Accountability in Entertainment • Page 287

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Sarandos also doubled down on his defense of Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais and other star comedians showcased on Netflix, saying, “We’ve always been a supporter of the art.”

Sarandos was asked about the recent upset over jokes made, particularly in relation to trans people, by Chappelle, Gervais, Jimmy Carr and other high-profile comedians.

The executive said: “We’re programming to people with a real variety of tastes and sensibilities. [There’s a range in] how they were brought up, what they think is offensive or what they think is damaging to themselves or to children.

“We won’t make everyone happy, but that’s the beauty of on-demand: you can turn it off. The reason comedy is hard is we don’t all laugh at the same thing. We all cry at the same thing so drama is a little easier to pull off, but when it comes to comedy, it’s all very different.

“Also, it’s not frozen in time. Those comedians who are good at what they do are always testing the audience. They know what gets laughs; it’s road-tested before they record the special. If you look back at Eddie Murphy’s Delirious, at the time, it was the greatest hour of comedy ever filmed. Most of that material is pretty out of step today. Eddie says the same thing.”

“Part of the art form is to cross the line, and part of the art form means you only find where the line is by crossing it sometimes. Supporting expression is really important.”

He added it was “almost impossible” to censor Chapelle despite the backlash against him, saying Netflix would “fight” for his content “all the way to the Supreme Court.” Sarandos noted the streamer had “never taken [Chappelle’s special] down anywhere in the world.”

“Diversity of thought, expression, is super important to defend. It’s good for culture, it’s good for society — not just for the U.S. but everywhere.”

However, Sarandos admitted that he could have been more sensitive with some of his own staff at Netflix, who revealed their upset at content on the platform. “They were hurting. I gave a real matter-of-fact answer about expression, but I should have been more empathetic with them directly,” he said. “That’s the thing I regret, but the decision was very important globally.”






And then launching a new show, Snowflake Mountain

The eight-episode series follows a group of young adults who are purportedly “overly emotional, easily offended, and dramatic.” Their parents, whom they all still live with, send them off to the wilderness where two military veterans teach them survival skills that will somehow transfer into maturity and accountability once they return home. Later on, it’s revealed that they’re also competing in a Survivor-style competition for a $50,000 prize.

 

I really wish Hulu or Peacock was a legit competitor against Netflix for comedy. Netflix just absolutely sucks in almost every way.

 

He’s pretty proud that they never censored Chappelle’s special around the world so I’m curious if they’ve ever censored or taken down LGBTQ+ content in less progressive markets.

Also the Eddie Murphy comparison is telling because while his point is that Delirious was a well received special at the time (though the LGBTQ+ response to that special at the time was well documented), but it’s “out of step” now, so they’re knowingly making “out of step” (which means transphobic) content and want to produce and protect that content.

 

This story just gets darker and darker.

 

What in the fuck

 

Are there sources to back up that claim? Not saying I doubt it or anything

 

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Hmmmm if Ted is so invested in protecting and projecting “diversity of thought” why did he edit out clips of queer comedians discussing Chappelle’s thoughts? Gee, I wonder what this could really be about

 

Netflix will be toast in like 3 years max. I’m sure one of the other streamers will eat them up soon enough. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them end up selling what they have off to HBO

 

How do I set a three year reminder lol

 

Junk IP after junk IP can only last so long! Haha

 

What in the fuck is with that Ezra story. Is it going to be revealed they killed someone at this point? It keeps getting worse every other day it seems

 

Yeah, I have a feeling that Ezra’s story isn’t going to end well for them, at this point some jail time is all but guaranteed. But then again, celebrities do navigate the legal system differently

 

I think Ezra is more heading towards getting themself killed, not just jail

 

I don’t see this happening but I see them maybe pulling back on investing on big budget stuff and just continue to put out trash reality

 

…and what exactly is this going to accomplish?

 

How are they managing to terrorize the entire world lol