White people are angrily canceling their Netflix subscriptions after the premiere date for “Dear White People” was announced.
Many took to Twitter to proudly declare they would boycott the series based on the 2014 film of the same name, citing supposed anti-white sentiment. The trailer, which debuted Wednesday, Feb. 8, shows a Black college radio host’s issue with white students dressing up in blackface for Halloween.
But when alt-right Twitter user Anthime Gionet — also known as Tim Treadstone and his handle @BakedAlaska — saw the promo, he jumped on board with the movement for white people to cancel their Netflix accounts in protest.
Netflix announced a new anti-white show (Dear White People) that promotes white genocide.
I cancelled my account, do the same. #NoNetflix pic.twitter.com/2HIGqviLHj
— Baked Alaska (@bakedalaska) February 8, 2017
Others also encouraged white folks to ditch the streaming giant.
https://twitter.com/HalleyBorderCol/status/829418886412042248
Dear White People,
Cancel your @netflix subscription asap.
I did.https://t.co/5UvVKIMd0w— JayCee (@Broowster) February 8, 2017
Dear #Netflix Cancelling my subscriptions (we have 3) or your hateful Dear White People program. Pull it or suffer the backlash
— ❌PITA444❌ (@PITA444) February 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/IWillNutInsideU/status/829407952578637824
Many took issue with the trailer for purportedly supporting (the myth) of reverse racism, with @BakedAlaska going so far as to compare it to white genocide.
https://twitter.com/Insane_Left/status/829523235993690117
https://twitter.com/latinaafortrump/status/829430185518886914
It's a Netflix original series, promoting anti-white content, by having a membership you are supporting white genocide https://t.co/Izkl5gGl3T
— Baked Alaska (@bakedalaska) February 8, 2017
Black Twitter reacted to the boycott with humor, largely seeing the movement as an overreaction.
White ppl are canceling their Netflix subscriptions due to the new Netflix series “Dear White People”. pic.twitter.com/GO5GtB8cFV
— MS. PARKER (@MafiosoRo) February 9, 2017
LMAO! People really deleting their Netflix accounts over 'Dear White People.' Damn, well more Starbucks, Netflix, Lyft for all of us. pic.twitter.com/lNAJDINiaj
— Jasmyn (@JasmynBeKnowing) February 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/angryblackhoemo/status/829557916030160898
Creator Justin Simien, who also wrote and directed the film that starred Tessa Thompson, responded to the negativity on Facebook.
“I feel strangely encouraged,” he said in part. “To see the sheer threat that people feel over a date announcement video featuring a woman of color (politely) asking not to be mocked makes it so clear why I made this show.”
“Dear White People” will premiere on Netflix Friday, April 28.
When the first trailer for the film dropped, I’ll admit the deluge of claims that I was a reverse racist and a “piece of…
Posted by Justin Simien on Wednesday, February 8, 2017
