Yes, you've clarified the "celebrity privilege" angle, so we're good there. I was just referring to it because you'd asked for me to examine my original allegation regarding your piece. So, I do honestly extend my apologies to you for apparently reading too much into your meaning, there.
We're also in agreement about the good-faith vs. bad-faith critics of Chapelle's most recent show, so not much more to discuss there.
Regarding the "Oppression Olympics" element: you and I clearly have very different perceptions of it. I'll admit I could be totally misperceiving what Dave is trying to say -- especially if he doesn't actually have a history of subscribing to it in his past comedy shows. Just as a side-question, out of curiosity: have you written any pieces from P.O.V., in the past, about people who do indeed "rank oppressions" (i..e., those who say "My oppression is worse than your oppression")?
Again, I don't think you or I can speak for "millions of people" in that manner. We can speculate, but fans of fill-in-the-blank are never a monolith. People like different things for different reasons, and it won't always be all-or-nothing with everybody. For example, I can (and do!) admire Whoopi Goldberg's overall social commentary without deifying EVERYTHING she says/does -- on occasion, I'll strongly disagree with her take on something. By contrast, I routinely disagree with most of what Bill Maher expresses most of the time, but I'll give him credit if I believe he has made a good point.
Regarding Issue #3, where we obviously still sharply disagree: I'd invite you to read Alex Mell-Taylor's recent piece on this subject, if you haven't already. Unlike me, Alex is a transgender person, so it gave me better insight into reactions many members of their community had to Dave's specific commentary:
