Oh the humanity! 
Posted on 06/23/2018 9:52:25 AM PDT by Simon Green
Netflix sacked its chief spokesman Jonathan Friedland, he revealed on Friday, after he used the N-word twice in the space of a few days during meetings with staff.
The head of communications announced his departure after being upbraided for a second time for using the racial slur, which is controversial for its ubiquity in hip-hop culture and completely taboo in almost every other context.
"I'm leaving Netflix after seven years. Leaders have to be beyond reproach in the example we set and unfortunately I fell short of that standard when I was insensitive in speaking to my team about words that offend in comedy," he tweeted.
"I feel awful about the distress this lapse caused to people at a company I love and where I want everyone to feel included and appreciated."
Former journalist Friedland -- not to be confused with Jonathan Freedland, a prominent columnist at the London-based Guardian newspaper -- had served in communications roles for Disney.
Before working in communications he spent 10 years at the Wall Street Journal.
Netflix wasn't immediately available for comment but Variety magazine reproduced in full what it said was a memo from CEO Reed Hastings sent to all staff on Friday.
"Jonathan contributed greatly in many areas, but his descriptive use of the N-word on at least two occasions at work showed unacceptably low racial awareness and sensitivity, and is not in line with our values as a company," he said.
Hastings said the first incident occurred "several months ago" in a meeting about sensitive words and again a few days later to two black human resources employees as he was discussing the original transgression.
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I’ve been enjoying looking around on Instagram.
Man, the N word is alive and well on many of their clips.
I’d imagine they are on YouTube as well.
You know, I’ve gone years without hearing it. On the video clips I run into, it’s used twice per sentence.
I’ve never seen a bigger double standard.
He and the rest of Netflux should be poleaxed.
Probably in reference to the two new talents (and I use the term loosely) they just hired.
Oh the humanity!
“He said “Netflix” and got fired?”
Netfluke is on the S-word list since they hired the poser Obama and Susan Ricecake.
Rosanne worked for ABC.
The new show without her will bomb.
She is the show. They haven't accepted this.
When I was a kid, I grew up in a melting pot.
Every ethnic group had names for the other, but we all got along, it was just poking fun.
There was only one group that was perpetually pissed, and they still are.
Where does the N word originate from? Probably Nigeria
where blacks sold their brothers into slavery.
1st #1 show in 30 years and they fired her for being “edgy”
Dumbasses
And by the way world, America did not invent slavery, Lincoln and Wilberforce were the ones that called for its abolition, So please stop blaming USA for the sin of slavery.
Irish, Chinese, Mexican all have been slaves.
GET OVER IT!
More people should get canned for using vile language.
F-word for example.
“Mind you, the man wasn’t using the word, it was part of a list of objectionable words which was under discussion.”
He does deserve a Nelson Muntz ha ha for getting burned by the fire he helped create and fully supports.
But the logic doesn’t hold up. For example, these things are not to be done: murder, rape, battery. Do they need to be done to explain what they are?
OMG I have a buddy who is a super smart guy with a photographic memory, but he has no use for words!
We are all supposed to know what he means LOL
The other day he pulls into the McDonalds and very specifically Says “Yes I’ll have your 2 for $4 special”
Then after waiting in line for 5 mins gets up the the window and the Mexican girl who can barley habla says “what you order?”
He says “2 for 2”
And I’m pinching my nose! Dude! there is a communication gap going on! don’t add to it!
I ordered 2 LOL
I did not say a word.
Thank you!
I swear the more we progress the dumber we get!
sticks and stones...
Jeeze a 5 year old gets this basic lesson about dignity.
If you are 65 years old and thin skinned, and I have never met you... Chances are I am not responsible for your tender condition LOL
Just say the word, if you’re White, and you’re fired. You can say the word in a sentence that tells people that you reject the word, but that doesn’t matter, because you’re White, and White is automatically guilty.
Hate crime laws were created to criminalize anything a White says or does, or doesn’t say or doesn’t do, and to set free non-Whites who physically assault Whites.
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