Netflix is still struggling to handle the fallout that has come with Dave Chappelle’s most recent stand-up special, The Closer. In a leaked memo obtained by The Verge, the company has provided a guide for recruiters at the company on how to handle potential discussion around Chappelle and his show that courted controversy last fall over its transphobic material and resulted in a walkout from Netflix’s own employees.
The memo is broken into three sections — “Pointers,” “Talking Points,” and “Netflix and Inclusion” — that offer a kind of roadmap on addressing questions from candidates while promising a commitment to inclusion. “Avoid commenting directly on The Closer, since Netflix is not commenting publicly about it,” one of the pointers at the top of the memo reads. The memo is not “intended to be a script,” though it offers specific lines ostensibly meant for recruiters to use. “We value our trans colleagues and allies, and understand the deep hurt that’s been caused,” one talking point reads.
