What a joke – no joke (well, maybe a little).
talk to time magazine In a feature before the Women’s World Cup, US national team star Megan Rapinoe said she had a problem with Sage Steele, Martina Navratilova and Dave Chappelle against transgender women playing in women’s sports. .
“I don’t want to go into detail about it,” Rapinoe said. “Dave Chappelle making jokes about transgender people, whether verbally or not, leads directly to violence against transgender people. You’re not just hearing it in the context of elite sports, they’re saying, ‘For the rest of your life, this is how you treat transgender people.'”
Rapinoe continued to express disgust at policies targeting transgender athletes.
“The weaponization of women’s sports in particular is frustrating,” Rapinoe said. “Oh, do we care about fairness now? Are we interested in women’s sport now? Show me all the transgender people who are taking advantage of it, it just isn’t happening.”
Rapinoe went on to say she has no problem with transgender women playing on the team.
“That’s right,” Rapinoe said of transgender players being on the U.S. women’s soccer team. “You’re taking the place of a ‘real’ woman,” is still part of the transphobic debate. I see trans women as real women. ”
In 2021, Dave Chappelle sent the cultural world into a frenzy when he spoke out on transgender issues in the Netflix special The Closer, defending JK Rowling’s views on the transgender situation.
How come you can’t find it funny?
Kind of like Dave Chappelle back in the day when he made fun of white people hardcore. As a white male, I would die laughing at those jokes because I didn’t mean to offend them personally. I just do it very, very, very funny comedy. I used to be a huge Chappelle fan, and frankly, he makes fun of everyone. People like Megan Rapinoe just need to relax and laugh. This content is really interesting. (Related: Riley Gaines challenges Megan Rapinoe to debate when she says trans athletes should be allowed to participate in women’s sports)
Gee…if you don’t have a sense of humor and can’t enjoy this gold, it sucks.
