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Netflix and the unbearable victimhood of MAGA





So you probably haven’t heard, but MAGA (with a bigoted assist from Elon Musk)
is all up in arms over “wokeness” at Netflix, and right-wingers have even
launched a boycott.

The streaming service’s crime? Some old kids shows that dared feature
transgender characters.

Musk, the world’s richest man who publicly disowned his own transgender
daughter, has tweeted about Netflix several times. One rant whined that
“Netflix is deliberately choosing to pay people to create sexualized content
for children” while another decried a “transgender woke agenda” and demanded
that people “Cancel Netflix for the health of your kids.”

Damn. I had two kids who grew up watching Netflix, and neither one ended up
trans.





 



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Conservatives love to talk about parental responsibility, but it’s nowhere to
be found here. If the presence of a trans character on screen is so horrifying,
parents can just … not let their kids watch. Instead, MAGA world goes straight
to the grievance machine, whipping up boycotts, inventing rumors (no, Netflix
hasn’t hired Stephen Colbert, though that would be fantastic), and crying about
co-founder Reed Hastings donating to Democrats.

And then, to justify their hysteria, they spread memes like this:



So let’s put these claims to the test. Here are the actual top 10 movies
streaming on Netflix worldwide right now—judge for yourself how much “woke
social engineering” you can really find.

“KPop Demon Hunters”: This animated show depicts a K-pop girl band kicking
ass against demons. These women definitely have “the balls,” which apparently
offends conservatives. Also, the animation is fantastic, and the music is
devilishly catchy. I hated that I liked it. This movie is a global sensation.
Woke.


“Ruth & Boaz”: “A talented singer leaves the Atlanta music scene and starts
over in small-town Tennessee, where she finds love and new purpose but can't
escape the past.” Black leads, with at least one white villain. Cue MAGA
meltdown.

“The Wrong Paris”: “Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France,
only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the
cowboy bachelor.” White woman falls for a white male cowboy in Texas, complete
with country music. Totally MAGA-friendly—except there’s one Black supporting
character, so verdict: woke.

“Man on Fire”: “Hired to guard a young girl in Mexico City, a retired CIA
operative with a dark past will stop at nothing to rescue her from a kidnapping
ring.” Denzel Washington. Beloved global star. Villains are Mexican, trying to
kidnap white girl. Should be MAGA-approved, but nope—Black heroes are woke.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3”: “High-speed heroes Sonic, Tails and Knuckles barrel
into chaos when Shadow, a supercharged rival, sets a plan in motion that could
destroy the planet.” So cartoon critters save the world. Human sidekick is
white, villain is an (actual) alien, and apparently illegal. No sexualized kids
in sight. Probably safe?

“Seventh Son”: “In the 18th century, apprentice exorcist Tom Ward is the
linchpin in a battle between good and evil when imprisoned witch Mother Malkin
escapes.” White dude exorcist fights demons. The villain is a white witch who
probably loves yoga and supports reproductive freedom. I think we’re good here.

“San Andreas”: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson saves people from an earthquake. On
the plus side, MAGA would likely cheer seeing Los Angeles crumble. But he’s
half Black, half Samoan, so this is woke.

“28 Years Later”: Zombie apocalypse. Mostly white cast, but they’re being
eaten alive. Jury’s out.

“The Curse of La Llorona”: This one draws from Latin American folklore. The
details vary by country, but the tale usually centers on a woman who, in grief
and rage after being abandoned, drowns her children. Realizing the horror of
what she’s done, she drowns herself too, becoming a ghost cursed to wander the
earth searching for her lost children and luring unsuspecting men to their
deaths. So we’ve got a Mexican woman as the villain of a horror story—something
you’d think would line up with MAGA’s cultural anxieties. But nope. It’s not
AMERICA FUCK YEAH, so woke.

“Aka Charlie Sheen”: “Actor Charlie Sheen tells his story in this candid
two-part documentary tracing his dazzling Hollywood rise, tabloid-topping fall
and road to recovery.” White guy talks about himself = MAGA safe space.




 



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So the final scorecard: Out of 10, we have one white villain (with at least
four white protagonists), two Black heroes, zero gay “voice of reason,” a K-pop
girl band with balls and one dead woman who literally cuts them off, zero moms
as breadwinners (but at least four damsels in distress), zero idiot dads, and
no sexualized kids.

Either Netflix is slacking on its “transgender woke agenda,” or MAGA world is
just hysterical over nothing.

Netflix is in the business of making money. With over 300 million global
subscribers, it seems to be doing just fine. And if the hugely successful
streaming service is indeed woke, it means the world is too.

Best of luck with your little boycott, MAGA.



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