."All these people leave out the fact Dave Chappelle joked that it was a âtrans manâ that ran on stage to beat him when we donât know who it was.

All we know is that things are about to get worse in this country and have been getting worse for trans people and Dave encourages it"I've continually said I don't think attacking Dave Chappelle was okay," they added. "All I ask is for offhand comments regardless of intent to not punch down on vulnerable.

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