Why Arsenio Hall Shut Down Gay Protestors - CH News

[@xoacatl]

The Cleveland came out in him that day! He also told them "Im black! Im the biggest minority you know about!" and why don't you go to Carson's show, interrupt him and ask him that!!! But those men wanted to come on his format and pull that....but I digress

[@RobWilly706]

Exactly...👍🏾💯

[@howwelearngrowdaily]

That was such a bs stunt!

[@jdstaley3710]

What you said! 👊🏽

[@user-ri7fn6wh6y]

@xoacatl: The gays did that on his show, because they think you blacks are their allies. You know, similar to how all colored people included themselves as one group, with the exception of whites.

[@LawTheStryker]

Sometimes COMPLETE inclusiveness means you get treated the way everybody else does. Criticisms are part of that package.

[@quintillajohnson4759]

LawTheStryker, exactly! Say it again for the people in the nose bleeds.

[@queenb3088]

Please say that again!

[@AlwaysWinning80]

Dope statement 💯

[@omniscient7333]

Bingo

[@jameslivergood348]

Until you criticize a multi millionaire comic who justifies your homophobia. Then your crossing a line, right?

[@theresidentteacher2438]

I'm 43 and remember this...he schooled the shit outta them.

[@tanishakennedy4616]

I remember that too! We're the same age

[@C_mao]

I wish they would have dragged those punks, out the back door and stomped their asses for f'ing with Arsenio

[@theresidentteacher2438]

@@tanishakennedy4616 aye-o!!!! Lol

[@jasonito23]

I'm 44 and I missed this show. I tried to see Arsenio when I could but I would be asleep when he came on late night.

[@theresidentteacher2438]

@@jasonito23 the relaunch was good because he had other Stars on his show you wouldn't otherwise see. He was cool with EVERYBODY.

[@vampfan7569]

I have actually seen the full segment with Arsenio Hall and he even says that a lot of his guests have been gay but aren't ready to come out yet because of fears of how it would affect their careers or their familial relationships and it isn't his place to out them. Full respect to him for that speech, because back then it took actual courage for stars and celebrities to come out because you got a lot of doors slammed in your face.

[@ricochete5875]

New age gay think they are so tough. Couldn't survive a day in the earlier decades.

[@lm3049]

A lot of doors slammed in their face in “tolerant” Hollywood

[@vampfan7569]

@@lm3049 Back in the late 80s early 90s, it was actually the religious right who were mainly opposed to homosexuality, as it went against the teachings of the bible. Nowadays it is the left slamming doors because you disagree with their opinions, but it was the religious right back then.

[@KindTiffany]

Ellen's sitcom was cancelled after she came out back in the day.

[@marcpower4167]

@@KindTiffany from what I remember, it wasn't immediately after and it was moreso because the show changed direction and kept talking about that subject, making it too "political".

[@kevinbeach8915]

I’m Straight…I remember when Arsenio was de-closeted, couldn’t care less. Was Actually mad his show was cancelled! I loved it. He was an excellent host! I still wish he would start another one. You don’t destroy someone by judging their life, you watch and respect their abilities.

[@Omega.Everywhere]

De-closeted ?

[@Omega.Everywhere]

De-closeted ?

[@ΒΞΔΝ]

I always thought he was as gay as the day is long. Never knew he came out tho.

[@timg1099]

@@ΒΞΔΝ neither did I. Sounds like someone outed him (declosted).

[@locadisa]

I always thought that he was gay too. I didn't know that he came out. Last time I saw him he was on the Real husband's of Hollywood as a guest star of Kevin Harts and usually Kevin will pull no punches on anyone's sexual preference....especially on that show. That's why I don't think that he did.

[@wheres_bears1378]

If people didn’t make jokes about them they would be offended too, it’s called narcissism

[@thebrownbaldy]

Facts

[@apriljohnson421]

Thank You! *These people are looking to be included and excluded at the exact same time! Always playing the victim even when it isn’t necessary nor the case.

[@brandonterzic]

wow. Great comment....

[@bedinabebe4521]

🎯

[@crissyalice4825]

Exactly!!!

[@marleiserashford396]

Well done lady. I agree with Richard Prior, Arsino Hall n now Dave Chappelle.

[@jdcaldwell5088]

Me to

[@kondodurham2599]

....u need to agree with a SPELLING TUTOR WHO TF IS RICHARD "PRIOR" AND "ARSINO" HALL?

[@kondodurham2599]

@@jdcaldwell5088 ...*too

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

@@kondodurham2599 And who TFis Kongo?.. foh...we knew who he was referring too. Find a real fucking issue . Did I spell all of that right 🤔😂 #arandomazzspellcheckinNigah

[@rwill2k]

To all the Grammar Nazis and English teachers that are correcting his spelling, how many of you didn't know who he was talking about? Point is it may be spelled wrong but you knew exactly what he was saying and who he was talking about.🤣🤣🤣

[@friendtoallfaith1love983]

Dave Chappell Richard Pryor and Arsenio Hall was totally correct on calling them out if the shoe fits wear it 👠

[@ghostgirl2133]

Except that Richard Pryor was bisexual

[@a.b.7826]

@@ghostgirl2133 and your point? Lol

[@tommyb3361]

@@ghostgirl2133 but he still called them out on their bullshit and stood on it. That's the point.

[@therealdeal3820]

@@ghostgirl2133 Says who, you?

[@shayshayshayshayshayshayshay]

@@tommyb3361 what bullshit? There is none bro’s just homophobic

[@dirtpatcheaven]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@JetseTurner]

Arsenio stood his ground, they don't do that to much today. "Kevin Hart" "Nick Cannon" "Da Baby"

[@TracyAllenPreplanner]

What people do in the privacy of their "bedrooms" (or wherever) is their business. Like Arsenio said, "Not EVERYONE talks about who/what they do sexually". If we could just get back to laughing instead of waiting to be offended, life could actually be a little more fun

[@myharris4u]

Right!!!

[@apriljohnson421]

I haven’t’ heard this said any Better! Thank You!! (Clapping)

[@drwisis6996]

i know right. they take the f outta fun.

