‘Dave Chappelle: Equanimity & The Bird Revelation’ Brings a Brutal and Clever look at how We View the Truth

Comedy is a medicine not prescribed to everyone. For me, it is the only medicine – the one that cures all ailments. It is a medicine that can taste delicious to some and god-awful disgusting to others, I mean – I love Tums! Some people think it tastes like chalk. For instance, Chappelle is my hero, these past Netflix specials Equanimity and The Bird Revelation solidified this for me. He takes us to the depths of absurdity, walks hand in hand with his offensive nature, and speaks on the knowledge and wisdom we can see in it. Equanimity gets into the painful hilarity and terrifying truths about Trump’s reign. “This mothereffer hit North Korea with rap battle threats – ‘fire and fury’ like yo! Yo! what are you doing?!” wishing he had never said to give “Trump a chance” on SNL after the election. The obvious divisiveness of it all, “And don’t believe the media either…The media is trying to make us believe that the extremities are the norm. We can disagree – that’s fine…” At the same time he directly addresses his ignorance in some issues with compassion and lets you know as Deadpool does – that he is nobody’s hero.

He addressed the sexual assault allegations head-on in a way that is honest and f#*%ing hilarious in The Bird Revelation. I felt so honored to be a woman the way he talked about the atrocities. I don’t want to give spoilers, I’ll just say the connection he makes to a moment of fear and how women must feel at all times is right on time, precise, smart, and I could …