Comedian Ricky Gervais is under fire after he made graphic jokes about the transgender community in his new Netflix special, prompting social-media backlash and calls for people to boycott the streaming service
Comedian comes under fire following Dave Chappelle criticism and after Netflix earlier this month changed its corporate-culture guidelines
Some Netflix employees staged a walkout and released a list of demands in October after a Dave Chappelle special offended many in the transgender community. Netflix is facing internal tensions while notching successes with “Squid Game” and subscriber growth. Photo: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters Comedian Ricky Gervais is under fire after he made graphic jokes about the transgender community in his new Netflix Inc.
About four minutes into the hourlong Netflix special, released Tuesday, Mr. Gervais launched into a series of jokes about trans women, including their use of pronouns and public bathrooms.
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