{"id":28227,"date":"2021-10-20T19:25:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T23:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=28227"},"modified":"2021-10-20T19:29:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T23:29:50","slug":"netflix-employees-walkout-over-transphobic-remarks-in-the-new-dave-chappelle-special-the-closer-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/20\/netflix-employees-walkout-over-transphobic-remarks-in-the-new-dave-chappelle-special-the-closer-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Employees Walkout Over Transphobic Remarks in the New Dave Chappelle Special, &#8220;The Closer&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dnbE18-r_i0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Netflix\u2019s trans employees and allies walked out today after the company released, and heavily promoted a Dave Chappelle special that is being called transphobic. This walkout is also accompanied by a list of demands from Netflix employees who are deeply unsatisfied with the current state of the company. These demands include increased investment in projects led by trans artists, a commitment to more diverse hiring practices, and disclaimers for transphobic content on the platform. (The group\u2019s demands do not include the removal of Chappelle special.)<\/p>\n<p>The event attracted some high-profile talent, including \u201c<em>Transparent<\/em>\u201d creator Joey Soloway, who argued that Chappelle\u2019s jokes crossed a line.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3983886760\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe line is simple: stop making things worse,\u201d Soloway added. 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