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How a Dave Chappelle comedy special led to a staff walkout at Netflix

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On october fifth, net flick released the sixth and final special in a deal between the company and comedy legend dave chapel. Chapel's 20 19 special, sticks and stones, came under fire for is jokes about a number of marginalized communities. In the closer, he again, spends a lot of time making jokes about trans people and also defending himself against criticism coming from people he claims want to cancel him. If you take alla content out of the special, there's not much of a special left coming up. To day on the show, i'm talking to amara jones, a journalist and founder in ceo of trans lash media.

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