[@dawntraci]

"Waiting to be offended." That part, sis. That part.

[@danavixen6274]

🙏🏾 Laughter is a HEALER! ♥️

[@p.w.7493]

History is indeed repeating itself!! STAND FIRM Arsino Hall and Dave Chappelle in calling out hypocrisy!!💯

[@LinaLina-we4nl]

Agreeing 👍‼️

[@gth882]

We should have a voice with or without celebs,

[@1ChxnceLxnce]

And RIP Richard Pryor

[@the7thdean1]

and that's what it's all about - calling out hypcorisy because it certainly is in the LGBTQ community. As a former leader of an African-American organization in Dallas -we saw it.

[@jahdielbenisrael777]

@Wormfarm Industry Fine, instead of passing around the blame how about you handle your hypocrisy and we'll handle ours. They did it!!! No they did it!!! (sound like such children)

[@BLACKTHEGREAT30]

I thought comedians made jokes about everyone,including gays ,people with disabilities, black people, white people. It's just jokes, "for real".

[@bobbiwilson4659]

That's what i thought! They make jokes about all people & everything! So what is wrong? Wow! Really?

[@nancypatricia511]

Oh, comedy ain't no joke. It is serious business. It is the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down. Comedians help people think about the unthinkable, and talk about the unspeakable, and see things inside of themselves, in the culture, and the world at large that are difficult to want to look at. Comedians are the social commentators that get a pass to say things that the average person does not know how to bring up and has no platform to do so.

[@toriano433]

Facts

[@VyCityMusic]

A Comedian’s primary goal is to make US (ALL of us) laugh , especially at ourselves . That’s where the skill comes in . You can make a rape joke … it’s just difficult to get rape victim to laugh (not impossible ) As Dave put it in one of his stand ups “ I get paid for the attempt (of a joke) “

[@AlwayzMe1]

Its THIS GENERATION.. Soon there won't be any comedians!!!

[@DBeauty82]

It’s almost like these people forget that if they don’t like something they can leave or not go see it in the first place. Why show up just to be offended? Not everything is for everyone, doesn’t mean it has to be “cancelled” entirely 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@danavixen6274]

🗣️ PREACH! Just don't watch it! I'm so OVER Cancel Culture! 🙅🏾‍♀️

[@dickgrayson4325]

You need to delete this post because it makes to much rational sense.

[@Otto8845]

I wish the cancel culture activists could get through their thick skull that they can look at something else if they do NOT like a certain thing. It's common sense.

[@DarkWillUser]

What do you mean by "these people"?

[@ChamberedMaiden]

So, everyone's allowed to be fragile but us? Comedians tell jokes. Can't take a joke, don't attend the shows. 🎯

[@simonluke2096]

LBGQT needs to address the major problems their having in their own community 🙄, quick to cancel if their offended but never stands with any other movement. Its comedy 🤣 if you think that you might be or will be offended don't go or click on and cancel your membership

[@maumauuhuru8525]

Yes Yes

[@eugenedantzler4485]

BINGO

[@tropiclucas9130]

Let's not forget how they hijacked the blm movement got their legislation then abandoned them without looking back they only care about black ppl when we're dead by white cops

[@judahscub6347]

@@tropiclucas9130 not even then, they put gay before anything, including racism.

[@dpcisunbreakable]

@@judahscub6347 You know this how? 1st of all, most of us that do put anything before racism you're, you're not alienators in the 1st place and then get better rest for aligning with each other and organizing? You can't have it both ways and it's still between on top of the list and as the the enlightened one.. And furthermore, not every gay person follows the same credence of beliefs. Be careful not to speak for us when you don't believe understand the degree to which we face racism within the LGBTQ community.

[@joycewilliams9503]

I’m absolutely sick of their selfishness! And they’re racists! They have continually tried to take away the black male comedians livelihoods! Now that they have all the rights everyone else does except black people, it seems like they go around picking fights. Everyone doesn’t agree with their lifestyle, so what. As long as they don’t attempt to oppress them like they’re doing to other people they should ignore them.

[@Mugenkidd82]

Racist isn't a sexual preference. It's called obligation.. I have gay and trans friends and family. They know how I feel on the subject. It's about respect and understanding. Even my best friend jumped on the bandwagon without even watching it. Like yo.. you're smarter than that... but feelings somehow override facts.. do I believe trans women are real women.. no.. but do I respect their right to be who they are... yes.. some women can't have kids or periods. But they still are women. Body make up genes all that.. A trans female can't biologically bare children. That's the difference. Like when a trans man has a child.. no the biology of that person is still female and has the ability to bare children. No where in nature is it the other way. It's either you reproduce asexually or in some species some will change sex for reproduction. But there's ALWAYS an opposite. And that's what's being canceled. Science and facts to make one group of people comfortable. But blacks still struggle , our protest get overlooked when a few assholes corrupt the message. But no one dare speak about the LGBTQ community even when they are flat out wrong.. and that is what dave was talking about. It wasn't about them it was about a system that caters to everyone else who isn't black.

[@jamberry8026]

@@Mugenkidd82 You didn't understand what Joyce said. How come y'all never try to cancel white comedians who make gay jokes?

[@basemintsincorporated7746]

@@jamberry8026 You have to read his whole post ..but its obvious he ain't read hers either lol

[@Mugenkidd82]

@@jamberry8026 I read her post. My post was in response to her saying they are racist. The LGBTQ community has blacks in it.. so they can not be racist. But an individual can be..

[@Mugenkidd82]

@@basemintsincorporated7746 trust me I did..

[@simplyshaun1128]

I saw this episode, and I was here for it! No one will respect you if they are ambushed and bullied. What could've been great national exposure turned to ridiculousness in a matter of minutes.

[@ChristopherNealBUSHIDO49ERS]

Same!

