Posted on 05/13/2020 1:41:35 PM PDT by Ennis85
Even in a world as uniformly left wing as Hollywood, Netflix’s wokeness stands out, from leading the pro-abortion mob against Georgia to controversial productions such as The Two Popes.
But one of the most pervasive manifestations of the streaming platform’s priorities is its glut of LGBT content. “LGBTQ” is a specific searchable genre, and one 2017 list counted a whopping 57 shows on the platform featuring gay characters.
Naturally, not everyone is impressed, as evidenced by this tweet going viral last week:
Every damn new series pic.twitter.com/zLJstwiThm
— ADAM (@AdamSB___) May 5, 2020
The visual apparently resonated with enough people that Netflix’s social media team felt the need to respond in the most condescending way possible:
sorry you have yet to realize that every gay person is very necessary https://t.co/xTOEcLWryc
— Netflix (@netflix) May 6, 2020
“Every person is necessary” is certainly a lovely sentiment (if a little hard to swallow coming from a company that was outraged by a state deciding all of its people deserve a chance to make it out of the womb). Here’s the thing, though – fictional characters aren’t people.
Saturating your programming lineup with gay or transgender characters – to the point where the American population that consumes this stuff overestimates what percentage of the country is actually LGBT – isn’t an affirmation of LGBT humanity or equality. It’s pandering, a statement about who matters the most to you. It’s trading one type of uniformity for another and calling it “diverse.”
And it’s a perfectly natural reaction for viewers to roll their eyes at – or worse, become bored by – having the same theme beaten over their heads with every other series. To be sure, the decision to cater to the LGBT community and social-justice crowd to the exclusion of the mainstream is Netflix’s prerogative … but the company would do well to ask itself whether it really thinks demeaning the customers it alienates is a viable strategy for long-term growth.
The best way to deal with Netflix is to totally ignore them.
We have a little game of counting the number of bases a show hits on the LGBTP chart. It’s really spoils the show.
according to the new shows being put out, 40 percent of the country is gay :)
The Obama’s are on the Board of Directors. What would you expect?
There are LGBT collections of movies and shows on mainstream video services but there are not Straight collections of movies and shows, proudly labeled as that, on mainstream video services.
So now the dumbarses want us to think being queer is essential?? My GOD how this country has fallen!!
or else....
They sure have it in Ozark.
They even have it in shows about WWII, like “World On Fire”.
The best way to deal with Netflix is to totally ignore them.
We cut our cable 3 years ago next month, and netflix never went on.
They were pushing their gay agenda 24/7 then.
Net Romans 1:18-32 Fix
PBS is airing a WWII series—”The World on Fire”. Potentially pretty interesting. But, of course two characters are gay. Of course they have to be shown giving long kisses. And we get to see them in bed together as well. I think I might have enjoyed the series but for them.
I quit watching a number of movies when it becomes overwhelming. “Designated Survivor” was just one of them...the two nude Black guys in bed humping added zero to the movie. I’ve about quit Netflix all together.
really? Most people don’t want to be inundated with homo sex scenes. Ugh.
If I find out a movie has a gay character I will not watch it.
So, 2-4% glbtqrpxyz segment of the population means nearly 100% of shows ‘necessarily’ have a glbtqrpxyz component. Pass. Of course by not showing interest, BOOM! homophobe monkier. Grrrrrrrr!
Exactly, I don’t know why people buy the homosexual streaming service and then complain about the homosexuals.
‘every gay person is very necessary’ unless their job is nonessential.
Homofascists and Feminazis never sought equality. They demand supremacy over everybody else.
As it has been since the late 60s.
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