NPR accuses Dave Chappelle of using 'white privilege'

Following the release of Dave Chappelle's latest Netflix special The Closer, the famous comedian is receiving criticism for how he tackled topics of gay rights and race.

"Too often in The Closer, it just sounds like Chappelle is using white privilege to excuse his own homophobia and transphobia," wrote NPR television critic Eric Deggans.

"And the message Chappelle has for those who have criticized him about transphobic, homophobic or any other phobic jokes seems to be: Race trumps all," wrote Deggans.

Deggans points to a line where Chappelle joked that "If slaves had oil and booty shorts on, we might have been free 100 years sooner," as an example.