{"id":493,"date":"2021-11-13T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T02:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/?p=493"},"modified":"2021-11-13T15:33:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T15:33:28","slug":"america-needs-dave-chappelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pearlsofwisdom.guru\/?p=493","title":{"rendered":"America Needs Dave Chappelle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Dave Chappelle and \u201cthe Closer\u201d are under attack by the mass media because of his comedy routine regarding transgenders. \u00a0\u00a0This past month, a large number of Netflix staff members went on strike to protest this horrific display of \u201ctransphobia\u201d.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly enough, I don\u2019t see a mass outcry against J.K. Rowling, who has been accused of \u201ctransphobia\u201d for years.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t noticed that Harry Potter books have been universally banned nor boycotted.\u00a0\u00a0 Harry Potter on Broadway was a major success and is apparently going to come back post-COVID, so exactly what is going on here? Is it that Dave Chappelle is being targeted by certain groups?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first question is whether the word \u201ctransphobia\u201d will be \u201cword of the year\u201d in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2022 The word has only been around for a few weeks two and every major newpaper (rag) is now using it.\u00a0 For the record, the OED added the word \u201ccisgender\u201d in June 2021, so we are getting there. <\/em>This word for those who cannot keep up with LGTBQ+ jargon is defined<\/a> as \u201cdesignating a person whose sense of personal identity matches their gender at birth\u201d \u2014 is seen as an opposite and complementary term to transgender<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is really not about agreeing with Dave Chappelle\u2019s comedic tirade denigrating transgenders. \u00a0I don\u2019t know if he fears or hates transgenders, but it is doubtful.\u00a0 \u00a0It is rather about whether our society has now reached a point where we are totally incapable of tolerating any insult, slur, or denigration of an individual and where that will lead us.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up in the Bronx, better know as \u201cFort Apache\u201d, next to a schoolyard, insults were as common as sidewalks.\u00a0 As a Jew, I was subjected to \u201cJew Bastard\u201d, \u201cLittle Jew Boy\u201d, or just plain \u201cKike\u201d.\u00a0 Italians were \u201cWops\u201d or \u201cGuineas\u201d, Irish were \u201cMicks\u201d, Hispanic boys were \u201cSpics\u201d, and blacks were \u201cNegroes\u201d or the \u201cN\u201d word.\u00a0 Chinese people were called \u201cChinks\u201d, Koreans were Gooks and Japanese were slurred with just plain old \u201cJaps\u201d from WWII slang. It was the Bronx, so it was acceptable Lingo, probably still is in my old schoolyard.\u00a0 And forget the fat kids; they were doomed to eternal abuse.\u00a0 Of course, one may<\/em> rest assured that the schoolyard had its fair share of bullies, so coming back at them was not a particularly good idea.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was the outcome of this verbal abuse? We grew up understanding that the world was a tough place.\u00a0 It was not a question of living; it was a question of surviving.\u00a0 And that was ok, because it made us tougher; it forced us to cope with hardship.\u00a0 Whining or going home to tell your parents was just something you did not do.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are breeding a generation of young people who will no longer be able to handle any insults. They will immediately go running to their respective therapists.\u00a0 Later if life, they will be unable to deal when things don\u2019t go their respective ways. \u00a0 This will result in a society of mental invalids, with more mental health issues than any generation has ever faced.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not certain of the order in which a child will respond, but I believe it will consist of several options:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n