4.8 • 1000 Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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0:00.0 | So wow, wow, wow, Dave Chappelle firing shots this morning. |
0:04.3 | Ooh, I look like a pretty boy with this camera. |
0:06.2 | My skin's so soft. |
0:07.6 | No, it's not. |
0:08.3 | But yeah, let's talk about it. |
0:09.7 | So in all likelihood, you were at least somewhat familiar with this story because somehow |
0:13.1 | this has stayed in the news cycle. |
0:14.8 | It feels like longer than the botched Afghanistan exit, which is kind of wild when you |
0:19.3 | think about it. But, uh, main thing, he and Netflix, of course, |
0:21.7 | been facing a lot of backlash after his new stand-up special, The Closer was accused of being |
0:25.3 | transphobic. A lot of online debate happening, Netflix employees, staging a walkout, demanding |
0:29.3 | the company be more inclusive and considerate to the trans community. But for his part, |
0:32.8 | Netflix co-CEO, Ted Sarandos has largely defended Chappelle and as far as Chappelle himself, you have people |
0:37.8 | wondering if he and trans employees at Netflix are going to have a sit down and talk it out. |
0:41.4 | Right, because it was being reported by the media that he was invited to speak to trans employees, |
0:44.8 | but you actually had Chappelle posting a video on Instagram and starting things off by saying, |
0:49.0 | It's been said in the press that I was invited to speak to the transgender employees at Netflix and I refuse. |
0:58.1 | That is not true. |
1:00.8 | If they had invited me, I would have accepted it, although I am confused about what we are speaking about. |
1:07.2 | But I'm going on to say that he has seen what everyone has said about him in adding. |
1:10.4 | You said you want a safe working environment at Netflix. |
1:13.7 | Well, it seems like I'm the only one that can't go to the office anymore. |
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