[@wkatc007]

Oh so you grown grown lol

[@ChristopherNealBUSHIDO49ERS]

@@wkatc007 Yeah! 🤣

[@simplyshaun1128]

@@wkatc007 Very much so. 😏

[@wkatc007]

@@simplyshaun1128 Well alrighty then! 😁👑

[@magdalenem4949]

I think we all long for the days where we can all laugh together about everyone and everything. I remember Andrew Dice Clay, he was so offensive to women back in the day but I just didn't listen to him and it never bothered me that people thought he was funny, it's comedy. I am white and one of my favorite shows when I was little was the Jeffersons. I loved George Jefferson and the jokes he made about white people. Now that I am an adult, I see that every white character on that show was a bit of a buffoon which was by design and that's what made it so funny. There are 7 billion souls on this planet and we have to live together, so why not laugh tougher about our differences instead of allow it to make us miserable? Life is too short for that! Thanks for the post. We need to stop taking everything so seriously and stop allowing the most radical people to make these rules in society about woke culture to the point where we can't even laugh together.

[@yolandasmith3224]

I agree with you so much thank you

[@scottlibman7870]

In all fairness George was a bit of a buffoon too.

[@michaelbrobbel8753]

@@scottlibman7870 all the men on the show were sort of buffoons, they kept the ladies as the straight intelligent ones that could really take good shots at the men. It truly was a great comedy.

[@TheGibberwocky]

"History doesn't repeat; but it rhymes." Mark Twain

[@edreid7872]

His show had many gay guests on his show.. And he had quite the gay following back in the day, and there were many rumors that he was gay himself, which never seemed to bother him...

[@DJRenee]

Right

[@lhem0361]

@@DJRenee Yes, some people thought Arsenio was gay. I do not know why. There are so many white supremacists groups. Isn't it strange, the black LBGTQs are not included with the more dominant group? The white LBGQT have the best of both worlds...according to which "hat" they choose to wear at any given time, it appears.

[@druck7480]

right!… and when he had guests on his show, whether they were gay or not, was not even a concern

[@jubilantvision2212]

But they’re okay with laughing at other groups of people? You can’t be like that.

[@apriljohnson421]

Right! Exactly!

[@thelastdracolich1237]

If they can laugh at others .they better learn to laugh at them selfs.

[@dpcisunbreakable]

Who are you referring to when making this statement?

[@snarkyfoxy67]

@@dpcisunbreakable who do you think? You know damn well who they're talking about🤨 The alphabet people.

[@Rbhawk3rd]

I saw this episode back in the 90s. Dave is hitting harder now because cancel culture back then wasn't a thing. Corporations openly backing an artist vocally also wasn't a thing either.

[@Deuteromis]

Actually cancel culture has been around for a very long time. It's not a very recent thing.

[@desecration171]

@@Deuteromis Thank you. These young and unaware people think things happen out of a vacuum. Conservatives tried to get Roseanne cancelled. They also tried numerous times to get Married With Children off the air. Black people weren't even allowed to be on mainstream TV except for bit parts. When black people finally got some mainstream success, beyond one or two, in the 80s and 90s we were immediately cancelled soon after. Kaepernick was a victim of cancelling. C. Delores Tucker tried to get Tupac and rap as a whole cancelled. If you really want to get back, the Red Scare was political cancel culture.

[@kangtheconquerortheninth3826]

Cancel culture was always with us...SOCIAL MEDIA and a few people LEFT THAT MONSTER IN..... BECAUSE ONE THING THE PEOPLE WHO SNUCK IN THE DOOR AFTE THE GATEKEEPERS LEFT BECAME THE NEW GATEKEEPERS and everyone folded.

[@Deuteromis]

@@desecration171 Cancel culture did seem to be mostly conservative, but it's happening on by the left too. It's now just become more political, like modern society has. I remember when political ideology didn't saturate every goddamn aspect of our lives.

[@apeshiitnate1355]

Yeah

[@kiddtuffy]

I was there that night. Arsenio NEVER spoke ill of anybody because of their orientation. He could have overwhelmed the protesters with lists of people he employed, every damn day, producers, art department and crew, all who were present at the taping. but he went high. Great work. Very well done. Thank you.

[@legendofsociety796]

Thank you for response brother.

[@joshuaphillips755]

They are using an unrelated incident to help Chappelle. Where did Arsenio come out as a TERF?

[@kiddtuffy]

@@joshuaphillips755 you are intentionally misunderstanding the rhetorical logic. In doing so you are advocating for no one. Search your soul, stop being a troll.

[@joshuaphillips755]

@@kiddtuffy serious question. Dave said he's a TERF. That should be enough for anyone.

[@scottinguito5997]

He said he was "team TERF" in the special in a written comedy routine. Is your premise that every detail of a comic's act is personal disclosure? Dave has also had bits where he said he "fucks feet." Is that part of the routine or personal truth? He's said in his mother specials that he made out with a trans woman. Personal disclosure or part of a written comedy routine? It's dishonest to pull a quote and assume it is a true detail from a personal experience. Or it's pure ignorance of how some creative arts are conceived. Louis CK has a bit about a guy complaining on an airplane. In an interview he said it was really him complaining, but the joke worked better saying it was someone else. comedians shape their work for impact, for laughs. To assume every iota of their act is truth about their life is absurd.

[@Sandra-kv4vf]

Arsenio and Chris have every right to feel the way they do! I have gay friends and I’ve never heard them speak out about any other people’s problems with treatment only theirs. Sorry to say but that’s a shame we are all human beings! Every human being on this Planet should be treated equally and fairly by the God given right of freedom and liberty with the pursuit of happiness from the moment you are born! There’s no in between on that! Just straight forward with no stops for stupid! When people allow ignorance to rule their minds and hearts they lose their souls! If you think you don’t have a soul than you lost a part of what makes you Human! If you say I don’t see color well you’re a damn liar but if you say I see you my friend you got it right! Difference between People is what makes us so damned beautiful and wonderful! It brings us so much variety of music , foods, clothes, and styles of art living cool ideas from different points of views! Why wouldn’t anyone want that awesome experience! But when you take and smother another human being for just looking different you lose, they lose and that’s a shame on you! Can you imagine for just one moment how beautiful and wonderful this world could be if everyone could just let the bad from the past be laid to rest! If it could be buried like long lost kin! Nobody remembers them not really think about it! It’s so sad we beat ourselves out of a grand life in this ignorance of stupidity. I can only say I’m 59 soon and hope before I die people change for the better! I’d love to see this world joined as one in humanity as understanding and love wins. God Bless everyone everyday for all your lives. Please stop and say a kind thing to someone just to do it, you just might save a life without knowing it. 🙏❤️🤗

[@mrcuddlebear]

Let's call it what's is a group of people wanting to force their ideals on to someone.

