Dave Chappelle and others, like Ricky Gervais, are free to make any jokes they want on Netflix, including those about transgender people … reaffirmed again by their best dog.
Streamer CEO Ted Sarandos has tripled his defense with the NYT, saying he considers broadcasting such specials as DC’s “The Closer” or Gervais’ new “SuperNature” as freedom of speech … a value he believes has been lost in American society.
“Gender is a fact.” – Dave Chappelle pic.twitter.com/AZ0yIimHkZ
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He says, “I think it’s very important for American culture in general to have freedom of speech,” he said. to everyone, but not everything will be for everyone. “
Sarandos went on to say that the decision to support Dave was not really difficult, seeing what the comic of our generation is like and that he talks about the subject in a nuanced and thoughtful way. Of course, this is up for debate … offenders might argue otherwise.
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After Chappelle was approached at the Hollywood Bowl, Netflix sent a note to its staff, basically saying, if you find any of our content so offensive, get over it.
It can be said that Netflix is sticking to its weapons on this issue: not only have they allowed “The Closer” to stay on its platform, but they have made even more deals with Dave. And Sarandos even said that the reaction to not censoring DC is strangely different from what it was before.
He says, “It’s usually a very liberal issue, so it’s an interesting time we live in … I always said that if we censor the US, how will we defend our content in the Middle East?” By the way, these comments also apply to Gervais, who caught his own trans jokes.
RG was much more direct in his material, both mocking “new women” and describing them as “bearded ic *** s”. He also said explicitly that he supports trans rights.