Netflix has chosen to stand by Dave Chappelle’s material.
that she would no longer work with the streaming giant as long as it continued “promoting and profiting from dangerous transphobic content.”. “Brilliant people and executives who have been collaborative and fought for important art….But I’ve been thrown against walls because, ‘I’m not a “real” woman.’ I’ve had beer bottles thrown at me. So, @netflix, I’m done.
. “Several of you [have asked] where we draw the line on hate. We don’t allow titles on Netflix that are designed to incite hate or violence, and we don’t believe The Closer crosses that line,” Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos wrote in an email to employees. “I recognize, however, that distinguishing between commentary and harm is hard, especially with stand-up comedy which exists to push boundaries.”
and other LGBTQ+ advocacy groups have urged Netflix to condemn Chappelle’s transphobic material, but Sarandos maintained as of October 8 that Netflix would not remove the special from its site.Yes, but not Chappelle. Shortly after the special aired, Terra Field—a software engineer at Netflix who is trans—tweeted about the issue in a now viral thread, writing, “Promoting TERF ideology directly harms trans people.
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