Wednesday, December 21, 2005

The Chappelle Theory


Got some time to kill? Then read The Chappelle Theory to discover (possibly) the story of why comedian Dave Chappelle abrupt ended The Chappelle Show, and decide if this is a crackpot story or so weird it might be true.

The website, written by an anonymous insider, lays out the theory of an African American Hollywood/political illuminati that helped Dave Chappelle succeed, only to make him quit when he became too big, and his portrayal of race relations was reinforcing negative stereotypes about African Americans, and "setting race relations back 50 years."

Read how this group, which may have included Bill Cosby, Oprah and Al Sharpton, among others, forced Dave to shut the show down, and how they've exerted influence over his career. The website plots out the timeline and profiles the major players of the so-called "Dark Crusaders".

I swear it reads like some bizarre theory from the mind of Huey Freeman from the comic strip The Boondocks, but could it be a case of a story so outrageous, so unimaginable, that it must be true? You decide.

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