That is such a lazy defense. I watched it TWICE. And I wrote a play-by-play commentary. It was appallingly transphobic, and he DID diminish our lives - his bigotry is actively putting us in harm's way.

https://medium.com/empowered-trans-woman/chappelle-vomits-transphobia-claims-to-be-an-ally-has-one-trans-friend-eab0d72b1e51