Iconic venue breaks its own policy against transphobia by hosting Dave Chappelle because $$$$$
Renowned Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue is facing backlash this week after announcing Dave Chappelle will be performing there this Wednesday.Longtime patrons and general audiences alike have responded strongly on social media, denouncing the move from an establishment that was, until now, regarded as very queer friendly.Some are even pointing to the club’s own code of conduct, which outlines “speaking in a discriminatory manner” and “transphobic, homophobic, xenophobic, or other biased language, including intentional misgendering” as unacceptable behavior.Chappelle has famously crossed all of the aforementioned lines, especially over the past couple of years.
His transphobic comedy was so inflammatory that it caused a national scandal for Netflix, the streamer that hosted his hateful rhetoric-filled special The Closer.Related: Just when we didn’t think Dave Chappelle could sink any lower, this new audio leaked and… ewResponses to the announcement have been nearly unanimously negative:First Ave as soon as pride month is over pic.twitter.com/aluX0oDKsL— Tarnished Alexander (@MplsAlexander) July 18, 2022Read these comments.
You’re platforming someone who is deliberately choosing to target trans people at a specific historical moment in which those actual people’s actual lives are in actual danger (even more than usual).
