Controversial 'joke' | Netflix suspends trans worker who crashed exec meeting to protest comedy show

Netflix suspends trans worker who crashed exec meeting to protest comedy show

Netflix has reportedly suspended a band of employees who crashed an executive meeting to protest a new comedy special containing a joke about transgender people.

As reported by Variety, the streaming giant has been hit with claims that it suspended three workers, one of whom identifies as trans, for showing up to a virtual quarterly business review – a meeting attended by the firm’s top 500 employees.

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