LOS ANGELES — Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent a lengthy missive to the entire company following the mounting controversy around a new original special from comicAfter addressing top leadership in a Friday memo, Sarandos sent an email on Monday to all staff, some of whom have increasingly expressed outrage over jokes about the"We know that a number of you have been left angry, disappointed and hurt by our decision to put Dave Chappelle's latest special on Netflix," Sarandos wrote...
"But film and TV have also been filled with stereotypes and misinformation about us for decades, leading to real world harm, especially for trans people and LGBTQ people of color. Ironically, the documentary 'Disclosure' on Netflix demonstrates this quite clearly." "What we object to is the harm that content like this does to the trans community and VERY specifically Black trans women. People who look like me aren't being killed. I'm a white woman," wrote out trans Netflix employee Terra Field in a now-viral Twitter thread last week.
Studies, including research from 2016 conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association, back up Sarandos' assertion specifically around the effects of screen violence, but the trans community has long been desperate to educate the masses over the shocking fatality rate it faces.
DaveChappelle He shone a light on Daphne and his experience w/her and her story. People turned against her & “dragged” her across Twitter. I can’t say why she committed suicide shortly after, I can only tell you how I felt after hearing the story.
LGBT community made a dear friend of his kill herself and Dave took it upon himself to take care of her child. Where was that community for her?
why this you
Actually I agree with him, I watched the closer and came away with more respect for the trans community and the things they have to endure, Dave is a comedian and sometimes jokes can make you think and it made me want to embrace that community because it’s tough for them
It was so boring,reminded me of a Trump speech,matches the rest of the crap on Netflix.
This is how we stop cancel culture! Great job!
People really think attacking a comedian is more effective than targeting the systemic issues causing them harm huh
People still have Netflix?
Yeah...freedom of speech. That's all he had to say. I dont know if that's the point he expressed, but it should have been.
Good! And yet netflix is such an odd duck, isn’t it? Tons of dough to DNC politicians and causes but they’re defending a comedian who speaks his mind…especially when what he says is not very woke at all?!? You’d think they wouldn’t support things like freedom of speech!
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