Netflix Employees Call Out Dave Chappelle For Controversial Statements On Newest Comedy Special

Dave Chappelle is currently under fire for his controversial remarks on his latest Netflix comedy special, 'The Closer.'

'The Closer' arrived on Netflix on October 5 and instantly met backlash for Chappelle's controversial comments on the LGBT community. 

Even Netflix's current and former employees shared their disgust on the comedian's statements, who says he is team TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist). 

People declare some of his statements as hate speech. Here is an example:

“Gender is a fact. Every human being in this room, every human being on Earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on Earth. That is a fact. Now, I am not saying that to say trans women aren’t women, I am just saying that those pu**ies that they got… you know what I mean? I’m not saying it’s not pu**y, but it’s Beyond Pu**y or Impossible Pu**y. It tastes like pu**y, but that’s not quite what it is, is it? That’s not blood, that’s beet juice.” 

Netflix employees have taken to the internet their reactions to Chappelle's show, pointing out how Netflix's decision to give TERF a platform directly harms trans people. 

“Promoting TERF ideology (which is what we did by giving it a platform yesterday) directly harms trans people, it is not some neutral act. This is not an argument with two sides. It is an argument with trans people who want to be alive and people who don’t want us to be," @RainofTerra, Senior Software Engineer for Netflix, tweeted.

Under the same thread, she proceeded to list over 38 transgender people, who mostly were Black or people of color. She discussed their tragic deaths, and ended each statement with a satirical "not offended."

“38 members of our community who are dead because our society devalues trans people and trans experiences. 38 people who just wanted to be themselves. 38 people who in many cases struggled with not having the means to transition the way they wanted to, but did it anyway.

These are the people that a callous disregard for the lives of trans people by our society have taken from us, and they all deserved better,” she added. 

Meanwhile, Jaclyn Moore writer and showrunner on the series 'Dear White People' said that she "will not work with [Netflix] as long as they continue to put out and profit from blatantly and dangerously homophobic content."

Moore transitioned during the production of the show's final season. She told the Wrap that her colleagues respected and supported her. 

However, Chappelle's recent show made her decide to sever her ties with Netflix, saying she "can’t be a part of a company that thinks that’s worth putting out and celebrating.”

“Chappelle was one of my heroes. I was at his comeback show in NYC. But he said he’s a TERF. He compared my existence to someone doing blackface. He talks about someone winning a Woman of the Year award despite never having a period should make women mad and that it makes him mad.

And then he ended his special with a “but I had a trans friend” story. He says we don’t listen. But he’s not listening. Those words have real-world consequences. Consequences that every trans woman I know has dealt with. Bruises and panicked phone calls to friends. That’s real.”