Netflix employees, supporters denounce company over Chappelle transgender comments in a protest

About 100 people protested near Netflix's headquarters on Wednesday against the streaming pioneer's decision to release comedian Dave Chappelle's new special, which they say ridicules transgender people.

Netflix staff members, transgender rights advocates and public officials gathered on a sidewalk outside a Netflix office, blocks away from the company's main 13-story Sunset Boulevard building in Los Angeles.

Demonstrators held signs proclaiming, "Trans Lives Matter" and "Team Trans" and chanted slogans like "What do we want? Accountability," "When do we want it? Now."

Netflix staff were outnumbered by members of the public, but the precise number was not clear. Netflix employees had called for a walkout.

There were counter-protesters present at the scene as well, holding signs saying “we like jokes” and “Dave is funny.”

#GlobalNews

[rambojoe]

RIP Daphne. Dave's jokes didn't drive her to kill herself. The woke mob did.

[noided]

"Comedians are allowed to make fun of anybody except me and my friends"

[deepee]

An 8 year old trans kid?!?

That should be child abuse smh

[LeonidsStrapOn]

When our daughter was 8, she said she was a "puppy". We were shocked when the vet informed us that she was in fact _not_ a puppy at all.

[BunsenMusic]

Here's a crazy idea for everyone at the protest: Don't watch it.

The GOAT won't be canceled lol. He's beyond canceling.

[tclem]

Someone tells a jokes, acts as if someone was killed in the street.

[gymfloor]

Chappelle didn't encourage discrimination, he expressed his opinion and told a story of how the trans community pushed Chappelle's trans friend to suicide through hate

[anon]

"We have a 8 year old boy that is trans"
That child has abusive parents

[ryanreinhart]

Netflix can just hire Normal employees.

[remcov]

He is making jokes about almost all communities but only the intolerant LGBT community is protesting.

[ronpeer]

How did I know there would be green and pink hair? Chapelle’s show is hilarious. I’m sure he thanks you for the publicity.

[Mo-mcmw]

"we have an 8 year old boy who is trans." my mom sometimes dressed like a boy when she was young, but it was just something she liked. Now she's a very feminine female. people really shouldnt be putting labels like these on their young children.

[michellehedquist]

Go Dave go!! Netflix stick to your guns.

[HolyChaoMu]

"We have an 8 year old boy that is trans"
Oh, so you're the worst parents of all time?

[kentonkruger]

So now even questioning someone's opinion is "hate conversation". It will not be long before the push to have it criminalized happens.

[emilee]

I’m a lesbian who is in 100% support of Dave Chappelle. His special is hilarious and these protestors are nuts. Most gay people feel the same as me. The ones who are mad about this are just the LOUD minority.

[lefikaFN]

Terrible parents, it is not possible for an 8 year old to identify as trans and confidently know what that means

[NoGattsuNoGlory]

i dont think they actually seen the whole show....its not only saw the small timbits. they got clickbaited

[rayraypeace]

I wonder how many of them actually watched the set, and how many of them are doing it because the Twitter mob told them to be mad…

[lvly]

Someone said they should’ve walked out for Cuties… but … I guess. This is more important