Dave Chappelle Makes Bold Declaration About Charlie Kirk’s Death
What To Know
- In his new Netflix special, Dave Chappelle addressed the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, expressing shock and referencing the controversy surrounding the incident.
- Chappelle criticized comparisons between Kirk and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., arguing that their similarities end with the manner of their deaths.
- He described Kirk as an internet personality driven by negativity for engagement, contrasting him sharply with Dr. King’s legacy and approach.
Dave Chappelle made a bold declaration about Charlie Kirk‘s death months after the conservative activist was fatally shot.
In his new Netflix stand-up special, Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable, the comedian brought up the Turning Point USA founder, 31, who died while speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10.
“This is another reason it’s hard to talk in America, because if you talk for a living and see Charlie Kirk get murdered that way, I’m gonna be honest, I was shook,” Chappelle said in the special.
He added, “When all the information was still shoddy, they came out, they were like, ‘Apparently there were transgender messages inscribed on the bullet.’ I was like, ‘Oh no! I’m dead as fried chicken!'”
Additionally, Chappelle, 52, called out people comparing Kirk’s murder to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“And the whites were quick to say this. They said, ‘Charlie Kirk is this generation’s Martin Luther King.’ No, he’s not,” he bluntly declared. “That’s a reach. You know, they both got murdered in a terrible fashion, they both got shot in the neck, but that’s about where those similarities end.”
Chappelle explained, “Charlie Kirk is a mother****in’ internet personality. By design, fundamentally, he can’t function like Dr. King. Internet n****s are negative because they have to be, ’cause nobody will engage them unless they say s*** that makes them upset. That’s Charlie Kirk.”
To conclude his thoughts on Kirk, the comedian asked his audience, “Could you imagine if Dr. King was behaving like Charlie Kirk? ‘Smash that like button and subscribe! Follow me for more content like this! I believe all Black people should be free — change my mind.'”
Elsewhere in The Unstoppable, Chappelle sent a fiery message to Bill Maher in response to the Real Time With Bill Maher host’s criticism of his comments on free speech.
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable, now streaming on Netflix
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D
I love the waking up of the American people and seeing through the lies.
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what on earth makes you think they are awake
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Guy names one journalist killed by the Saudi's but none of the 300+ that were killed this year alone by MBS.... Dave has become a complete hypocrite, he's still funny, but he's so far up his own ass at this point...
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Love Dave but there is some truth here. Saudi is not free and Israel is a fascist country
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It wasn't funny so yeah we all missed it...
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I think Charlie was better than Dr. King tbh. At least Charlie wasn't a degen and actually followed his faith.
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He always sounds like he is talking about himself when criticizing others. .
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Charlie never cheated on wife. King cheated on wife many times. FBI had king on tape with prostitutes. They were both good men. Neither one deserves a bullet! You just can’t say something nice.Just another Black man with to much money and not enough GOD.
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You believe all of that? You believe you "know" Charlie kirk "never" cheated on his wife?
You believe MLK, tailed constantly by FBI and illegally wiretapped because he had communist and socialist friends and gay friends, was committing crimes the FBI could have easily arrested him for or exposed him for?
Imteresting.
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B
I miss the days when Dave Chappelle was funny. Now he's just a crabby old Liberal.
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He's right, but stop preaching to your audience. Stick with the jokes.
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Imagine King saying "like and subscribe" was the joke. Did you miss that?
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I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT CHAPPELLE IS SAYING.
And I don't think I am alone.
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Guy in comment section loudly confused, more breaking news at 10
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Nah, you're alone dude.
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J
Yes, you're alone in that. Chappelle's words are pretty clear.
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Steve Karis party of 1
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Have always been a fan of dave. But what he said about Charlie was incorrect. Charlie was the one to get rid of the negativity and bring light in. He was full of class something Dave will never be. And Charlie Kirk brought tens of thousands of people to Christ. I would say that makes him similar to a man that wanted freedom for all which Charlie did as well.. he needs to get off his soapbox and stop preaching to us and just tell some damn jokes. Quit with the woke crap. He tries to act like he ain't woke but he is
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We get it , you only like to eat slop from a specific type of slop tube
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We get it, you are all up Dave's BH.
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What does this mean? The Internet has ruined society, to the point y'all feel fine just commenting slop and having zero intellectual thought about anything...
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Your name is literally "no one cares" dude .. how are you this dense?
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This biggest difference between the two is that Kirk practiced what he preached. Kirk was a man of high morals at all times. Kirk was faithful to his wife.
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Like you would know.
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No,Dave is right and you're just a fanboy. Facts don't have feelings so why you upset?
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You don't even know what woke means. It means, basically, be aware.
Maga 😜🤪
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