Netflix's CEO Apologizes for Chappelle Stance, But Stands Firm

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Netflix's CEO Apologizes for Chappelle Stance, But Stands Firm
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Ted Sarandos is kind of saying sorry, but not backing down.

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The guy says he should've led those emails with humanity first, and acknowledged that there were a group of people that were hurting over the sheer nature of Dave's stand-up.As far as what Sarandos says he might change in hindsight, he says he probably would've mentioned that content can, in fact, have real-world impact ... be it bad or good, something he seemed to dismiss by analogizing Chappelle's special to first-person shooter games.

He noted their business has to appeal to a variety of customers with differing tastes and views than some of his employees -- and that's just something they'll have to accept.

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