We’re not used to Dave Chappelle being serious. We expect him to be funny — that’s why it’s so shocking that he says what he’s saying now is not a joke.
And the housing question in Yellow Springs, Ohio, is not a joke.
It’s also about much more than whether Chappelle would have divested from the town if its recent housing proposal had been allowed to go through. On the surface, it looks like Chappelle’s threat represented a callous disregard for those needing affordable housing. But this is just the surface of a very complicated issue that goes much deeper than what kind of housing developments get approved. But it’s impossible to know this without having had a long history with the village.
