The speech details Chappelle’s history before underlining his main point: “The more you say I can’t say something, the more urgent it is for me to say it.”
21.06.2022 - 06:05 / deadline.com
The theater building at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington D.C. was to be officially named in a ceremony tonight after one of the school’s most famous graduates: Dave Chappelle.
The naming was in consideration of Chappelle’s support of the school, especially after he and his friends were the group that raised the most money for the the building.
Chappelle has been the center of controversy after comments in his Netflix special last year were perceived as transphobic. In a visit to Duke Ellington School of the Arts in November, he was even confronted by students there over it.
Well, according to Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin and other reports, at the ceremony tonight the comedian announced he would not place his name on theater after all. Instead he decided it shall be called the Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression.
He then went on to speak about how his work has been characterized and analyzed.
“I saw in the newspaper that a man who was dressed in women’s clothing threw a pie at the Mona Lisa and tried to deface it. And it made me laugh and I thought, ‘It’s like The Closer.’ “
Chappelle said The Closer was unfairly portrayed in the press.
“You cannot report on an artist’s work and remove artistic nuance,” he contended.
The comedian compared to to reporting the news that a large rabbit shot a man in the face, but not telling them the work being described was a Bugs Bunny cartoon.
“When you say I can’t say something, the more urgent is it for me to say it. It has nothing to do with what you are saying I can’t say. It has everything to do with my freedom of artistic expression.”
Dave Chappelle: "I saw in the newspaper that a man who was dressed in women’s clothing threw a pie at the Mona Lisa and tried to
The speech details Chappelle’s history before underlining his main point: “The more you say I can’t say something, the more urgent it is for me to say it.”
Wilson Chapman editorA new release from Dave Chappelle titled “What’s in a Name?” dropped on Netflix Thursday, consisting of a speech in which the comedian addresses the backlash he’s faced for transphobic material in his standup.The 40-minute speech — which was released on Netflix without any prior announcement — took place at Chappelle’s alma mater, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., during a planned ceremony to rename the school’s theater after him. The choice by the school was widely criticized due to Chappelle’s inclusion of jokes targeting the transgender community — particularly trans women — in his recent projects like 2021 standup special “The Closer.” Chappelle also had a combative Q&A with Duke Ellington students following the release of the special in November, during which many criticized him for failing to listen to the objections of the LGBTQ community regarding his material.
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The Closer. He then went on to say that the place should be named the Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression. When TMZ subsequently caught up with Anthony Anderson after the event, the black-ish alum shared positive thoughts and commended the decision: Dave Chappelle’s The Closer hit streaming back in October and, shortly after its release, celebrities and LGBTQ+ organizations like GLAAD spoke out in opposition of it.
Dave Chappelle has decided not to lend his name to the student theater at his alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts.
Dave Chappelle has decided not to place his name on the theatre he helped build for his old high school.The building at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington D.C. was set to be officially named on Monday (June 20), with Chappelle being honoured as one of their most famous graduates.However, the comedian has been at the centre of controversy after some of the material in his latest Netflix special The Closer was perceived as transphobic.In a recent visit to the school, Chappelle was confronted by some of the students about the jokes.
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announced at the dedication ceremony on Monday.Instead, he told attendees the building will be called the Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression.Chappelle, a 1991 graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., was announced as the student theater’s new namesake last year, but the ceremony was postponed due to the controversy over his most recent Netflix special, “The Closer,” and material that has been criticized as transphobic. According to the Washington Post, critics of Chappelle’s material about trans people included current students of the school.According to the Post, Chappelle told attendees he didn’t want his name on the school theater to become a distraction for students.
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