Wanda Sykes had a few things to say about Dave Chappelle's latest trans jokes and also spoke about being labeled as "woke".
During a recent interview with Variety, Sykes was speaking about her latest Netflix special and was asked if her trans jokes balanced Chappelle's jokes. "I knew that it's such a delicate issue to talk about. I'm not trans, but they have my support, 100%," the comic asserted. "I wanted to find something where I can shine some light on what they're going through, to show how just stupid and hateful really it is. I was in a woman's bathroom one time, and I was like, 'Who would want to come in here anyway? It was like, I kind of want to go check out the men's room. Sometimes, it's even cleaner.' And that's how that whole bit started. I've always just been grossed out by bathrooms."
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"[But], I don't know about balancing it out, because I think what he said was so hurtful and damaging to the trans community. So yeah, the scale is still tipped, I will say, in their favor. But I know I wanted to say something, because so much has been said on that platform. I definitely want to say something on the other side of it."
The interviewer went on to ask about her and Dave's relationship and if they speak to each other. Sykes responded saying, "We go way back."
"[Not speaking to Chappelle]-it's not intentional," she continued. "I still love the guy. But I haven't had a chance to talk to him. If our paths did cross, I totally would say something."
Also toward the end of the interview Sykes had a few words the people who tend to call her "woke."
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"If you want to give me the label of a 'woke comic,' that's fine. That's great. What makes me laugh is that they say that like it's an insult: 'Oh, they're woke.' Thank you! Yeah, I read some stuff from time to time. Yeah, I know a few things. It's not an insult at all. I mean, George Carlin, he was woke. Richard Pryor, woke. Bill Hicks, woke. It's almost like they're angry that we're evolving. It's sad, really.
"People would say all kinds of horrible things that we used to let people get away with. But you know, in this country, they would hold public lynchings, and people would have picnics and eat potato salad while watching. We're evolving. We're getting better."
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