by Natasha JokicBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffI'm a Senior Staff Writer at BuzzFeed covering pop culture, entertainment, and politics. Dave Chappelle is mad that the people who constantly punch down at trans people liked his jokes that punched down at trans people. Johnny Nunez / WireImage Chappelle has been telling derogatory jokes about trans people since at least 2017, but it was his 2021 Netflix special, The Closer, that sparked backlash that resulted in employee walkouts. Netflix In The Closer, Chappelle did bits like getting mad at people "canceling" J.K.