[@wkatc007]

Done and done!

[@shonsxxx]

Exactly

[@southboundtp2067]

FACTS, it's NO longer a HIDDEN agenda, it's in full PUBLIC view 🤔

[@johnr7022]

Preach it my brother Preach 🙌

[@andrethethinker3498]

I think you've hit the nail on the head with that comment. If that's not it, -- what is!! 👍🤔

[@Mara_143]

I agree with Dave Chapelle, Arsenio Hall and Richard Pryor 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

[@sassykassie6070]

What about Andrew Dice Clay?

[@fanofOWSNY]

Because you're transphobic and homophobic

[@Mara_143]

@@fanofOWSNY Because they bullied him on his own show. Don't try to bully people or indoctrinate people into your beliefs.

[@seapod]

@@fanofOWSNY stop whining.

[@hopperthemarxist8533]

The difference with Chappelle is nobody went into his damn audience to protest his show. Dave Chappelle said some stuff that if he said it about black people would get people lynched. You think that’s a bad comparison? Trans people are getting murdered in very high numbers. When you tell people you’re on the side of not validating their identity I guarantee you people use that as a justification to murder trans people. It’s so disgusting and insulting to try to compare a bunch of protesters disrupting arsenios show, which is really disrespectful, to Chappelle attacking trans people for no reason other than he’s a old bitter bigot way past his prime. Don’t complain about racism if you aren’t against transphobia because trans people are an even smaller and much more persecuted group in America today

[@maarifawalcott5145]

Really good video. man I remember being a teenager during the 90's, and staying up 'till 11 o'clock to see Arsenio Hall. He will always be the King of Late Night television to me. His show was/is a national treasure.

[@nicolew6904]

I remember seeing that show on the night of the L.A. riots. Carson, etc canceled their show. Arsenio went on the air. Only a few audience members. But, I remember thinking he didn't avoid the civil unrest .

[@maarifawalcott5145]

@@nicolew6904, He certainly did not.

[@shadycnetwork]

Richard Pryor, arsenio Hall, Dave Chappelle, 80s Eddie Murphy And Redd Foxx All icons who stood up for free speech

[@TheIvyLens]

I’m a cis Latin gay male. I couldn’t agree more with Chapelle and the other comedians. Hats off to Chapelle for standing up to toxic bigotry in the LGBTQ community.

[@3styler1]

so basically your a gay man cis means fuck all

[@elitist3447]

@@3styler1 lmao!

[@1lazzo]

😂😂😂

[@mpiugdtyhgffijfcxp3613]

I'm trans, and I stand with Dave Chappell. No such thing as cis though.

[@TheIvyLens]

@@mpiugdtyhgffijfcxp3613 cis is a differentiator of the human experience, so it is relevant. I first came to hear cis from the trans community as an attack on those privileged to be born in the gender they live as. So naturally I hated the word. I live in San Francisco and two local drag queens have a podcast. One queen was telling a story/experience of another local queen and was abruptly interrupted by the other queen when she asked if this person in the story was cis or not. The queen telling the story asked why it mattered. The other cohost queen, being trans, said it matters to the extent that it differentiates different human lived experiences. In that moment, I went from hating the word that I thought was made up to attack people like me, to understanding the why it matters in context. I was born male and I live as male, therefor I’m cis.

[@ekiti]

If you know, you know. History never forgets. Salute to Arsenio Hall

[@MandyLeeRain]

I agree, why does everyone have to know your sexual preferences when it's a professional setting. And children being exposed to such sexual decisions makes no sense to me. Can't we all just treat eachother with respect and move on. Comedians joke about everyone... Normal white people got it bad 😆 Everyone gets joked about. It's equality

[@tarrellmahan3962]

Some white ppl are looked at just like everyone else' like 🗑, but when trash pile up it becomes a problem for ppl' im speaking in a general sense,

[@Jaheartsjonas]

@Amy G the biological fact is heterosexual unions generate life, that's why it's the norm in many cultures and more commonly portrayed, it's not based on bias, just reality and science, the acceptance of other sexualities is cultural

[@Xenodamus]

Agreed on the respect and equality, but already you fail to reciprocate. What 'sexual decisions' children being exposed to are you refering to? If you're refering to romantic relationships and families of LGBT folks, then there's a double standard when no one has qualms when an interviewer asks a male celebrity if he has a girlfriend.

[@tarrellmahan3962]

@Amy G not at all' get to publishing, i think everyone should have fair options

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

@Amy G If I want to have a child that is a combination of my partner and me than yes hetero is superior in that regard. Also there's the whole part of you not existing if it wasn't for a hetero partnership.

[@dswynne]

The problem with the "gay community" is that it doesn't think that it's a reflection of the larger community, in that, in its pursuit to not be victimized, doesn't think that it has racist and prejudicial "blind spots" as well. Ergo, when you call it out on being just as racist and prejudicial as the greater society, it feigns victimhood, but has no problem using methods that only those who have social privilege would employ. That's why, for now, any gay person of color, who are defending the backlash against Dave Chappelle, are THE definition of being sellouts to corporate interests, which is influenced by gay interests and the "woke" progressives.

[@randomlady5315]

About 4 months back I told someone on a KZbin comment that he was ignorant and a racist. He responded that he is not racist because he is gay. I guess I'm the ignorant

[@dariangregory6182]

You must have archer in your blood the way you hit that 🎯

[@tobiaslawrence8928]

You my friend hit the nail on the coffin. It's been very crazy too me that their are black people and also gay black people that jump to the defence of the alphabet community but won't stand up for discrimination towords POC's it's like everybody can go through oppression but if it's them then they won't let it stand.

