US comedian Dave Chappelle is accused of representing transphobic opinions on his Netflix show. Now, in turn, he reacted with accusations.
The US comedian Dave Chappelle, whose latest show on Netflix caused a storm in the transgender community, has responded to his critics and accuses them of him “canceln”, to want to banish (from the screen).
Chappelle posted on Instagram that, contrary to reports to the contrary, he was ready to meet members of the Netflix transgender community and to discuss the allegation that his comedy show was transphobic. He also asked the viewers of his show to vote on whether he was – morally – already banned.
Protest by Netflix employees
Last week there was a small protest by employees in front of the Netflix headquarters in Los Angeles because of Chapelle’s statements. Critics have turned to Chappelle’s show “The Closer” bothered in which he said that “Gender a fact” be and that LGBT people “too sensitive” as reported by the British BBC. Netflix representative Ted Sarandos subsequently apologized for his communication on behalf of Netflix and his handling of the issue: “I messed it up.”
Chappelle’s video, which he uploaded to his Instagram account on Monday, was filmed on Sunday during his performance in Louisville, Kentucky, according to CNN. It was his first public response to critics since his show debut on October 5th. He appeared on the show with popular podcaster Joe Rogan. “It was said in the press that I was invited to speak to transgender workers on Netflix and I declined”said Chappelle, 48, to the audience. “That is not true. If they’d invited me, I would have accepted. Although I’m confused what we’re talking about … You said you want a safe working environment on Netflix. Well, it seems like soon I’ll be the only one who can’t go to the office anymore.”
“It’s about corporate interests”
“For the transgender community, I’m more than ready to give it an audience”, he continued. “But she won’t want me.” He also denied that he was in conflict with the LGBT community, saying: “It has nothing to do with them. It’s about corporate interests and what I can and cannot say.” Last week, Netflix reported a record global subscriber base of 213.5 million.
Chappelle also complained that his show resulted in him starting his latest documentary “Untitled” was not taken into account at film festivals. “Today no film company, no film studio, no film festival … will want to touch this film anymore”, he said and asked to watch his new film and judge for yourself whether the criticism was justified or not.
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