Episode 52: Rebels & Counterculture in the Trans Community | Zander Keig & Debbie Hayton
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After all the hoopla in the media over Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy show, The Closer, I finally sat down to watch it. I did the ugly snort laugh most of the way through, until my heart sank with his story of his trans friend, Daphne. The response from the trans community, meant to strong-arm Netflix to taking it down, was monolithic. In this current cultural moment, we’ve lost not only humor, but also the sense of pluralism that defines both the trans community, and the world at large.
Episode 52: Rebels & Counterculture in the Trans Community | Zander Keig & Debbie Hayton
Episode 52: Rebels & Counterculture in the…
Episode 52: Rebels & Counterculture in the Trans Community | Zander Keig & Debbie Hayton
After all the hoopla in the media over Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy show, The Closer, I finally sat down to watch it. I did the ugly snort laugh most of the way through, until my heart sank with his story of his trans friend, Daphne. The response from the trans community, meant to strong-arm Netflix to taking it down, was monolithic. In this current cultural moment, we’ve lost not only humor, but also the sense of pluralism that defines both the trans community, and the world at large.