[@Logicalfactskemet]

Well said brutha.

[@HappyRoach1]

@@tobiaslawrence8928 , I noticed a lot of LGBT blacks hate the black heterosexual patriarchy. Black LGBT blame black men and masculinity for homophobia & transphobia. Then black women feminists support them by calling out black men for misogyny, sexism, and toxic masculinity. So black LGBT and black feminists team up to attack heterosexual black men. Then you have heterosexual black male feminists and defenders of the LGBT community. So the average heterosexual black man feels like he is being crucified by these other groups within the black community. If anything its going to push many black men to the right, because the left will not correct these overreaching feminists and LGBT extremists. The conservatives still support a healthy dose of masculinity.

[@alvedaallen1581]

Nobody REALLY cares about who you find attractive and who you want to be with in the bed! I really wish the GAY community would just get on with their lives and quit thinking they have to continue to defend the lifestyle they've chosen. WHO CARES?!!!.... DO YOU!!! Stop focusing on what OTHER people think and just live your life. It's getting OLD now!

[@Capicua718]

Thank you for the report 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@AlexRides808]

When they were asked about who they wanted to see on the show, they called out two (and only two) people...that nobody knew existed. And the probably put their private life on blast in the process. Especially the NFL player.

[@Night_Owl_Noah]

Pretty sure they screwed this up. When the activists asked for "Eric Kramer", they may have been talking about Eric Allen Kramer, an actor, not the QB. I could be wrong, but I'm a lifelong Bears fan and I seem to remember a similar confusion coming up in the past

[@mlynettepinky595]

Exactly back then a lot of people didn't want it to be known that they where gay. It was 80s/ 90s and gays still had stigma of HIV/ Aids Hall didn't discriminate, he had Elton, Little Richard, Rosie O'Donnell, and etc. People like Da Brat, George Takei from star trek, singer Barry Manilow, actor Richard Chamberlain they didn't come out until the 2000s

[@danniclink4632]

​@@mlynettepinky595 he was one of the first people to have RuPaul on his show

[@MsSunShyne08]

I love this breakdown. Stay woke with the foolishness. Defend all not just some. The lgbtq need to do a reality check before speaking

[@dpcisunbreakable]

No. You don't get to box all of us into this statement. We live in reality every day contrary to what you perceive us to be.

[@MsSunShyne08]

@@dpcisunbreakable we live in reality too and some people in your community can be bullies. Fighting for equality is one thing and I congratulate you guys for that but you can't do it by bullying someone else. That's not fair

[@dpcisunbreakable]

@@MsSunShyne08 I get that, but here is my issue. There is almost never someone like you actively calling out the bullying that often starts with members of your community bashing us. I often hear reasons why that rest on biases against my community, so often we bash bac in an attempt to address the hate on some level other than taking some undeserved beatdown from ignorant people that align with your community only to be against us.

[@christophersleight19]

There seem to be "movements" defended by people that aren't part of the movement but support the movement with their being offended by anything that questions or doesn't honor and worship the ideals of the movement, movements. Simple rule, if you can't make fun of yourself, or accept being made fun of, learn to understand you are the truest form of a bigot. And every hate filled person, believes there is nobility in this Paradigm. You can recognize them by one of their mantras, "speech and thinking is violence. And Anyone who disagrees with us is a threat and makes our life unsafe!" Parents are sending their kids to extremely expensive institutions to have this information "hardwired" into their kids heads. And become useful idiots, Yard sign people. (Personally, I am the only problem I have ever had.)

[@MsSunShyne08]

@@christophersleight19 you said a whole word there brother. I totally agree. True understanding of one's self is being able to laugh at your own faults and gain the ability to correct them. If you can't laugh at yourself it's because you still are the problem that's being spoken about. They need to learn how to be more a part of the solution instead of the problem. Good stuff

[@5thElementSandwich]

Since it’s inception, the gay rights movement as a whole, has had a blind spot on racial issues that has been well documented.

[@dpcisunbreakable]

I wouldn't agree on that, because there are many discussions regarding race in the LGBTQIA community that are currently going on in real time. Hell, some people even have developed a decision around race. Do your research.

[@5thElementSandwich]

@@dpcisunbreakable way back before the LGBTQ+ community labeling, when it was just the referred to as “gay community”, the GRC ( for the purposes of the conversation) 70’s/80’s was piggy backing ideas from the civil rights movement, while excluding gay people of color, for fear of the convolution of agendas. Gay White men were running things and the gay black man wasn’t welcome in those circles of decision making. This mindset has carried over to this day. Just look at how they decided that of all the talk show host that they could’ve gone after, they decided on a soft target. Let’s go after Arsenio Hall. AKA punching down. Sounds like you need to do your homework. I don’t need to do my homework. I saw how they ostracized gays of color to keep their movement race free, thereby either by accident, or purposefully creating a racist outlook. I did my homework, and got my degree. Class is over.

[@dpcisunbreakable]

@@5thElementSandwich Dude, clearly you overlooked absolutely everything that I stated in my statement. Perhaps before you decide to become the asshole of a conversation, maybe you need to go back to my comment and actually read what I stated, and from what perspective I spoke. Did I defend the LGBTQ community's efforts back then? Not as an entire community. I suggest you stope trying to, as you ignorantly stated, got for the soft targets, because not only is your aim wrong, you can't even reply to one iota of my comment. You can't get a degree, let alone do your homework, if all you're doing is jumping ahead of the lesson itself and choosing not to read as instructed. It's responses like yours that turn people off, because you refuse to listen to understand. Do better, and stop trying to compete with people that have information that is just as valid as yours, because not once have I even denied anything you mentioned. In fact, before your failed attempt to correct me, I would have easily agreed with you, but, you are too smart for your own good.

