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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Wed May 23, 2018, 03:01 PM May 2018

Netflix Users Threaten Boycott Over Obama Content Deal

Some Netflix users aren’t too happy about the streaming provider’s newly announced deal with former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to produce original content on the service.

After the deal was announced on Monday, a growing number of users have said they’ll cancel their Netflix subscriptions and called on others to do the same. The users, who continue to express their displeasure with the deal on Twitter, have also posted screenshots of their Netflix cancellation confirmation pages.

“Do you subscribe to Netflix?” one Twitter user asked on Monday. “Today they announced a multi-year deal with Barack and Michelle Obama. Please Cancel (sic) your subscription & show them this shall not stand!” Another person said that he “kinda liked Netflix,” but “now I have to cancel.”

“More political crap from Netflix,” another Twitter user wrote. “Many will cancel their subscriptions. Hope it was worth it.”

For its part, Netflix declined Fortune‘s request for comment on the complaints and instead said it had nothing more to share beyond its statement on Monday. It’s also worth noting that Twitter complaints do not necessarily translate to subscriptions. And since Netflix has 125 million memberships to its streaming service, it’s unlikely the number of cancellations will put a dent in that number.

http://fortune.com/2018/05/22/netflix-users-obama-boycott/

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Netflix Users Threaten Boycott Over Obama Content Deal (Original Post) CatWoman May 2018 OP
Good For NetFlix Me. May 2018 #1
I say.. So leave.. go to Cha May 2018 #45
Now Cha Me. May 2018 #46
That was my Cha May 2018 #48
Just Shows To Go You Me. May 2018 #49
yeah, have fun watching great Cha May 2018 #54
Yeah, All 10 Of Them Me. May 2018 #61
Looks Like Some Of Those Outraged Twitterites. . . ProfessorGAC May 2018 #2
Is Black Panther at Redbox yet? ProudLib72 May 2018 #22
More Russian bot work, no doubt. More blacks will subscribe and make up the difference. Alethia Merritt May 2018 #58
Used to be "Netflix and chill" was the slogan True Dough May 2018 #3
LOL Scurrilous May 2018 #4
But it's ok to have documentaries all over Netflix about St. Ronnie........... Bengus81 May 2018 #5
They should burn their TVs! blogslut May 2018 #6
This Solly Mack May 2018 #8
And their phones and tablets... blogslut May 2018 #12
Yes! Because you never know when a stray thought from Obama will come across the wireless world Solly Mack May 2018 #15
Lol. Guessing they'll photocopy one of their Netflix gift cards Hortensis May 2018 #40
A different point of view saidsimplesimon May 2018 #64
LOL CatWoman May 2018 #9
...and the Yeti Cooler Massacre. Iggo May 2018 #20
the NFL season ticket burnings pstokely May 2018 #26
Burn more than that... paleotn May 2018 #39
Fine! Go to Amazon instead....Oh Wait! muntrv May 2018 #7
Brawaaaa.. that's what I said.. Cha May 2018 #57
Bye Felicias. n/t Yavin4 May 2018 #10
Why the boycott? heaven05 May 2018 #11
The Obamas and Letterman. lpbk2713 May 2018 #13
I was just about to comment on Letterman. Delmette2.0 May 2018 #71
GOPers just aren't good at boycotts JaneQPublic May 2018 #14
"Growing number of user"? What bullshit. A bunch of racist assholes are upset, so Fortune decides still_one May 2018 #16
Highly unlikely.. and I bet they Cha May 2018 #59
It didn't bother Netflix stock at all today Cha. It was up 13 points still_one May 2018 #66
Ha! Yeah, Reed Hastings isn't going to let Idiotic Cha May 2018 #67
There is no bigger snowflake than the white conservative. Initech May 2018 #17
It's startin' to look that way. Iggo May 2018 #34
I will NOT leave Netflix and I love Obama katmondoo May 2018 #18
He could co-produce Stormy's porn films for Netflix! greatauntoftriplets May 2018 #65
Meh. Netflix produces a lot of stuff I don't care for Retrograde May 2018 #19
Mostly Russian bots BannonsLiver May 2018 #21
Ding Ding Ding! No one who actually uses Netflix is going to cancelbecause of this flibbitygiblets May 2018 #38
Obama uses Twitter, why aren't they boycotting that, too? JHB May 2018 #23
Don't believe them. If they do and summer is coming. Their children will need mfcorey1 May 2018 #24
Nah, my rural kin are all Trump fans... GulfCoast66 May 2018 #53
Just wait until the Obamas start raking in all kinds of awards for their programming. Vinca May 2018 #25
He'll just mint some fake statuettes vlyons May 2018 #31
Netflix won't miss you SoCalNative May 2018 #27
well, buh bye! shanti May 2018 #28
Bunch of morons threatening to cancel a service they never had. edbermac May 2018 #29
Ignorant Fools vlyons May 2018 #30
Exactly. It's so stupid. anneboleyn May 2018 #33
So don't want the fucking shows. Instead they are trampling on free enterprise and free speech anneboleyn May 2018 #32
They do know they're not required to watch it, right? lisa58 May 2018 #35
poor little snowflakes. nt elmac May 2018 #36
Is this going to be part of the kacekwl May 2018 #37
...... paleotn May 2018 #41
The black hatred goes deep. trof May 2018 #42
Someone should tell them, all that hatred will just translate into a heart attack or some politicaljunkie41910 May 2018 #50
Snowflakes (n/t) wysi May 2018 #43
Pffffft. Guilded Lilly May 2018 #44
I'll watch it more . . . treestar May 2018 #47
Switch to:Amazon. muntrv May 2018 #51
So apparently someone from Netflix The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #52
I'm not currently a Netflix subscriber, but I may have to start. n/t Different Drummer May 2018 #55
125 million subscribers globally BeyondGeography May 2018 #56
Honestly, I don't that many will cancel their accounts... cynatnite May 2018 #60
Reed Hastings head of Netflix endorsed Hillary.. did they Cha May 2018 #62
This is just hilarious saidsimplesimon May 2018 #63
Obama is a popular president and is rarely contraversial. Renew Deal May 2018 #68
What a bunch of whiny, pathetic snowflakes! Initech May 2018 #69
... Cha May 2018 #70

