Netflix CEO Slammed For Claiming Dave Chappelle's Transphobia 'Doesn't Translate To Real-World Harm'

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is doubling down on his defense of Dave Chappelle following the mounting controversy around his latest comedy special: \u201cWe have a strong belief that content on screen doesn\u2019t directly translate to real-world harm.\u201d https://bit.ly/3lKZh7b\u00a0pic.twitter.com/Zf1FBUT44y

— Variety (@Variety) 1634172911

\u201cWe have a strong belief that content on screen doesn\u2019t directly translate to real-world harm.\u201d\n\nThis is provably untrue but whatever

— ABNORMALLY SPOOKY V\u018eX (@ABNORMALLY SPOOKY V\u018eX) 1634215710

Netflix is telling you, the viewer, that your feelings and experiences do not matter to them, they just want you to subscribe and watch. \n\nIf you were ever directly harmed as a result of stereotypes that were imposed on you, consider cancelling your Netflix account for a month.

— Tech TAM (@Tech TAM) 1634178302

Just look at all the anti-trans comments in this thread and others about this bs. No real world effects lol.

— stranded \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83e\udd72 (@stranded \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83e\udd72) 1634187131

He spent like 1/3 of the special being as offensive as he could manage to trans people because he knew it would make him money.

— LV426 (@LV426) 1634228991

That's very easy for Ted Sarandos to say when the "real world harm" doesn't directly affect him or cis people.https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1448452291292327936\u00a0\u2026

— Vanessa Clark (@Vanessa Clark) 1634174747

Saving this for future use.

— Haleyween \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f \ud83d\udc7b (@Haleyween \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f \ud83d\udc7b) 1634177102

now let me take a nice sip of water and read this article about this piece of media called "birth of a nation" which i have been assured had zero real-world impact whatsoever

— \ud83e\udd87\u2728bat gem\u2728\ud83e\udd87 (@\ud83e\udd87\u2728bat gem\u2728\ud83e\udd87) 1634177481

"It's just jokes"pic.twitter.com/j4ziCCzxYq

— Voodoo Pork (@Voodoo Pork) 1634218030

Allowing a culture of transphobia to fester caused this so yes.

— \ud83c\udff4egirl Cthulhu \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f (@\ud83c\udff4egirl Cthulhu \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f) 1634226696

Comedy specials have molded our media landscape for decades. The exceptive nature of "jokes just being jokes'' is what allows many comedians to continue to push harmful ideologies. The problem with these jokes is that they have tangible consequences.

— Feminist Frequency (@Feminist Frequency) 1634256516

Netflix literally has a documentary on how media does EXACTLY that. Its called "Disclosure"

— I forgot about this account (@I forgot about this account) 1634225763

First, there's this. Marginalized groups, which include racial minorities, women, religious minorities and LGBTQ people, are impacted when hate disguised as humor is allowed to fester.https://theconversation.com/psychology-behind-the-unfunny-consequences-of-jokes-that-denigrate-63855\u00a0\u2026

— Allie (AlleyKatArt) \ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf42\ud83d\udc7b\ud83e\udd87 (@Allie (AlleyKatArt) \ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf42\ud83d\udc7b\ud83e\udd87) 1634204497