Netflix suspended three employees, including a trans person who'd criticized Dave Chappelle's new special, for allegedly crashing a meeting.
Last week, Field shared a Twitter thread that criticized Chappelle for attacking “the trans community, and the very validity of transness — all while trying to pit us against other marginalized groups.” Chappelle has come under fire for jokes about trans people in previous Netflix specials; his material about trans people inincluded an ostensible joke comparing trans peoples’ genitals to plant-based meat substitutes, and another where he proclaimed himself a TERF .
In her thread, Field specifically pushed back on the notion that any objection to jokes like Chappelle’s were just people being “offended” or having “thin skin.” “The problem is that people are responding to something we never said,” Field said. “We aren’t complaining about ‘being offended’ and we don’t have ‘thin skin.’ You try going to a pharmacy and having them call you ‘sir’ in front of everyone while you pick up your estradiol. ‘Thin skin.
The problem is that people are responding to something we never said. We aren't complaining about "being offended" and we don't have "thin skin". You try going to a pharmacy and having them call you "sir" in front of everyone while you pick up your estradiol. "Thin skin" 🙄
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