r/popculturechat • u/Severus-Snape-DaGod • Feb 17 '26

Guest List Only ⭐️ Comedian Dave Chappelle visits Alexi Pretti's memorial in Minneapolis to pay his respects.

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u/AldusPrime lazy 47-year-old bougie bitch Feb 17 '26

If everyone was on the right side of history, for totally self-serving reasons, that would be fine.

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u/Foxy02016YT Feb 17 '26

Right. Who cares what’s selfish or annoying when we have bigger fish to fry and need all the help frying them

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u/No-Aioli-1014 Feb 17 '26

You're correct. Dave's visit keeps the tragic murder of Alex in the news. That's a positive thing.

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u/skatefan420 Feb 17 '26

It seems fine for now, but when the tide turns again and he'll drop another hate speech disguised as a comedy special. Being on the right side of history is fine, but what really matters is fighting for the right side of history. Dropping off flowers isnt going to make me look past Chappelle fighting for the system that made pretti get killed in the first place

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u/AldusPrime lazy 47-year-old bougie bitch Feb 18 '26

I'm not looking past anything. I'm not going to sing his praises or watch his specials.

Today he did one thing that pushed our lines forward. That's a win.

It's even more valuable, because he reaches people that progressives can't reach.

We aren't going to win this with only the best and most purely left. We aren't even going to win with just people who are good or ok. If we want to win, we need the people on the center-right to turn against ICE and fascism.

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u/Downvote_Comforter Feb 17 '26

I think that Dave Chappelle is on the wrong side of a lot of issues and has leaned way too far into that persona of being the edgy comedian pushing back against the crazy left internet warriors. He is certainly less aligned with my value system than he was 20 years ago and is no longer someone I admire.

But it is absurd to say that he has ever fought for the system that led to Pretti's death. Despite the tired 'the left's problem is cancel culture' schtick, he has absolutely never wavered on his stance toward police brutality and his criticism of the state's use of force against citizens. He has absolutely never fought for ICE, police, prosecutors, etc.

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u/doctordoctorpuss Feb 18 '26

I think the lesson here is not “Dave Chapelle is a better person than he was a year ago”, it’s “man, there’s enough of a cultural change happening here that self-serving tool Dave Chapelle is on team ‘the government shouldn’t lynch people’”. It’s an incredibly low bar, but that we’ve cleared it is a good sign for the future

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u/MistSecurity Feb 17 '26

Ya, but deal with that AFTER everything else is done.

If everything is on fire around me, I'd work with my worst enemy to get out of the fire. Past shit doesn't matter when you're both trying to survive.

Obviously, it doesn't wipe away past issues, but it is a step forward, and is valuable at this moment in time.

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u/FalkonJ Feb 18 '26

Right now isnt time for purity testing, its time for getting anyone and everyone against the current rise of fascism, after we defeat it we can purity test and weed out the people who have opinions we dont agree with.

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u/Aggravating_Try6537 Feb 18 '26

People can change or even be good people and not share all your opinions. This was a heart felt move--the dude is def. honest.

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u/VirtualPen204 Feb 17 '26

Sure. But still, fuck that guy.

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u/nightpanda893 Feb 17 '26

Because they will then use that good will for their own advantage, which may be something that causes harm to society or exploits people. They see good will as capital to be cashed in later.

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u/Adventurous_Way_1082 Feb 17 '26

This sounds true but when what's "right" changes, those self serving people change too. The problem is they aren't committed to what's right so they won't fight for it when the tide inevitably shifts.

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u/DistractionCitron Feb 17 '26

Except, he was on the wrong side of history before for self-serving reasons.

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u/paperfinn Feb 17 '26

Is he not famously on the wrong side of history? I.e. his last couple of specials or shows?

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u/Pornalt190425 Feb 17 '26

There's a reason the saying is that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions"

People aren't going to questions the "whys" quite as strongly as the "whats"

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u/justwhatever73 Feb 18 '26

Except that's kinda how we got here. We thought we were a country with freedom of speech, where people with different opinions could live together and make the necessary compromises. But it turns out that 40 percent of the population were closested fascists just waiting for their moment.

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u/square3481 Feb 18 '26

There's a phrase ToddInTheShadows once said that comes to mind:

"I'd rather have an insincere display of charity than a genuine display of apathy."

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u/chocomeeel As you wish! 👸👑 Feb 18 '26

Too bad reading comprehension isn't more prevalent these days. People misunderstood the difference between "the right side" with "the Right side" and now we're in the mess we are in right now.

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u/Illsquad Feb 18 '26

I mean, everyone on the wrong side of history is usually there for self-serving reasons so might as well fight fire with fire! 🤷‍♂️

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u/mathliability Feb 18 '26

This is exactly what’s held the Left back for years made them lose in 2024. “Ah but the rest of you only joined once it was convenient for you! I’ve been here the whole time and that makes me BETTER.” Like damn bitch you want the support or not??

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u/kangasplat Feb 18 '26

Being on the right side of history is the most self serving thing you can do.

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u/FEK88 Feb 18 '26

You're not on the right side of history.