“It’s a big deal, he (Kanye West, my note) had broken the show business rules. You know, the rules of perception. If they’re black, then it’s a gang. If they’re Italian, it’s a mob. If they’re Jewish, it’s a coincidence and you should never speak about it.”
It was part of a longer segment where he made several valid points: sadly, the term anti-semitism has been watered down by misuse (by a very vocal and aggressive minority) over the decades and I fear there is a very real, very dangerous backlash starting to build. Especially among black americans perhaps?
Chappelle also said this as part of of his bit:
“I’ve been to Hollywood and — no one get mad at me — I’m just telling you what I saw … It’s a lot of Jews. Like a lot.
But that doesn’t mean anything! You know what I mean? Because there are a lot of black people in Ferguson, Missouri, it doesn’t mean we run the place.”
I'm unable to see the actual clip. It seems to be unavailable, soI'm quoting from a textin the NYP
[https://nypost.com/2022/11/14/why-dave-chappelles-snl-monologue-just-wasnt-funny/]
Personally, as a non-US person belonging to an indigenous minority people (or race as you say) I find the ever-growing fixation on "race" in US media and academia deeply troubling and un-american, if you don't mind me saying so.
Nov 22, 2022
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