[@5thElementSandwich]

@@dpcisunbreakable so to start your end of this repertoire you stated that 1) you disagree with my statement that the blind spot was there from the beginning, by focusing on what’s happening currently, thereby skipping over the idea that it was there from the start. 2) Then after I remind you of what my statement on the HISTORY of GRC’s exclusionary tactics were, you act like you yourself didn’t skip over my initial point, thus allowing you to fabricate the idea that I skipped over yours. There’s nothing wrong with being wrong. That’s how we learn. However, willful ignorance is a plight upon society that keeps us all from progressing forward. Don’t worry.. you’ll figure it out hopefully. They say “Reading is fundamental “. Why don’t you take it from the top, and start again with READING my first statement. I suggest you read it twice before you try again. I don’t know you, or what level your reading comprehension is, so do it twice just to be on the safe side. Are finished, or are you thirsty for more? NEXT!!!

[@peacheskong2245]

@@5thElementSandwich Lesbians weren't even allowed in their movement, lol

[@scorpionMiz]

Thank you Tatayana Le’Joy!! This is a very refreshing analysis on the issue of the letter folk trying to silence comedic voices particularly black male comedians. If you can’t take the heat get out the damn kitchen.

[@SkinnyCorleone]

Good presentation young lady. You did a great job.

[@lolabunny1157]

That was so crazy! How you gone come on somebody show and start a riot

[@ditocerto]

When you're gay you're allowed to do anything you want to.

[@TrudyTsoFine]

I miss Richard Pryor's raw comedy.

[@SuperLuminalElf]

And TRUTH-telling

[@brekerickson5911]

Honestly, it's just because we live in the age of spin. It's so easy to take a tiny clip of something someone says, twisted up into something completely out of context and throw it on the internet and let it go viral in an effort to push whatever narratives you're pursuing. Look at any major media outlet, it's how they make their living. As far as both sides not listening to each other, I'm afraid that's happened since the beginning of time and likely it won't end until we're extinct. Especially nowadays again with social media. Think of Twitter specifically. Can you find one person on Twitter who isn't of the "here's my opinion and if you disagree with me you're as bad as Hitler" persuasion?

[@whatyousay9816]

GREAT POINT!!!

[@crazysweetgrannywalker]

Thank you!!! 😊 You did an amazing job delivering the news!

[@jamespn]

Always liked Arsenio, there’s a man who stands his ground, just like Dave Chapelle.

[@sirpoppinchuck]

Richard standing up for the Lockers Classic!!!! Yeeeah!

[@brandonbrown6918]

They was quick to bash and shame the ladies at that spa , where a dude claimed he was trans to get into the female side. Yet when reports came out he a sexual defiant who been exposing himself among other things to kids.... Crickets

[@dfoot1443]

I’m old enough to remember the term “In the closet “ Today, they want people to choke on the closet.

[@BuckeyNation4521]

😂😂😂

[@swiftjustice04]

Literally 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dpcisunbreakable]

No actually, we want to dismantle the closet. Meaning we don't want people to have to live in denial any more. And ignorant jokes like yours confirmed the need that we need to speak further about dismantling this viewpoint.

[@dfoot1443]

@@dpcisunbreakable there are two cities you can live in where you will be fine . Sodom and Gomorrah they will love you there.

[@meco4068]

@@dfoot1443 Oh, I love this story --- the story where the most righteous man in town offered up his virgin daughters to be raped instead of the two male visitors (angels) at his home. Fathers who want their daughters to be sexually assaulted are such righteous beings. So, how did an all seeing, all knowing God find that Lot and his family were the only righteous people in town when....the wife looked back when God told her not to and was turned into a pillar of salt and Lots virgin daughters ran to safety but were pissed that all the men in the area were killed in the genocide so they got their father drunk as a skunk and they both had sex with Daddy, hoping to get knocked up! I guess giving your daughters to rapists and incest are Christian values that needed to be maintained and protected. JOKES!

[@tnh723]

subbed. you guys need to be heard so sanity and civil discourse can return

[@CS-rk9bf]

*I never heard of a gay comedian's show being removed from Netflix for making jokes about straight people?* WHY THE DOUBLE STANDARD?

[@nevermind56nevermind55]

facts they got a double standard everyone can be joked on but them

[@emiltoutou1]

You got a very important point right there?

[@Power-1Thouzand]

RIP Nuance and Context in 2021!

[@rexgamewell]

Rest in peace good old commonsense

[@DMVvsEverybody]

I literally rewatched it on KZbin when the ish went down with Dave! That’s how it should always go down! We can’t be running with our tail between our legs when certain groups wanna ambush or attack us! It’s like, if you don’t like it, you ain’t gotta support it! Just like Arsenio said, I tell jokes about Dan Quayle (Bush VP) all of the time, you don’t see him calling me for a fight!🤦🏿‍♂️

[@prometheus200]

History ain’t repeating its self, but rather the truth is being persistent.

[@bransonbenson9520]

Love this comment

[@j.l.w8836]

This comment right here, spot on

[@Ms_T_Perfectly_Imperfect]

That's deep

[@nancypatricia511]

I know what you mean. But history repeats itself BECAUSE truth is persistent. Or if you would prefer: The truth is persistent. Therefore history repeats itself until the truth is acknowledged, believed, and people change as a result of their beliefs.

[@daniel.j9062]

Growing up in the nineties i was a big fun Arsenio Hall ,I clearly remember that particular show . He did handle it in those days pretty well. My question is never seen anyone questioning Leno, Letterman or Carson the same illogical unfair question they asked Arsenio in those days ? Something really is messed up and fishy. Smh

[@lindaalexander4786]

wonderfully recapped. Great work!

[@leleg3046]

LGBT is no different in comedy, straights gets talk about and we laugh and enjoy comedy so why LGBT can't do the same🤔

[@vikinglife6316]

Because its not about rights its about ideology.

[@Peh-heeeeeggy-Hill]

This. Dave made jokes about whites, Latinos, bisexuals, and women in their 30s, and I'm not crying about it.

[@leleg3046]

@@Peh-heeeeeggy-Hill Right, comedian talks about every detail of life everything! I miss the the old days when you can go out and enjoy laughter and people 😉

[@thebrownbaldy]

I remember watching that episode when I was a kid and don't blame Arsenio one bit. He said what he said, if they wanted those types of guests ger their own platform.

