After a group of employees walked out of work to protest a Dave Chappelle comedy special, the streaming service released a Ricky Gervais special that was criticized for being anti- trans.
Ricky Gervais spoke at the Season 3 premiere of After Life at the BFI.
In SuperNature, Gervais jokes about trans women, saying "I love the new women, the ones with beards and c**p." before launching into a spiel about pronouns, bathrooms and sexual assault.
The worst thing you can say is that women don't have penises.
. You know why? We didn’t think we f****** had to!”Gervais supports trans rights in another part of the special. I support all human rights, and I encourage my audience to use their preferred pronouns before joking. Lose the c**k.
The portion about artistic expression that said employees may need to work on titles you perceive to be harmful was added to the guidelines.
The streaming service reported subscriber losses for the first time in a decade last month, sending its stock tumbling, and laid off roughly 150 staffers last week.
It's hard to imagine a critical mass of people canceling their accounts at this moment.
Last month, Musk said that the woke mind virus was making the service unwatchable. He shared a link to a new documentary on the streaming service about him.
After the backlash from Chappelle's special, Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of the company, messed up his communication with his employees and refused to remove it from the platform. The streaming service worked with the comedian despite previous complaints from employees. Chappelle was attacked on stage during his performance at the comedy festival. Chappelle joked that his attacker was a trans man after he was removed.
Gervais has been involved in controversy with the trans community. Gervais made comments about Caitlyn in a special. He came under fire for a series of posts. Most offense comes from people who mistake the subject of a joke with the actual target, according to Gervais. He makes fun of a trans person, which is very odd. It would suggest that you can't make fun of a trans person. Even if it had nothing to do with their trans-ness.
Dave Chappelle says he is willing to talk to employees who are trans.
The employees plan to walk out.
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