There are people in this country who gladly want to believe there is room for "debate" or "shades of grey" or "agreeing to disagree" on things like slavery, the Holocaust, Hitler, human rights... Hell, we've had to listen to them foam at the mouth since November 2020 because the election didn't go how they wanted.
So, yes. We sadly have people (like Ted Sarandos) who want to dismiss the hateful rants of Chappelle and Gervais as "opinions". They're not. The rants are hate speech intended to dehumanize someone they view as "different", "inferior", etc...
Something tells me if I went on a rant trying to dehumanize Ted Sarandos, he wouldn't see it as "opinion".. But that's usually the case with people like him. They're great at dishing it out but can never take it.
What makes Sarandos' words even more empty and pathetic, though, is the fact that he's done everything he can to stop employees from speaking out and protesting Chappelle, and probably now Gervais. He sure loves "opinions"... so long as it's from one side. Those supporting and standing with the trans community during these vicious attacks? Naw, they can keep their opinions to themselves.
Some of us can only come to the conclusion that trans people don't matter at all to Ted Sarandos. Making money off transphobia is just the icing on the cake for him.
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