Me.

(35,454 posts)
46. Now Cha
Wed May 23, 2018, 08:17 PM
May 2018

we have to side with Bezos too since the abscess in the WH is trying to bring him down and he has his paper writing good things...so how about if they go to hell? After all, they're obsessed with it.

Cha

(297,237 posts)
54. yeah, have fun watching great
Wed May 23, 2018, 08:48 PM
May 2018

streaming without Netflix and amazon.. trump's brainwashed cult.

Reed Hastings the head of Netflix actually endorsed Hillary..

People are threatening to boycott Netflix after the Obamas signed a deal with the streaming service

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has also been critical of President Donald Trump in the past. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Hastings endorsed Hillary Clinton and said "Trump would destroy much of what is great about America."

"Hillary Clinton is the strong leader we need, and it's important that Trump lose by a landslide to reject what he stands for," Hastings said at the time.

http://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-backlash-barack-michelle-obama-deal-conservatives-2018-5

I just saw some tweets below this article and they are so mad at Prez and Michelle.. lol



Me

Me.

(35,454 posts)
61. Yeah, All 10 Of Them
Wed May 23, 2018, 09:03 PM
May 2018

million moms, some people say, and all that nonsense, their numbers are smaller than his mouth

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)
2. Looks Like Some Of Those Outraged Twitterites. . .
Wed May 23, 2018, 03:03 PM
May 2018

. . .will have to leave mom's basement and go to Redbox. The horror that they will actually have to leave the house.

Alethia Merritt

(147 posts)
58. More Russian bot work, no doubt. More blacks will subscribe and make up the difference.
Wed May 23, 2018, 08:54 PM
May 2018

Believe me, blacks spend money on entertainment and if the Obamas are involved the will support Netflix.

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
5. But it's ok to have documentaries all over Netflix about St. Ronnie...........
Wed May 23, 2018, 03:07 PM
May 2018

What does it matter if it's new or old?

blogslut

(38,000 posts)
12. And their phones and tablets...
Wed May 23, 2018, 03:15 PM
May 2018

and XBOXes and Playstations and Rokus and Chromecasts and, hell, they should burn down their houses too just to be sure!

Solly Mack

(90,767 posts)
15. Yes! Because you never know when a stray thought from Obama will come across the wireless world
Wed May 23, 2018, 03:18 PM
May 2018

they live in now.

