Jon Stewartdoesn’t think it’s necessary forDave Chappelleto pull his punchlines.
“It’s incredibly normal.
I don’t believe in that.
Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
It’s the wrong way for us to approach it.”
While onSNL,Chappelle remarked upon the anti-Semetic rhetoricespoused byKanye Westand Kyrie Irving in recent weeks.
His routine was latercondemned by the director of the Anti-Defamation League.
Stewart noted that Chappelle isn’t the first comedian to discuss harmful stereotypes.
“Comedy is reductive.
“And comics rely on those prejudices as a shorthand for our material.
Even the wokest of comics play with tropes to a certain extent.”
“I’m called anti-Semitic because I’m against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
“They’re used as a cudgel.
“I don’t enjoy it.
Don’t get me wrong.
Watch Stewart share his viewpoint above.
