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In reply to the discussion: Sen. Josh Hawley demands Netflix remove trans content since it doesn't align with his personal values "It offends me" [View all]AZJonnie
(3,185 posts)35. If you'd like to see what he said, in context
On behalf of parents around the country, it offends me that Netflix is pushing this content at parents in what seems to be a very coordinated, thought‑through, planned out agenda in a way that frankly I think undermines parents.
He repeatedly asks Why does almost half of your childrens programming feature this highly controversial, highly sexualized material?, saying he cant let [his] children watch anything on Netflix without pre‑screening it.
He frames it as a reason to question whether the government should allow Netflix to become a dominant streaming monopolist, saying hes concerned that Sarandos doesnt share his values and is promoting this content while seeking regulatory approval
Stops slightly short of a demand for removal, but anyways fuck this guy and his transphobic bullshit
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Sen. Josh Hawley demands Netflix remove trans content since it doesn't align with his personal values "It offends me" [View all]
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Wednesday
OP
Exactly. There is a simple fix. Faux news offends me. I don't watch it. Why is that so hard for him to do?
tulipsandroses
Wednesday
#28
Tough shit. I'm over the age of 18, I'll watch whatever the hell I want to watch. As long as it's legal!
beaglelover
Wednesday
#7
Running Man Hawley hasn't noticed that his TV remote enables him to change channels
Ocelot II
Wednesday
#10
I'll bet he sits there and enthusiastically watches entire movies with trans and gay folks,
Diamond_Dog
Wednesday
#23
That's how they like to govern..it offends them n offer no proof of it being unlawful but shut it down anyway
Deuxcents
Wednesday
#12
What a snowflake. Just don't watch it. No one is forcing him to subscribe to Netflix.
Vinca
Wednesday
#13
The reason he can't provide a source of his "information" is because there is none. Never has and never will.
Firestorm49
Wednesday
#15
Josh, seeing you run away, like a coward, from 'peaceful tourists' offends me. Resign.
Norrrm
Wednesday
#25
White republican males who pretend to be religious are the biggest thin-skinned crybabies on the planet.
Initech
Wednesday
#30
tsk tsk, Josh... what happened to Live and Let Live? Thought yall were big into that.
WarGamer
Wednesday
#37
Josh Howley-For-No-Good-Reason has personal values offensive to many. Please remove him from public life.
Clouds Passing
Wednesday
#40