Welp. For years, comedian Dave Chappelle has made transphobic jokes a part of his brand, and for just as long, trans activists have been very vocal about strongly disliking those jokes. Through boycotts and public callouts over the years, Chappelle has doubled down . In a recent interview with NPR, however, the comedian vocalized discomfort a bout the fact that some Republicans have taken his transphobic jokes seriously , and have even weaponized them on their earnest attempts at the erasure of