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Netflix’s top spokesman fired over use of racial term
Associated Press ^ | Jun 22, 2018 7:57 PM EDT

Posted on 06/22/2018 8:33:04 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says he fired the company’s top spokesman over use of the N-word.

The spokesman, Jonathan Friedland, confirmed in tweets that he was leaving the company, saying he was insensitive in speaking with his team about words that offend in comedy. […]

Hastings says Friedland, who is white, later repeated the word with human resources staff trying to address the original incident. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: friedland; hastings; netflix; nword
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1 posted on 06/22/2018 8:33:04 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

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2 posted on 06/22/2018 8:35:23 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Learn How To Search. Ask Me How.)
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To: Olog-hai

Wow, sounds like he may have said something like “what about comedians saying N****r during a comedy show, is it allowed”? Then telling people, “I was just asking if it will be allowed on our Network, saying N****r”? YOUR FIRED....racist honky....


3 posted on 06/22/2018 8:36:54 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts (If Republicans are not prepared to carry on the Revolution of 1776, prepare for a communist takeover)
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To: Olog-hai

Oh, just go ahead and shut the whole thing down. The world will be a better place.


4 posted on 06/22/2018 8:50:40 PM PDT by unlearner (A war is coming.)
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To: Olog-hai

He said “Netflix?????”


5 posted on 06/22/2018 8:55:11 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (You know that I am full of /S)
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To: Olog-hai
Hastings says Friedland, who is white, later repeated the word with human resources staff trying to address the original incident. …

Blasphemy! He's said it again!

On a related note, can you watch Blazing Saddles on Netflix?


6 posted on 06/22/2018 8:55:23 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (I can't tell if we live in an Erostocracy (rule by sex) or an Eristocracy (rule by strife and chaos))
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To: Olog-hai

Leftist cannibalism. Tasty


7 posted on 06/22/2018 8:57:35 PM PDT by heights
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Y can’t they use the word ‘colored’ or ‘negro’?


8 posted on 06/22/2018 9:07:06 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Olog-hai

How many Netflix movies have the N-word in them?

Shouldn’t they ban all those movies?


9 posted on 06/22/2018 9:07:57 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=600><p>https://i.imgur.com/zXSEP5Z.gif)
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That’s exactly how it sounds.

“Welcome to HR. This won’t take a minute. Now, please tell us what you said in your staff meeting.”
Mr. Friedland: “ I asked my staff if it was ok to stream a show where the comedian says ‘N____er.’l
HR. “You are fired! Get out! Now!”

It’s really fortunate that he didn’t look at the HR babe for more than five seconds, too. (Look that on up if you haven’t read about it)


10 posted on 06/22/2018 9:10:44 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: KarlInOhio
A stoning is in order


11 posted on 06/22/2018 9:10:52 PM PDT by BBell (not drinking, just a smart a$$)
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To: KarlInOhio

You can’t stream it, but you can get the disk.


12 posted on 06/22/2018 9:28:56 PM PDT by o-n-money (We should rename California to Newer Mexico.)
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To: Olog-hai

Maybe I’ll live long enough for it to be recognized the leftists doing this stuff are thin skinned racists.


13 posted on 06/22/2018 9:30:01 PM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: Olog-hai

Wherever a leftist says that you can speak freely, it’s a trap. He’s just analyzing your words from the perspective of how he can punish you.


14 posted on 06/22/2018 9:32:11 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death by cults.)
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To: KarlInOhio
I forget the network but they showed Blazing Saddles.

They left in the n-word, but bleeped out "faggot".

15 posted on 06/22/2018 9:35:07 PM PDT by boop ("I said give me the brandy!")
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To: Olog-hai

What other word has been stricken from the lexicon?

Not just deemed offensive, but stricken?

C


16 posted on 06/22/2018 9:42:42 PM PDT by Chasaway (Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?)
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To: Olog-hai

Well if the author was white they need to be fired for refrencing the word. Heck all white people that even have heard of the word should be immediatly fired I suppose. And all black people who ever even heard of the word cracker in any context. Everybody should just be fired for everything that might offend anyone. Or maybe we can figure out we have the potential to be one great people together if we dont let the Left divide us into tribes.


17 posted on 06/22/2018 9:47:35 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: Olog-hai

In other news, Netflix’s “Dear White People” is now in its 2nd season.


18 posted on 06/22/2018 10:07:13 PM PDT by Tai_Chung
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To: Olog-hai

If he had called a white dude a racist cracker, white supremicist, they would have given him a medal.


19 posted on 06/22/2018 10:20:06 PM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: Olog-hai

This seems like a perfect opportunity for a new affirmative action hire. You could keep a black person on staff to be called in to utter the (letter after M)-word whenever necessary.


20 posted on 06/22/2018 11:38:01 PM PDT by j. earl carter
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