August 1, 2018
Netflix cancels its announced Farrakhan documentary
By Thomas Lifson
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blo...cels_its_announced_farrakhan_documentary.html
After Louis Farrakhan touted on Twitter the release of a documentary about him titled My Life's Journey through Music on streaming service Netflix, many subscribers (including me) were appalled. Apparently, there was enough blowback that the streaming giant reconsidered and canceled. I use the word "apparently" because the announcement of the move issued by Netflix is deliberately vague:
This is so studiously vague that it appears to be hiding what really happened. There is room to believe that the decision to feature the film was reversed after blowback and threats to unsubscribe from outraged customers. The fact that the announcement came just before new programming went live on the first of August is extremely suspicious.
I am reasonably confident that the statement is pure weaseling, done to avoid an apology for making a decision to feature a radical Jew-hater in a favorable light.
Netflix has signed a huge deal with ex-president Obama for programming and is in danger of becoming identified as left-wing in nature, threatening to divide its subscriber base. Having watched a hundred billion dollars of market value evaporate from Bay Area neighbor Facebook, Netflix needs to watch its step and guard against falling into the chasm of ideological bias strong enough to repel customers.
Netflix cancels its announced Farrakhan documentary
By Thomas Lifson
A
https://www.americanthinker.com/blo...cels_its_announced_farrakhan_documentary.html
After Louis Farrakhan touted on Twitter the release of a documentary about him titled My Life's Journey through Music on streaming service Netflix, many subscribers (including me) were appalled. Apparently, there was enough blowback that the streaming giant reconsidered and canceled. I use the word "apparently" because the announcement of the move issued by Netflix is deliberately vague:
This is so studiously vague that it appears to be hiding what really happened. There is room to believe that the decision to feature the film was reversed after blowback and threats to unsubscribe from outraged customers. The fact that the announcement came just before new programming went live on the first of August is extremely suspicious.
I am reasonably confident that the statement is pure weaseling, done to avoid an apology for making a decision to feature a radical Jew-hater in a favorable light.
Netflix has signed a huge deal with ex-president Obama for programming and is in danger of becoming identified as left-wing in nature, threatening to divide its subscriber base. Having watched a hundred billion dollars of market value evaporate from Bay Area neighbor Facebook, Netflix needs to watch its step and guard against falling into the chasm of ideological bias strong enough to repel customers.