Dave Chappelle's 'SNL' monologue sparks backlash as being antisemitic - CNN

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Dave Chappelle’s comments astir the Jewish assemblage during his “Saturday Night Live” monologue are being slammed arsenic antisemitic.

Anti-Defamation League main enforcement serviceman Jonathan Greenblatt took to Twitter connected Sunday to knock the comedian and the NBC precocious nighttime show.

“We shouldn’t expect @DaveChappelle to service arsenic society’s motivation compass, but disturbing to spot @nbcsnl not conscionable normalize but popularize #antisemitism,” Greenblatt tweeted. “Why are Jewish sensitivities denied oregon diminished astatine astir each turn? Why does our trauma trigger applause?”

The arguable comic hosted the amusement and addressed the firestorm astir Kanye West, who has legally changed his sanction to “Ye,” pursuing his remarks astir Jewish people.

Chappelle began the amusement by speechmaking a connection which said “I denounce antisemitism successful each its forms and I basal with my friends successful the Jewish community.”

“And that, Kanye, is however you bargain yourself immoderate time,” Chappelle joked.

He went connected to accidental that Ye had breached “the amusement concern rules” which are “the rules of perception.”

“If they’re Black, past it’s a gang. If they’re Italian, it’s a mob,” Chappelle said. “But if they’re Jewish, it’s a coincidence and you should ne'er talk astir it.”

Chappelle went connected to speech astir the abundance of Jewish radical successful Hollywood.

“But that doesn’t mean anything,” helium said. “There’s a batch of Black radical successful Ferguson, Missouri. Doesn’t mean they tally the place.”

Chappelle said helium could spot “if you had immoderate benignant of issue, you mightiness spell retired to Hollywood and commencement connecting immoderate benignant of lines and you could possibly follow the illusion that Jews tally amusement business.”

“It’s not a brainsick happening to think,” helium said. “But it’s a brainsick happening to accidental retired loud.”

Writer Adam Feldman tweeted “That Dave Chappelle SNL monologue astir apt did much to normalize anti-Semitism than thing Kanye said.”

“Everyone knows Kanye is nuts,” Feldman wrote. “Chappelle posits himself arsenic a teller of hard truths. It’s worse.”

CNN has reached retired to reps for Chappelle and NBC for comment.