Friday, March 29, 2024

D.L. Hughley: ‘Ashe Fought AIDS with Dignity; Caitlyn Put On a Dress’ (Watch)

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*D.L. Hughley has a huge problem with the ESPYs giving Caitlyn Jenner the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year’s ceremony. In a street interview with TMZ, the comedian said their struggles are not comparable.

“[Ashe] was a symbol of courage. He fought [the] segregated South [and in] a very segregated profession,” Hughley said. “He fought AIDS with dignity and honor, and Caitlyn Jenner put on a dress. I don’t think it’s the same thing.”

Hughley is among those who believe the Courage Award should’ve gone to Lauren Hill, the college basketball player who died from brain cancer.

“I don’t know that [Jenner] would have been my choice, but obviously I’m not on the ESPY [committee]. I think Arthur Ashe and Caitlyn Jenner have very little in common.”

Hughley also contrasted Jenner’s praise in the media to its treatment of Serena Williams, who has been criticized for having a “masculine” body.

“In the last month, we had the media telling us that Caitlyn Jenner was beautiful and Serena Williams looks like a man. That was a little weird to me. The man looks like a woman, but the woman looks like a man? I think that’s ridiculous,” Hughley said.

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