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Re:Trans Netflix employees will stage walkout to protest Cha... by sushid on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @05:53PM (#28858157)
I'm confused. Isn't that the intent of the protest? Those walking out specifically want to silence Chappelle. At the end of the day, I don't care what happens between a multi-millionaire and a multi-billion dollar corporation but your question seems disingenuous at best.
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Re:Trans Netflix employees will stage walkout to protest Cha... by Traster on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:28PM (#28858402)
They aren't protesting that Chappelle is performing comedy, they're protesting that their company is financing it and advertising it. That's a massive difference.
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Re:Trans Netflix employees will stage walkout to protest Cha... by markusde on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:39PM (#28858473)
Stopping shouting != silence.

This is a naive take. Should every minority opinion be given the front page of netflix, regardless of the harm pushing it might leave in it's wake? Or just TERFs?

Anti-trans violence and suicidality is a major issue and speech around it needs to be cognizant of that. At best in his special Chappelle does a poor job of recognizing this be it because he is maligned, uninformed, or just unclear; Advocating that we should continue amplifying it's message as some insular censorship issue is utterly silly.

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