Dave Chappelle Says, He Doesn't Worry, About Getting Canceled.<br />On October 7 at a screening of his new documentary, <br />Dave Chappelle joked about efforts to get him and his new Netflix special, "The Closer," canceled. .<br />On October 7 at a screening of his new documentary, <br />Dave Chappelle joked about efforts to get him and his new Netflix special, "The Closer," canceled. .<br />If this is what being <br />cancelled is about, <br />I love it. , Dave Chappelle, via Deadline.<br />Chappelle was referring to attempts to have the documentary pulled from the streamer due to alleged transphobic comments it contains.<br />The controversy stems from his alleged defense of <br />"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling in the new Netflix special. .<br />The controversy stems from his alleged defense of <br />"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling in the new Netflix special. .<br />They canceled J.K. Rowling – my God. Effectively, she said gender was a fact, the trans community got mad as (expletive), they started calling her a TERF. , Dave Chappelle, "Closure".<br />They canceled J.K. Rowling – my God. Effectively, she said gender was a fact, the trans community got mad as (expletive), they started calling her a TERF. , Dave Chappelle, "Closure".<br />"TERF" stands for, "trans-exclusionary radical feminist." .<br />According to Fox, it is a term for people who refer to themselves as feminists while also being transphobic.<br />Many critics ended up taking issue with Chappelle's comments, both in his special and follow-up comments since its release.<br />Jaclyn Moore, executive producer and showrunner of Netflix's <br />"Dear White People," vowed to no longer work with the streamer <br />until they remove programming with transphobic comments.<br />Jaclyn Moore, executive producer and showrunner of Netflix's <br />"Dear White People," vowed to no longer work with the streamer <br />until they remove programming with transphobic comments.<br />GLAAD, a non-governmental media monitoring organization, commented on the issue with a statement on its Twitter account.<br />Dave Chappelle's brand has become synonymous with ridiculing trans people and other marginalized communities. Negative reviews and viewers loudly condemning his latest special is a message to the industry that audiences don't support platforming anti-LGBTQ diatribes. We agree, GLAAD, via Twitter