[@paulmorvantjr.8072]

I remember seeing that episode in real time.

[@xMrDJ254x]

kinda interesting how this keeps popping up nearly every 20 years Richard Pryor - 1977 Arsenio Hall - 1991 Dave Chappelle - 2021

[@sarahtaylor2342]

Yep and the Civil rights movement began around 1954...203 years before Richard Pyror said what he said. This is calculated and by design. Psy-ops to push this narrative so they can achieve their agenda of creating a non-binary mindset and culture. This is ultra mind control right before our eyes.

[@wsmokr]

@@sarahtaylor2342 Wait there are 203 years between 1954 and 1977??

[@willia3r]

@@sarahtaylor2342 whoever was the person who taught you math needs to get slapped in the face, that person clearly failed you😕

[@thebathuman]

@@sarahtaylor2342 Yep, and I ate some spaghetti back in '93 that tasted kinda funny, so, ya know?!

[@sprinvntrdd]

Really good analysis. Spot on!

[@TheMzshaw]

Great job!! 💯This was great

[@gomes3776]

Dave chappelle and arsenio hall are two real brotha in hollywood 💪🏿

[@glowpopupcommentary9183]

👁️YES INDEED AND THANK YOU🏆🏆🏆

[@sommerfranklin9421]

History will continue to repeat itself because we as a people haven’t learned the lesson!

[@BlackTalkRadioNetwork]

Blaming Black people because racists keep being racists, we are not the ones in need of a lesson, they are.

[@peepgod1263]

Most haven't learned their lesson!

[@dichonelawson5218]

The lgbt crowd is as pissed off as they are because even if one of these comics isn't saying something hurtful and hateful toward the community, but just generally telling jokes, the fact is, nothing in REAL reality fits their narrative, it's real enough that people can live that lifestyle if they so choose, but it doesn't change what scientific reality is -- the reality that anyone and everyone can easily see and comprehend

[@ace11235]

@bang bang If you can't comprehend it, then may be you're the ignorant one.

[@dichonelawson5218]

@bang bang two men/women can't NATURALLY have children, guys who are trans won't suddenly start having periods and producing eggs. Be gay and trans if that's what you want, whatever helps you sleep better, but THAT scientific reality will remain. Dave Chapelle wasn't being hateful in his show, and neither is my comment. It's just the truth, and not even a brutal one

[@a.b.7826]

I get your point, and agree except I think this is more of the T than the LG&B issue.

[@ruthieworldtravels]

Exactly!

[@therealdeal3820]

They get so mad with people who refuse to address a he as a she and vice versa. Why get mad with the person for telling the truth???! A boy is not a girl, and a girl is not a boy, period.

[@biggmonie]

The history of this video is so awesome!! Good job ya'll!

[@shirleywalker4298]

Thank you ever so much for sharing beautiful soul.✌️🍂🍁✨💫

[@maryannazurin2322]

How do you defend a community that attacks a person from their own community. What they did to Daphne (Dave's friend that defended him) is wrong! Until they stop attacking people from their own community it's really hard to stand by them. People that don't agree to any type of bullying need to step up...

[@mpiugdtyhgffijfcxp3613]

Exactly! I'm trans, and I've been cyberbullied by these trans activists.

[@sbwlearning1372]

Pure fascism and I'll guarantee they support Antifa

[@Shintigercurl]

similar thing happened to me. even tried to have this conversation with my friend who came out as trans. he didn't want to hear it and said daphne was wrong. these types of people (so called transactivists) don't wanna have conversations about nuiainces and shades of gray. you are either with them 100% or against them 100%. there is no middle ground. after that, i just stopped talking about it at all, because i felt like no one wanted to listen to my opinion on the matter.

[@aries8597]

The protestors said “Larry Kramer” not Erik Kramer. Google both names. It makes more sense for it to be Larry Kramer who was a Gay rights activist, than former NFL player Erik Kramer...no NFL player was openly gay like that in the 90s..not ever to the point where they’d want to do interviews on TV.

[@daminharris3879]

YOOOO thanks I was ova here scratching my head like i don't rememba any outward gay football players in da 90s lol

[@aries8597]

@@daminharris3879 trust me I was doing the same thing...I was like nah, that can’t be right. And it wasn’t.

[@marc07112]

I was about to say, there was no gay NFL player in the 90s

[@dpcisunbreakable]

@@marc07112 you mean, no known gay players.

[@agapereign]

@@marc07112 there were. They just didn’t talk about it.

[@mrcead]

It's about control. The gay community has a caste system too and they wanna gatekeep as much as they can, certain folks making the noise that is, ain't nobody in our family tho. I wish that would be clearer in these news breaks

[@LinaLina-we4nl]

Great commentary on this topic 👍‼️

[@richierich5698]

Next, the alphabet community will be filing complaints for being excluded from jokes

[@MrLee4love]

I stand with Dave & Arsenio to keep having their say & putting the TRUTH OUT! Not coming out, but put the truth out and keep is coming!

[@QueenRenne]

I’ll never forget when this happening back in the 90s. 💯👀💅🏾

[@DEKMAN99]

I noticed, they never did this to Johnny Carson or Merv Griffith show. Just Black heterosexual male entertainers.

[@ladonna1902]

I never seen anyone demand Kramer be cancelled for calling black audience members the N word. George Lopez wasn't cancelled for disrespected a black woman in his audience.

[@TheRushologist]

Excellent observations. Love this video. Thank you

[@lionnotsheep6251]

I'm proud as hell to support all the comedic geniuses who stand up for free fucking speech and don't back down from the PC police!

[@dexterwilliams443]

This was classic, I remember this

[@jazshas]

What it basically boils down to is people want you to accept their lifestyles. The truth is individuals don't have to because gays don't accept everybody's lifestyles. They have prejudices too. This I know because I've lived and worked around them. We don't have to accept everyone's way of life but we should treat every human being with dignity and respect.

