Netflix has been urged to remove Dave Chappelle's new show The Closer as some claim it is 'dangerously transphobic'.
The 70-minute show sees the 48-year-old make explicit jokes about trans women’s genitals and defend DaBaby and JK Rowling, before declaring himself “Team TERF”.
Chappelle also dismisses the criticism he received for comments about trans women in his previous comedy routines, Equanimity and Sticks and Stones.
The Outcry:
This all comes after transgender warrior Jaclyn Moore, a writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the Netflix series Dear White People, was so shocked by the comedy special that she has decided to cut ties with the popular streaming service.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday, she wrote: "I love so many of the people I’ve worked with at Netflix. Brilliant people and executives who have been collaborative and fought for important art… But I’ve been thrown against walls because “I’m not a ‘real’ woman.” I’ve had beer bottles thrown at me. So, Netflix, I’m done."
Moore continued: "I will not work with them as long as they continue to put out and profit from blatantly and dangerously transphobic content.
“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."
“So when he says people should be mad a trans woman won a ‘Woman of the Year’ award… When he misgenders… When he says he should’ve told that mother her daughter WAS A DUDE… I just can’t… I can’t be a part of a company that thinks that’s worth putting out and celebrating," she added.
Twitter's Reaction:
People also took to Twitter in their droves to comment on The Closer, with one person suggesting: "@netflix should take back Dave Chappelle's salary for the last special and donate it to trans organizations. #DaveChappelle #trans."
Some people defended the comedian, with one viewer posting: "Saw a lot of hate for Dave Chappelle's new special The Closer. But, personally, I found it very funny."
Another said: "IMO, if you find Chappelle offensive then you're not really listening to the entirety of what he's saying. About race, gender, sexuality, any of it. #DaveChappelle #TheCloser."
Source - Daily Mirror (7 Oct 2021)
: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/netflix-under-pressure-remove-dave-25160073
The 70-minute show sees the 48-year-old make explicit jokes about trans women’s genitals and defend DaBaby and JK Rowling, before declaring himself “Team TERF”.
Chappelle also dismisses the criticism he received for comments about trans women in his previous comedy routines, Equanimity and Sticks and Stones.
The Outcry:
This all comes after transgender warrior Jaclyn Moore, a writer, executive producer, and showrunner on the Netflix series Dear White People, was so shocked by the comedy special that she has decided to cut ties with the popular streaming service.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday, she wrote: "I love so many of the people I’ve worked with at Netflix. Brilliant people and executives who have been collaborative and fought for important art… But I’ve been thrown against walls because “I’m not a ‘real’ woman.” I’ve had beer bottles thrown at me. So, Netflix, I’m done."
Moore continued: "I will not work with them as long as they continue to put out and profit from blatantly and dangerously transphobic content.
“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."
“So when he says people should be mad a trans woman won a ‘Woman of the Year’ award… When he misgenders… When he says he should’ve told that mother her daughter WAS A DUDE… I just can’t… I can’t be a part of a company that thinks that’s worth putting out and celebrating," she added.
Twitter's Reaction:
People also took to Twitter in their droves to comment on The Closer, with one person suggesting: "@netflix should take back Dave Chappelle's salary for the last special and donate it to trans organizations. #DaveChappelle #trans."
Some people defended the comedian, with one viewer posting: "Saw a lot of hate for Dave Chappelle's new special The Closer. But, personally, I found it very funny."
Another said: "IMO, if you find Chappelle offensive then you're not really listening to the entirety of what he's saying. About race, gender, sexuality, any of it. #DaveChappelle #TheCloser."
Source - Daily Mirror (7 Oct 2021)
: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/netflix-under-pressure-remove-dave-25160073
