{"id":355644,"date":"2021-10-20T23:49:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T20:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dave-chappelle-fans-clash-with-trans-rights-protesters-at-netflix-rally\/"},"modified":"2021-10-20T23:49:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T20:49:58","slug":"dave-chappelle-fans-clash-with-trans-rights-protesters-at-netflix-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dave-chappelle-fans-clash-with-trans-rights-protesters-at-netflix-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"#Dave Chappelle fans clash with trans-rights protesters at Netflix rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Dave Ch<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>elle fans clash with trans-rights protesters at Netflix rally<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Transgender-rights activists squared off against Dave Chappelle fans and free-speech advocates at a tense rally outside Netflix\u2019s California offices on Wednesday, the latest fallout from the co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n\u2019s controversial Netflix special \u201cThe Closer.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The rally, which garnered roughly one to two hundred people, kicked off with chants of \u201cTrans Lives Matter\u201d and \u201cTransphobia is no joke.\u201d But the protesting Netflix employees, who announced their walkout last week, soon clashed with another contingent chanting, \u201cWe Like Jokes,\u201d with some carrying signs bearing slogans like \u201cJokes are Funny\u201d and \u201cWe Like Dave.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Past the sign-toting mob, employees calling themselves \u201cTeam Trans\u201d gathered on Vine Street at Netflix\u2019s 600,000-square foot campus in Hollywood where they gave speeches charging that Chappelle\u2019s special ridiculed transgender people, saying they planned to present chief content officer Ted Sarandos with a \u201clist of asks.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"People attend a rally in support of the Netflix transgender employee walkout\" class=\"wp-image-19866852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Supporters and critics gathered for the Netflix transgender employee walkout Wednesday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mario Anzuoni\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ashlee Preston Murray, a black trans woman who organized the rally, kicked off the event, saying that she was speaking out because Netflix employees have been \u201cgagged\u201d by \u201chigher ups\u201d at the company. She claimed she had invited Chappelle to speak but was turned down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t an instance of cancel culture because I\u2019ve invited Dave Chappelle to have a dialogue with us,\u201d Murray said. \u201cI\u2019m here today to talk to the people who signed the check.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Murray and other speakers added that Chappelle\u2019s jokes harmed the trans community and could potentially incite violence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"People attend a rally in support of the Netflix transgender employee walkout\" class=\"wp-image-19866977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Protesters at the walkout chanted \u201cTrans Lives Matter\u201d were met with opposition from Chappelle fans and Netflix supporters. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mario Anzuoni\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs it pertains to jokes, no one gets to access experiences that don\u2019t belong to them,\u201d Murray said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile another protester at the event who identified herself as Gigi LaRoux, defended Chappelle and Netflix, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/film\/news\/netflix-employees-stage-walkout-protest-dave-chapelle-special-the-closer-transphobic-1235093535\/\">according to Variety<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis boils down to equality, and if people want equality they to be put on the same level as anybody else. Comedians are equal opportunity destroyers. You cant pick and choose who you\u2019re going to make fun of.\u201c<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ashlee Marie Prestonspeaks to media during a rally in support of the Netflix transgender employee walkout\" class=\"wp-image-19866891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/netflix-trans-walkout-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ashlee Marie Preston, the organizer of the rally, speaking to media during the employee walkout.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mario Anzuoni\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the weeks leading up to Wednesday\u2019s walkout, Netflix faced mounting criticism from celebrities and employees inside the company amid suspensions and statements\u00a0from the company defending Chappelle\u2019s \u201ccreative freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the eve of the protest, Sarandos admitted he \u201cscrewed up\u201d his response to the fallout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I should have led with in those emails was humanity,\u201d Sarandos\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/netflix-co-ceo-says-he-screwed-up-when-defending-dave-chappelle-special-11634696007?mod=hp_lead_pos10\">told The Wall Street Journal<\/a>\u00a0Tuesday evening. \u201cI should have recognized the fact that a group of our employees was really hurting.\u201d\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p>Earlier Wednesday, Netflix sought to strike a more conciliatory tone in response to the walkout. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/dave-chappelle-closer-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19866948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/dave-chappelle-closer-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/dave-chappelle-closer-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/dave-chappelle-closer-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dave Chappelle\u2019s Netflix special \u201cThe Closer\u201d set off a firestorm over its transgender jokes. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mathieu Bitton\/Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe value our trans colleagues and allies, and understand the deep hurt that\u2019s been caused,\u201d a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cWe respect the decision of any employee who chooses to walk out, and recognize we have much more work to do both within Netflix and in our content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Netflix, however, has yet to respond to \u201cTeam Trans&#8217;\u201d list of walkout demands, which asks the streaming giant to set aside a fund supporting trans and nonbinary talent and to attach a disclaimer to \u201cThe Closer\u201d saying it \u201ccontains transphobic language, misogyny, homophobia, and hate speech,\u201d among other requests.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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