I never said the allegations of another person's "deep-seeded bigotry" would always be accurate. Just that it's a possibility. It's really hard to try to analyze somebody's actual thoughts when you can't have an expanded conversation with them. You and I are doing it right now, so that's good. But how often does it actually happen during people's daily lives?

Do you know of any public figures who have written "open letters" (or made public overtures) to Dave Chapelle, in good faith, following the release of "The Closer" -- and has he proactively addressed THOSE? Obviously, I'm not talking about the people who are simply calling for him to be "deplatformed" altogether; they are somewhat disconnected from reality.

The "woke trap" I'd referred to: it's a trend where, anytime someone from a "majority group" (usually White and/or male) pushes back against behavioral adversity that's being directed at them, they are accused of having merely "hurt feelings." Of course, this gaslighting would never be directed against Black people or other non-White people -- at least, not within these "woke" circles. I'm not accusing you of blatantly subscribing to this wokeist technique; just that, whenever we invoke somebody's "feelings" within a conversation, it's something to be mindful of.

What real-life ramifications am I referring to? How about when people center attribute of one's identity (in this case, blackness; but, in theory, one could do it with any attribute) , and then use THAT as a pretense to minimize/marginalize bigotry or discrimination that occurs against people who possess attributes that the narcissist themselves doesn't possess! Have you read the recent bullshit that the likes of Quintessa and Allison Gaines have recently churned out, using Dave's alleged "black excellence" as an excuse to openly slam Queer people?

You might argue that it's simply individuals who are engaging in that racist (or any other type of _-ism") behavior. Sure, it STARTS with individuals doing it. But when more and more people jump into the fray by getting on those bandwagons of bigotry, it metastasizes into a worldview that begins to dominate people's daily interactions. That's the very essence of cultural racism (or, again, substitute any other "-ism" here).

Of course, Chapelle has the privilege ("iconism") of simply brushing ALL of us off with a "To hell with you!" ambivalence about the mess to which he has (intentionally or unintentionally) contributed.