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1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
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Re: 1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
#42For those who haven't seen the special, the core of the controversy appears to be Chappelle mourning his friend, Daphne Dorman. She was a transgender standup comedian who opened for Chappelle and defended his comedy against the Twitter mob. She killed herself shortly after she was canceled by the mob and Chappelle set up a trust fund for her daughter. Chappelle paid tribute to her in his special, but he did it in an…
The only positive mainstream review I’ve seen of his special was not all that positive, but that it was really a Rorschach test for your political leanings. What are the chances not one mainstream outlet had a positive review, was it really that unfunny?
He makes jokes about Jews, and Blacks, and Whites, that are completely overshadowed by Twitter (which is not a real place) claiming it was entirely anti-trans.
No one is claiming it was his funniest, but there was a subtext there. That it wasn’t about them, but about him. He’s not wrong at how successful without violence the trans movement has been compared to civil rights for blacks.
I thought the goal was to be offensive at the beginning and end with the message that canceling comedians for jokes is bad for everyone.
Re: 1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
> If you don't like the company's decisions, you should stop working for the company - easy enough. That's exactly the threat here, but with an opportunity for the company to alter its decision making if it wants the labor.
What would you say if Netflix called their bluff and just fired all the people that walked out? This reminds me more of the student protests we used to see, where they wanted to walk out of classes or miss exams but also wanted special treatment so they didn't fail the class. I've got no problem with not working at a place whose values you dont agree with, but I see this kind of action (and similar things at other te…
> expecting your employer to pay you to undermine them. I could be wrong.
This is a good point.
There's likely a huge amount of content on Netflix that offends a lot of different people and groups. It's your choice to not watch, not subscribe, or not work for them.
There are constructive ways to work with your employer but if you're going to go this route, you better be ready for them to dismiss you.
Maybe I'll start checking Netflix open job boards. There my be some openings soon.
Re: 1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
What would you say if Netflix called their bluff and just fired all the people that walked out? This reminds me more of the student protests we used to see, where they wanted to walk out of classes or miss exams but also wanted special treatment so they didn't fail the class. I've got no problem with not working at a place whose values you dont agree with, but I see this kind of action (and similar things at other te…
> What would you say if Netflix called their bluff and just fired all the people that walked out? Isn’t that explicitly illegal in the Us? Lol
It is explicitly legal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment
The people they terminate would even be ineligible for unemployment benefits since they admitted to slacking off at work, easily substantiating a termination for cause (and hence saving a Netflix some money by keeping their unemployment insurance premiums lower).
Re: 1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
#45What about freedom is speech. This is ridiculous.
Re: 1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
#46The poison is deep. China and Europe are going to eat the USA alive, lol.
Re: 1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
#47For those who haven't seen the special, the core of the controversy appears to be Chappelle mourning his friend, Daphne Dorman. She was a transgender standup comedian who opened for Chappelle and defended his comedy against the Twitter mob. She killed herself shortly after she was canceled by the mob and Chappelle set up a trust fund for her daughter. Chappelle paid tribute to her in his special, but he did it in an…
> but he did it in an offensive way I find this part of the statement to be a falsehood. He did it in a comedic way, which was part of the point he was trying to make. See: https://nypost.com/2021/10/15/airplane-creator-slams-joy-kil...
For me, calling comedy offensive isn’t even an insult.
I am always prepared to be offended by comedy, and if I am, I will keep watching, but only if it is funny enough.
Re: 1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
#48Time to check for openings at Netflix. I'll gladly take their place and I'm sure that I'm not alone.
LOL, I just had the same thought. I'm not college aged anymore, or a 10x developer, but I won't whine about content and make threats, that's for sure.
Re: 1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
#49The missing context in this article is that two trans employees were suspended for attending a zoom meeting they were linked to by a director. One of those employees had written a twitter thread critical of the special on their personal account. The second thing to note is they fired an organizer of this protest claiming that they leaked how well this special did (broke even basically) just a couple days ago. This is…
> The missing context in this article is that two trans employees were suspended for attending a zoom meeting they were linked to by a director
Were they invited to the meeting, or did they just acquire a link? Just because I find your conference call number doesn't give me any inherent right to sit in on it.
Re: 1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Chappelle
#50For those who haven't seen the special, the core of the controversy appears to be Chappelle mourning his friend, Daphne Dorman. She was a transgender standup comedian who opened for Chappelle and defended his comedy against the Twitter mob. She killed herself shortly after she was canceled by the mob and Chappelle set up a trust fund for her daughter. Chappelle paid tribute to her in his special, but he did it in an…
That is not what people are taking issue with. Regardless of where anyone stands on the issue, much of the special was about LGBT people, and the bit about his friend could hardly be construed as the most offensive part.
There’s thousands of skits about brown, black, white, asian, men, women and every other diversity box possible which everyone has loved laughing at for forever and continues to do so till this date.
If one can’t stand jokes against their diversity box, then they aren’t seeking equality, they are seeking supremacy.