[arista]

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He loves his freedom on Netflix.




About 100 people have protested outside
Netflix's headquarters over the airing
of a comedy special by Dave Chappelle,
which they say was transphobic.
Netflix staff and transgender activists staged
the walkout outside the
streaming giant's Los Angeles offices.
Demonstrators called on Netflix to fund more trans
and non-binary talent, and other measures
to avoid "transphobia and hate speech".
Ahead of the rally, Netflix issued a statement
in support of the activists.
A video was also released featuring several Netflix stars,
including Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness
and The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil,
thanking people for taking part in the demonstration.
Other LGBT celebrities, including Elliot Page and Lilly Wachowski,
voiced their support on social media.
Netflix has been mired in controversy over The Closer,
in which stand-up comedy star Chappelle says
"gender is a fact" and that LGBT people are "too sensitive".

Chappelle has laughed off the backlash,
recently saying: "If this is what being cancelled is about, I love it."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58990325

[Niamh.]

I wonder did people actually watch his show in full? He actually told the saddest story at the end, he doesn't hate trans people. His stuff about women was way more insulting but it's comedy so.....

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I wonder did people actually watch his show in full? He actually told the saddest story at the end, he doesn't hate trans people. His stuff about women was way more insulting but it's comedy so.....

The TRA dogma has little (or zero) sympathy for Transpeople who aren't "doing it right". I suspect poor Daphne Dorman falls into that category.

[user104658]

For anyone who actually watched and understood the show, he's quite succinctly proven his point entirely. It's a strange watch really... it's certainly not comedy.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The TRA dogma has little (or zero) sympathy for Transpeople who aren't "doing it right". I suspect poor Daphne Dorman falls into that category.

Exactly. Only "right thinking" transpeople matter it seems. I liked how he said Daphne was his people though a comedian, not theirs

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

For anyone who actually watched and understood the show, he's quite succinctly proven his point entirely. It's a strange watch really... it's certainly not comedy.

Yeah it is a strange watch

[user104658]

I also find it HIGHLY amusing that the same activists are not up in arms about the latest season of Sex Education. Apparently it went over their heads that it takes aim at the underlying philosophy in exactly the same way as the Chapelle special. Needs to be on-the-nose to generate the outrage response, I guess.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I also find it HIGHLY amusing that the same activists are not up in arms about the latest season of Sex Education. Apparently it went over their heads that it takes aim at the underlying philosophy in exactly the same way as the Chapelle special. Needs to be on-the-nose to generate the outrage response, I guess.

I don't watch Sex Education, what happened?

[Crimson Dynamo]

The people "protesting" just want to feel important

[Alf]

Bunch of racists trying to cancel someone just because they black.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I don't watch Sex Education, what happened?

It's a good watch and has always been very LGBT positive. It still is fundamentally but the entire last season was essentially a critique of polar extremes, and the destruction and damage that can ultimately come from being too stubborn/dogmatic. The unintended consequences etc.

I don't think it was even hugely subtle but Twitter didn't have a major kick-off and threaten to cancel Netflix, so I can only assume it slipped under the radar.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I wonder did people actually watch his show in full? He actually told the saddest story at the end, he doesn't hate trans people. His stuff about women was way more insulting but it's comedy so.....

I think that some people only like offensive jokes until it's something they care about though sadly Niamh.

To me personally I'm up for most jokes as long as the timing is good.

[Oliver_W]

Idiots.

I've not seen his latest in full, but I'm gonna guess he also made fun of the white people, women, celebrity...

The part about them making up words to win arguments is genius

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It's a good watch and has always been very LGBT positive. It still is fundamentally but the entire last season was essentially a critique of polar extremes, and the destruction and damage that can ultimately come from being too stubborn/dogmatic. The unintended consequences etc.

I don't think it was even hugely subtle but Twitter didn't have a major kick-off and threaten to cancel Netflix, so I can only assume it slipped under the radar.

My kids are always telling me to watch it, I will get round to it at some point definitely, if only to see what you mean here

***my kids are 17 & 21 before I get blasted for letting children watch it

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I think that some people only like offensive jokes until it's something they care about though sadly Niamh.

To me personally I'm up for most jokes as long as the timing is good.

Well that's it exactly.

That reminds me of when Frankie Boyle FRANKIE BOYLE blasted Ricky Gervais for telling a joke about Caitlyn Jenner (which wasn't even really about her being trans it was more about gender stereotypes) I mean Frankie "I joke about disabled children" Boyle mmmhhhmmm

Whatever happened to just changing the channel if you don't think someone is funny or too offensive?

[Alf]

[Vicky.]

Still need to watch this actually.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

My kids are always telling me to watch it, I will get round to it at some point definitely, if only to see what you mean here

***my kids are 17 & 21 before I get blasted for letting children watch it



Well that's it exactly.

That reminds me of when Frankie Boyle FRANKIE BOYLE blasted Ricky Gervais for telling a joke about Caitlyn Jenner (which wasn't even really about her being trans it was more about gender stereotypes) I mean Frankie "I joke about disabled children" Boyle mmmhhhmmm

Whatever happened to just changing the channel if you don't think someone is funny or too offensive?

Frankie Boyle really should keep his mouth shut imo, as you've said he is being an unbelievable hypocrite.

And I agree about just changing the channel if you don't like what you're seeing.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

My kids are always telling me to watch it, I will get round to it at some point definitely, if only to see what you mean here

***my kids are 17 & 21 before I get blasted for letting children watch it



Well that's it exactly.

That reminds me of when Frankie Boyle FRANKIE BOYLE blasted Ricky Gervais for telling a joke about Caitlyn Jenner (which wasn't even really about her being trans it was more about gender stereotypes) I mean Frankie "I joke about disabled children" Boyle mmmhhhmmm

Whatever happened to just changing the channel if you don't think someone is funny or too offensive?

I didn't know this , just shows Frankie Boyle is such a hypocrite . That disgusting 'joke' he made about Harvey wasn't even funny .

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I didn't know this , just shows Frankie Boyle is such a hypocrite . That disgusting 'joke' he made about Harvey wasn't even funny .

Exactly, I mean he joked about a specific disabled child because his mother is in the public eye and he's trying to make out that Caitlyn Jenner, a very privileged individual is more vulnerable? Absolutely bizarre

[user104658]

Frankie Boyle sold out years ago.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Frankie Boyle sold out years ago.

It's just so hypocritical I can't fathom it, how he has the audacity to criticise anyone else for offensive jokes

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's just so hypocritical I can't fathom it, how he has the audacity to criticise anyone else for offensive jokes

It would be one thing if he'd been very young starting out but he was well into his 30's before he arrived on the scene at all. Not that people's thoughts and opinions can't change, but his criticisms should surely only ever come with a caveat of "having learned over time" and acknowledging his own past comments.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It would be one thing if he'd been very young starting out but he was well into his 30's before he arrived on the scene at all. Not that people's thoughts and opinions can't change, but his criticisms should surely only ever come with a caveat of "having learned over time" and acknowledging his own past comments.

Yeah that's it, has he ever even apologised for his own offensive (highly offensive) jokes before sitting on his moral highground of lies?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Alf

All the Hurt
its just words

Dramatic Protestor

[Oliver_W]

A bunch of white non-creatives with cushty office jobs are acting like they're more important to Netflix than one of the most popular comedians

[bots]

netflix doesn't have a problem recruiting, so walking out is only hurting themselves. Surely if it were a genuine issue, you would want to address it from a position of strength within the organisation, rather than walking out where your voice means sod all