Dave Chappelle‘s new special ‘The Closer’ on Netflix has caused quite a stir and the controversy and discussion is still happening today. However, things seem to continue going south. Last week, transgender producer of ‘Dear White People’, which is on Netflix, walked out from their job because of the special.
Fellow comedians have come out in defense of Chappelle, as well as viewers. However, there has been a loud protest to it, and now transgender Netflix employees are ready to have a walk out in protest of the stand up special. On October 20th, members and their allies will take a “day of rest” prompted by their concerns about his special.
Transgender Netflix Employees To Stage A Walk Out In Protest Of Dave Chappelle
A Netflix employee posted Monday in a public, company Slack channel comprising of more than 800 staffers saying
“Between the numerous emails and non-answers that have been given, we have been told explicitly that we somehow cannot understand the nuance of certain content. I don’t know about you, but asking for us to show the whole story and not just the pieces that harm trans and [LGBTQ+] people is not an unreasonable ask.”
Netflix has continued to stand behind Chappelle and his special, stating that he did his job as a comedian to ‘push boundaries’ and that his special will not be removed from the streaming platform, thus creating the pushback from employees.
“I encourage all [members of] Trans* and allies not to work for Netflix that day. As we’ve discussed through Slack, email, texts and everything in between, our leadership has shown us that they do not uphold the values for which we are held.”
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