The Dave Chappelle item, titled "What's in a Name?," was removed from the service this week, more than eight months after it faced criticism over comments about the trans community.
It's not a new comedy special. Chappelle gave a 40-minute speech last month for a theater naming ceremony at his alma mater.
The theater at the school was going to be named after Chappelle, but he decided against it after seeing "The Closer." The ceremony was delayed due to the "Closer" backlash.
In "The Closer," Chappelle said that gender is a fact and defended the author of the Harry Potter books. Employees of the service planned to walk off the job in protest of the special.
The "Netflix Is a Joke" comedy festival was hosted by Chappelle.
In an interview with The New York Times in May, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said that he is the most popular comedian on netflix and that it's very important to the american culture to have free expression.
Chappelle spoke about the backlash towards him in "What's in a Name?"
He said the more urgent it was for him to say it, the more he could not say something. It has nothing to do with what you're telling me. My freedom of artistic expression is what makes it happen. That is something that I value.
He said that when he came back to the school, he asked the students what he had done wrong.
"These kids had everything to say about gender, but they didn't say anything about art," Chappelle said. The biggest gripe I have with this whole controversy is that you can't report on an artist's work and remove artistic nuances from his words.
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