Dave Chappelle Keeps WINNING; Netflix Employees Plan Walkout as CEO Doubles Down on Support

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, via an internal email sent to all the employees at the streaming giant, explicitly noted that “content doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm.” This is on the heels of an address to the top leaders on Friday to address the impending “walkout protest” that the trans employees are threatening to do at Netflix because of Chappelle’s basic understanding of sex. If you’ve seen some of these people, you know that a “walkout” is the last thing they would be doing. Take this lovely little disaster, Terra Field, who just got suspended for slandering Chappelle. You hate to see it. Her, I mean; you’d hate to see it.

“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,” said Sarandos in the email, as if he were addressing children. “With The Closer, we understand that the concern is not about offensive-to-some content but titles which could increase real world harm (such as further marginalizing already marginalized groups, hate, violence etc.) Last year, we heard similar concerns about 365 Days and violence against women. While some employees disagree, we have a strong belief that content on screen doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm,” said the father that these brats never had.

The email continues, as it has been obtained by Variety (feel free to read the rest of the banter needed to talk these fragile children off the ledge at your leisure) and published for the world to mock/see.

It’s funny that these activists would be so completely against Chappelle, considering he has a trans friend. Does that excuse still work? Daphne Dorman, a trans woman and fellow comedian (not to the same stature, OBVIOUSLY), became friends with Chappelle before a suicide in 2019 (something all too common with trans people). Dorman was referenced in Chappelle’s 2019 Netflix special, Sticks & Stones, and since this has all started with the release of The Closer, Dorman’s family has been supportive of Dave in the past. But that’s not important; that was over two years ago, and times have changed.

Earlier today, there were allegations that employees had raised concerns about the special before it debuted, and a threatened walkout will be acted upon next week, according to Deadline.

Bloomberg reports that Netflix staff had alerted the company about jokes they didn’t like, a la Penguin Random House having staff cry when they were going to publish the great Jordan Peterson’s Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life in March of 2021. Just like that scenario, the company pressed on because money talks and bullshit walks; sucks to suck.

According to a Los Angeles Times piece, the walkout is slated for October 20^th for a “day of rest.” “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 which we are held,” said some presumably blue-haired landwhale. We’ll see if they can fit through the door next week. Until then, The Closer is winning over audiences at a hilarious clip, especially on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critic score, at time of print, sits at 43% (7 reviews) and 96% (over 2,500 reviews) on the audience.