"I did resent that the Republican Party ran on transgender jokes. You know, I felt like they were doing a weaponised version of what I was doing. That's not what I was doing."
"And then she posted the picture before I could even get from there to the show and says something to the effect of, 'Just two people that know that it's just two genders.' Just instantly, like, weaponised or politicised."
"So I got to the arena, and I lit her a*** up for doing that. And she should never do that to a person like me."
Dave Chappelle expressed frustration over the Republican Party using his transgender jokes for political gain. He defended his comedy, stating that his intent was not to weaponize his humor. Chappelle recounted an incident on Capitol Hill where he took a photo with Lauren Boebert, who later used the image to promote a political message about gender. He emphasized that he felt misused and criticized the politicization of his work, asserting that his jokes were not meant to serve a political agenda.
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