[@sbwlearning1372]

Difficult when factoring in extreme religion

[@dpgcook8]

It's just like history repeating itself, but the ones who should learn from this DON'T. Almost like AMERICAN history....

[@crescendataylor1222]

United States of amnesia!!!!!

[@adictiveadictive]

Whose story?

[@dpgcook8]

American History, all of it...

[@DantesRantRoom]

This was very informational. Thank you so much. Please keep making more 🙏🏽

[@TraciJehan]

Stand your ground like Colin Keapernick. The hypocrisy must be called out.

[@lgoepfert4252]

It's important to note that Chapelle emphasized that this fight wasn't between him and homosexuals. It was between him and corporate media and what he was allowed to say.

[@NightmansSexyHands]

Yeah, but you’re smarter than that, right? Corporate isn’t telling him anything; corporate is bowing down to pressure from the community, and Dave knows that. You get that.

[@darthchingaso3613]

Cuz in your mind terfs only fight against mainstream media not trans people?

[@SpokenBroke]

Because endangering lives to make a personal point justifies your circular driveway? Nah.

[@ColaSpandex]

@@NightmansSexyHands So why is Dave lying?

[@NightmansSexyHands]

@@ColaSpandex If that’s something you can’t figure out on your own, then I can’t help you. People need to come to these conclusions in their own time and then we can work towards truth and freedom.

[@Dazen101]

Funniest part is Pryor was privately Bi and they were mad at him. Kinda like they were mad at Tyler The Creator's lyrics before he came out. Really makes you think.

[@Akilahfoye]

hmmm good observation

[@ditocerto]

Why was Pryor bisexual to you?

[@EmotionsRTemporary]

@@ditocerto All blacks are gay or bi in Hollywood. Let some tell it.

[@Dazen101]

@@EmotionsRTemporary Not all but Pryor was. His wife confirmed the affair and has the receipts of his affair with Marlon Brando.

[@Dazen101]

@@ditocerto Richard Pryor's widowed wife and Quincy Jones talked about how he had a relationship with Marlon Brando. I normally wouldn't trust gossip but it was his wife and a close friend.

[@edkang42]

Glad they brought this back up!

[@avishevin1976]

I’ve seen trans people say that regular people who won’t date trans are bigots, but god help you if you say the same about lesbian who won’t date men. The community is riddled with entitled hypocrites, and that’s what people respond to. The trans people who just live their lives like anyone else aren’t the target for the cynical and dark humor.

[@iiicuuubreathingfullyoohoohooh]

You all went in on this video. Thorough research. Well done.

[@rexgamewell]

They need to clown the fact that weird movement has a CEO 😂🤣😭

[@C_mao]

How could 'anyone' have anything negative to say about the absolute 'gem' in this world that is Arsenio Hall ? Aw, hhhell no! Arsenio, definitely one of my favorite people. Anyone coming at AH wrong, will be looked at with disdain, they will be hated and loathed. People who are already barely tolerated, and hated by many, are just shooting themselves in the foot when they go after the beloved Arsenio Hall and Dave. What the hell could they be thinking. That's ridiculous! And btw, girl in this video, you are very very pretty ! I'm subscribed now, cuz i Luv comedy, it's really one of the best things in the world.

[@iamwhatever1394]

I'm muslim, I don't make a big deal how the media lies about my religion, I don't make a big deal about the movies always making my religion look bad just because of a few crazy's! The gays have crazies in there community as well, there's a crazy in all religions, cultures & races, regardless of what community there will always be a crazy! Therefore judge not by the community, but rather by the individuals conduct! I also would like to say, there is funny in every religion, culture, and race, its ok to laugh about things as well, its part of our human nature... just keep it clean with good intentions! Look we all have differences, let us not argue them, but rather come together in our common ground in which we all have as well! PEACE🙏😁

[@shahidabdoullakhanzorovr1564]

💯

[@nusaibaqudat4612]

Thank you 👏👏👏👏

[@apriljohnson421]

Well said!

[@kdcstock]

Awesome job on your content.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TheDarkNinja7]

They never did that to Carson.

[@scott4792]

Arsenio always been a real one. Too real for American late night. They'd rather have Seth Myers and Jimmy Kimmel. 🙄

[@j.s.3297]

And colbert... All paid propagandists

[@scott4792]

@@j.s.3297 And Fallon. All propagandists and all white.

[@MirokuLovesMetallica]

Yeah... you want real late night now you gotta go to HBO and watch Maher who completely agrees with these three comedians, and really is one himself. Also from a past generation, go figure.

[@Chan.711]

The Pryor incident is epic. Watch the actual clip. If not by itself, it's in a documentary

[@modernretroradio993]

...as if we didn't know this was a big ol' psy-op.

[@dadams71]

Thank you for saying it...cuz no one else is 😶

[@serious7179]

What's a psy-op?

[@artistli8036]

My thoughts exactly.

[@isafarooq1721]

@@serious7179 A psychological operation. Things like these are propaganda campaigns put out in order to manipulate public perception by presenting a certain opinion as reality, despite being an perception/opinion only held by a small portion of the world (usually rich white people). It works very well today because a single rich person could own multiple news channels and always present his opinion as reality to multiple different demographics

[@serious7179]

@@isafarooq1721 ah ..thanks for the explanation!

[@mcarr4537]

Great compilation. Thank you for the facts.

[@sierrannomad]

I am LGBTQ & I'm black (African). I love who I am and Dave has been my favorite comic for decades. Facts: he's offensive. Clayton Bigsby 🤣🤣🤣

[@FactsNC300]

So these frags been at it for a long time.

[@sarge420]

Well done video. Agree 100% with Aresino, Dave, Richard and George and many more.

[@EmotionsRTemporary]

10 years from now, we will look back at years 19,20,21 and realize how many mistakes we made as humans.

[@gamachebrigitte]

Great video! Wonderful job!

[@mcdizzlefletch6302]

I wish we had tough people again. This young girl I work with just told me a story about how she was having severe stomach pains for 8 months. She dealt with it because of the anxiety she was having thinking about having to sit in front of the receptionist and answer questions to someone face to face. Young people today are eggshells!