Dave Chappelle special spurs Netflix walkout; ‘Trans lives matter’
The Hindu
Ted Sarandos said he failed to recognize that “a group of our employees was really hurting,” and that his comment about the effect of TV on viewers was an oversimplification
Netflix employees who walked out Wednesday in protest of Dave Chappelle’s special and its anti-transgender comments were joined by allies who chanted “Trans lives matter,” getting pushback from counter protesters who also showed up.
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A pre-noon rally at a Netflix office-studio complex drew about 100 people, most on the side of an estimated 30 workers at the streaming giant that joined in afterward. Some were willing to identify themselves as Netflix employees, but all declined to provide their names.
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