Netflix employees stage walkout to protest Dave Chapelle's standup
India Today
The protestors said that Chapelle’s standup ridicules transgender people. Chapelle, in the special, reportedly aligns himself with Team TERF which stands for Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist.
Dozens of Netflix employees on Wednesday staged a walkout of the company building in California, US, against the streaming giant’s decision to release comedian Dave Chappelle’s new special, The Closer. The protestors said that Chapelle’s standup ridicules transgender people. Several people who were not Netflix employees also joined the rally in support of the walkout called the Stand-Up in Solidarity. Additionally, some Netflix employees who were working remotely shut their laptops and called off work for the day at noon, NYT reported. The protestors carried signs that read“Hey Netflix: Do Better” and “Transphobia Is Not a Joke.”