[The national director of Jewish civil rights organization the
Anti-Defamation League has tweeted out concerns over comedian Dave
Chappelle’s opening monologue last night on Saturday Night Lilve
(sic).]
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‘SNL’ OPENING MONOLOGUE BY DAVE CHAPPELLE DRAWS ANTI-DEFAMATION
LEAGUE FIRE, CLAIMS IT ‘POPULARIZES’ ANTISEMITISM  
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Bruce Haring
November 13, 2022
Deadline
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_ The national director of Jewish civil rights organization the
Anti-Defamation League has tweeted out concerns over comedian Dave
Chappelle’s opening monologue last night on Saturday Night Lilve
(sic). _

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The national director of Jewish civil rights organization the
Anti-Defamation League has tweeted out concerns over comedian Dave
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monologue last night on _Saturday Night Lilve._

Chappelle, a controversial comedian who has been accused of
insensitivity in the past surrounding his observations about trans
people, Jews, Blacks and others, did a long take to open SNL
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rapper/entrepreneur Kanye West 
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basketballer Kyrie Irving
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“We shouldn’t expect @DaveChappelle
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serve as society’s moral compass, but disturbing to see @nbcsnl
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just normalize but popularize #antisemitism
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said a tweet from the ADL [[link removed]]’s
Jonathan Greenblatt today. Why are Jewish sensitivities denied or
diminished at almost every turn? Why does our trauma trigger
applause?”

At the start of his routine, Chappele unfolded a small piece of paper
and read from it, saying, “‘I denounce antisemitism in all its
forms. And I stand with my friends in the Jewish community.’ And
that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time.”

Then he got to the meat of the bit. Chappelle noted that he had come
to learn that there are “two words in the English language that you
should never say together in sequence: ‘The’ and ‘Jews.’”

“I’ve been to Hollywood and — no one get mad at me — I’m
just telling you what I saw,” he said, adding a signature pause.
“It’s a lot of Jews. Like a lot. But that doesn’t mean anything!
You know what I mean? Because there are a lot of Black people in
Ferguson, Missouri, it doesn’t mean we run the place.”

He added the “delusion that Jews run show business” is “not a
crazy thing to think,” but “it’s a crazy thing to say out
loud.” He also said of West, “It’s a big deal, he had broken
the show business rules. You know, the rules of perception. If
they’re Black, then it’s a gang. If they’re Italian, it’s a
mob. If they’re Jewish, it’s a coincidence and you should never
speak about it.”

Chappelle finished his long monologue by underlining his point.

“It shouldn’t be this scary to talk about anything,” he said..
“It’s making my job incredibly difficult. And to be honest with
you, I’m sick of talking to a crowd like this. I love you to death
and I thank you for your support. And I hope they don’t take
anything away from me… whoever _they_ are.”

_The Forward,_ 
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Jewish-focused nonprofit media outlet, said Twitter reaction to
Chappelle’s routine was mixed. It noted The Jerusalem Post accused
the comedian of “engaging in antisemitic tropes
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Adam Feldman, theater critic for Time Out New York, tweeted: “That
Dave Chappelle SNL monologue probably did more to normalize
anti-Semitism than anything Kanye said
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Amalia Levari tweeted, disapprovingly, “So cool
that SNL gave Chappelle the stage to deliver a TED Talk about
how antisemitic dog-whistles are good, actually
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Wrote Rabbi Josh Yuter, an influencer on Jewish Twitter
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understood Chappelle’s monologue, the key point is that there are
double standards regarding who can say what about whom. If my Twitter
feed is any indication, everyone agrees this is a problem though
there’s rampant disagreement over the details.”

_Deadline_ has reached out to NBC for comment.

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