time. as i said before, people of color wouldn t feel great if people came to them and said systemic racism doesn t exist. he seems to be doing a version of that with transgender and gay people in relation the their civil rights struggles and their identity issues. i can see, you know, exactly what you are saying to that point. ashley, time for you to weigh in on this. netflix s co-ceo said they are keeping the special up because it doesn t cause, quote, real-world harm. is chapel s special adversely affecting you. i wouldn t say myself personally, but definitely transpeople who experience socioeconomic disparity because of societal perception of who we are. and their decision as to whether we deserve to occupy space and opportunity. just to be clear, the netflix employment resource group has also not necessarily pushed for the removal of the special. but going forward, they want to be included in a lot of the
decision-making conversations around what content on the platform. to be clear, this conversation is about equity in entertainment. and we see that there is a lack of equity with trans-content versus content such as dave chapel s. we know that netflix paid him $23.6 million for the sticks and stones special in 2019. for the closer, he was paid 24.1 million making transpoebic content during one of the most deadliest year force the trans community. it incense advertises media that marginalizes and i think ultimately it is because more people respond and have knee jerk reaction to content such as this. and so what the netflix employment resource group is asking for is for them to to