Because Dave is punching down, nimwit. That’s why it’s not ok. Trans people are marginalized enough. If his jokes punched up, it wouldn’t be a problem.

That’s the thing, if he made fun of trans people for a full hour and nothing else, I could understand people being upset. But he made fun of EVERYONE. By creating this stupid list of people you can’t make fun of, you are actually marginalizing those people and implying that they are too stupid or weak to speak for…

Yes, right wing internet trolls loved Chappelle’s special (or allege they do to get under the skin of left-leaning bloggers, I suspect).

Id sue for assault. You cant just beat someone up because they are doing something you dont like if they arent physically harming you. Just out of principle.

What was “the right thing?” To publicly shame and ostracize someone who went to prison for a crime and is now released? Neither Munn nor any of the other cast were entitled to know his (or anyone else’s) criminal record. She has done a disgusting thing here and yet everyone wants to praise her for being courageous.…

There is a often conflation going on whenever someone cries “Freedom of Speech” in these cases... but that is a separate point from the inconsistent way people tend to apply liberal values in action.