Netflix Loses Its Glow as Critics Target Chappelle Special

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8 points·omarfarooq··9 comments

The reader comments on this article are overwhelmingly supportive of Chappelle. So why is journalistic opinion on the topic in the u.s. almost entirely not?

My best guess is Twitter. Most journalist are active Twitter users and may have imbibed a particular culture from it that is out of step with even the more left leaning parts of the general public, like NYTimes readers.

I call BS, netflix is as popular as ever for holding on to the american ideals of free speech

I’m all for trans rights, I haven’t seen the special yet. Either way Netflix has absolutely nothing to worry about. I’m sure whatever pushback is a minuscule drop in the bucket.

Glow is not something measured objectively; stock-price etc. are, and those are the only metrics that matter to a company.

And it's gone up 8.7% in the last month.

That's probably from Game of Squids though.

The critics ranked it 70% lower than actual people.

Seems to be the trend; panned by critics, mostly liked by the average consumer. I didn’t think it was that great, as I think most would agree, compared to his other standups (or other Netflix specials e.g Nate Bargatze). Watched it tho.

On first watch, without knowing the structure of the show, it was harder to follow his train of thought and felt uncomfortable at moments.

On second watch, it was much funnier and his larger point was easier to grasp.

Oddly, I would give it a higher rating after the 2nd watch than after the 1st.

In my experience, that's usually a sign that it will have more staying power than his other specials which only required one viewing to fully appreciate. I can tell more thought went into constructing this special.

Thanks - I will give it another watch

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