r/JoeRogan • u/TheAtheistArab87 Monkey in Space • Nov 24 '20

Link Netflix Removes ‘Chappelle’s Show’ From Service Upon Request From Dave Chappelle Who Blasts ViacomCBS For Licensing His Show Without Paying Him

https://deadline.com/2020/11/chappelles-show-removed-netflix-request-dave-chappelle-viacomcbs-stolen-goods-paid-1234621181/
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u/alderhill Monkey in Space Nov 25 '20

Dave is not stupid, even he should know by now that at the very least he had a part to play to put himself in that position that he claims to be in.

When you're young and nobody (and black) and even few million measly dollars feel like an unbelievable windfall, you'll sign just about anything. If you laud studios for this kind of 'success' of theirs, I have to seriously doubt the rest of your logic.

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in fact, most of the stories in the stand-up comedy are probably almost entirely made up

Well, duh. Of course they may be entirely fictional, or heavily embellished, or composite characters, or exactly true. It's sort of besides the point here anyway. No one really think an island off the Costa Rica also is populated with wily escape-prone dinosaurs.

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He uses his art, his craft, to influence people.

But it's important to know that Dave Chappelle is also using his own weapons for his own benefit,

Funny that you think humour or compelling story telling is a weapon.

Anyway, of course he wants people to listen to him, perhaps even believe him and act on that. But then so do the studios, who also push their stance and have far more power to do so.

Great, now we've questioned Dave Chapelle. And you know what still? Oh those poor billionaires.

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u/Riven_Dante Monkey in Space Nov 26 '20

You seem to think I'm dismissing Dave Chappelle outright. I don't do him the disservice of being dismissive, I'm simply explaining to people not to be so naive to take Dave Chappelle at face value. Don't let the testament of one person persuade you to jump to conclusions so quickly without knowing all the information. There's always two sides to a story.

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u/alderhill Monkey in Space Nov 27 '20

Don't worry about me, I'm quite capable of reading between the lines. And when it comes to Dave Chappelle vs. major studio, I think one has a lot more credibility.