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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Re: hate crimes - if a white man beats the snot out of another white man (for example, Italian man against a Jewish man) and during the course of the assault one man called the other a n***er, would that be considered a ‘hate’ crime?
The concept of ‘hate’ crimes is the very heights/depths of stupidity!
He just SAID the word,he did not call anyone the word———and that’s unacceptable,just saying it??
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All a white person can do to refer is say N-word. Avoid that if possible.
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