Posted on 01/04/2022 3:04:47 PM PST by lowbridge
Hollywood comedian Patton Oswalt is apologizing after posting a photo on social media with his longtime friend and fellow comic Dave Chappelle.
Chappelle has recently come under fire for his Netflix comedy special “The Closer,” which critics say is insensitive toward the transgender community.
Just days after creating the post, Oswalt felt a need to extinguish any fires it may have caused among his fan base, which tends to be liberal.
In a lengthy apology post, Oswalt noted he had played a show with a friend on New Year's Eve who he had not seen in a while, referring to Chappelle.
“We’ve known each other since we’re teens. He’s a fellow comedian, the funniest I’ve ever met. I wanted to post a pic & an IG story about it — so I did,” wrote Oswalt.
But we also 100% disagree about transgender rights & representation. I support trans peoples’ rights — ANYONE’S rights — to live safely in the world as their fullest selves. For all the things he’s helped ME evolve on, I’ll always disagree with where he stands NOW on transgender issues.
Oswalt continued in his post that he was "sorry, truly sorry" that he "didn’t consider the hurt" posting the picture "would cause. Or the DEPTH of that hurt."
(Excerpt) Read more at komonews.com ...
Oswalt is a piece of human garbage ...
Patton Oswalt looks really old for 52.
The 3 stars of Harry Potter denounced J.K. Rowling who created a multi billion dollar franchise of movies and books and park attractions. The 3 each received $50 million.
You would think they would support her.
Seriously? BTW, check post #14.
Thatvis what I have heard…
The right way for his disgruntled followers to handle this is to boycott his shows, except for the one most psycho who should show up and take the dwarfish oaf out right on the stage. Naturally I mean that in the nicest possible way.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.