He talks about the queer movement as if there are no Black people in it, but what about Marcia P. As we know, Black Lives Matters was started by a lesbian. He would talk about the Black movement versus the queer movement, as if they are not intertwined, as if there are not a lot of queer people who are part of the Black Lives Matter movement. “But there was maybe a lack of acknowledgement that there are Black queer people. “I understand that Dave Chappelle is a comedian and his main goal is to get people to laugh,” said Bob. He seems to see the validity of trans people through whether or not they support him. “It didn’t take because he was not acknowledging other people just like Daphne who are also having these human experiences. “At one point he talked about his friend Daphne and his audience had a human experience, but it feels like it didn’t take,” Bob told Deadline. Netflix Vehemently Disputes Fired Staffer's Denial Of Leaking Dave Chappelle Payout Information 'We're Here' Trailer: The Queens Are Back For Season 2 And They're Coming To A Small Town Near Youĭave Chappelle Support Called For By Laugh Factory Founder Jamie Masada It is a cathartic affair as the subjects get to live out loud, if only for an evening. Their drag show prep involves stories of hardship, trauma, rejection from their families, violence and attempted suicides.
These are people accustomed to keeping their true selves concealed, for fear of losing their standing in the community, or facing danger. We’re Here just began its second season, with Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara & Shangela reprising as the trio dispatched to Red State locations in America to mentor three locals to participate in a one-night drag show. And with the inclusion of several women who were foot soldiers in that march across the Edmund Pettis Bridge in 1965 that galvanized the civil rights movement, you can see similarities between that struggle and the ones that We’re Here focuses on. A trio of people - trans, gay and the mother of a lesbian who was murdered - describing the difficulties of living LGBTQ+ lives in the South, the episode is an antidote to the polarizing Chappelle Netflix special.
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Across the dial, HBO has upcoming an episode of its reality series We’re Here airing November 1 that was filmed in Selma, Alabama. EXCLUSIVE: Netflix continues a turn in the barrel with today’s staff walkout to protest displeasure with Dave Chappelle’s The Closer.