Netflix, which aired the comedian's stand-up special.A trans employee tweeted her anger at the release of the special, called The Closer, while Jaclyn Moore, a showrunner for Netflix's Dear White People, said she would boycott the platform for future projects.
Staff at the streamer have also taken part in a walkout and a pro-trans rally in California.In his routine, Chappelle declared himself to be a "Terf," which stands for trans-exclusionary radical feminist and is used to describe some anti-trans campaigners.He also defended Harry Potter author J.K.
Rowling, who has been accused of transphobia, and called a trans woman's genitalia "not quite what it is."Chappelle said: "They canceled JK Rowling—my God.