Best be safe.

or is that Be best safe?

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
40. Lol. Guessing they'll photocopy one of their Netflix gift cards
Wed May 23, 2018, 06:11 PM
May 2018

and burn that before they give up watching reruns of "Person of Interest" and "Lethal Weapon."

I actually saw POI once and was totally (un)charmed by an ex-CIA assassin hired by a vigilante billionaire to stop criminals planning slaughter by any means necessary, because government law enforcement was of course completely incompetent and unwilling (liberal) to do its job.

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
64. A different point of view
Wed May 23, 2018, 09:15 PM
May 2018

I actually watched, and enjoyed the entire series CBS, "POI". It was not charming. It was brutal, and imho very liberal. No lol

My family has those who choose to be in law enforcement, including the federal level. So, anecdotal on my part, not necessarily a reflection of the whole "pi".

Delmette2.0

(4,165 posts)
71. I was just about to comment on Letterman.
Thu May 24, 2018, 09:06 AM
May 2018

Letterman has had some great interviews with people that I don't think the RW would like. I look forward to My Next Guest every month and I can't wait to see what the Obama's present.

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)
14. GOPers just aren't good at boycotts
Wed May 23, 2018, 03:17 PM
May 2018

Let's not forget their ill-fated boycotts where they smashed Keurig brewing machines and blew up Yeti coolers... after they already paid for them.

So, I'm guessing their boycott of Netflix will consist of thousands of Trumplodytes signing up for Netflix just so they can refuse to watch it.

still_one

(92,190 posts)
16. "Growing number of user"? What bullshit. A bunch of racist assholes are upset, so Fortune decides
Wed May 23, 2018, 03:20 PM
May 2018

to headline this with hyperbolic wording, until at the very end of the article, almost easy to pass over:

"It’s also worth noting that Twitter complaints do not necessarily translate to subscriptions. And since Netflix has 125 million memberships to its streaming service, it’s unlikely the number of cancellations will put a dent in that number."




Cha

(297,237 posts)
67. Ha! Yeah, Reed Hastings isn't going to let Idiotic
Wed May 23, 2018, 09:39 PM
May 2018

trumps tell him how to run his business. He endorsed Hillary in 2016.

People are threatening to boycott Netflix after the Obamas signed a deal with the streaming service

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has also been critical of President Donald Trump in the past. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Hastings endorsed Hillary Clinton and said "Trump would destroy much of what is great about America."

"Hillary Clinton is the strong leader we need, and it's important that Trump lose by a landslide to reject what he stands for," Hastings said at the time.

http://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-backlash-barack-michelle-obama-deal-conservatives-2018-5

katmondoo

(6,457 posts)
18. I will NOT leave Netflix and I love Obama
Wed May 23, 2018, 03:31 PM
May 2018

Now, if they do one with Trump that would be the end of Netflix for me

Retrograde

(10,136 posts)
19. Meh. Netflix produces a lot of stuff I don't care for
Wed May 23, 2018, 03:40 PM
May 2018

so I don't watch those. Overall I think it's good value for the cost, so I'm keeping my subscription.

Netflix is a business: if they didn't expect the Obama deal to benefit them in the long run they wouldn't have done it

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
38. Ding Ding Ding! No one who actually uses Netflix is going to cancelbecause of this
Wed May 23, 2018, 06:07 PM
May 2018

and if they were, I think they'd be actually cancelling their subscriptions as opposed to trying to convince some dumb sheeple to cancel theirs.

I don't recall reading "and you'll be forced to watch their shows", so feel free not to watch if you're that offended. As someone else said, I can't wait for the awards to start rolling in.

Let's just say there are some of us who wouldn't wear Ivanka's Chinese-made trashion if you paid us. Free country (at this point anyway).

JHB

(37,160 posts)
23. Obama uses Twitter, why aren't they boycotting that, too?
Wed May 23, 2018, 05:11 PM
May 2018

Not that many of them will actually boycott Netflix, despite the public huffing and puffing. Who's going to know?, and they ain't going to wait for the season Blu-Ray for their shows.

mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
24. Don't believe them. If they do and summer is coming. Their children will need
Wed May 23, 2018, 05:16 PM
May 2018

Netflix movies to keep them busy. So, bring it!

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
53. Nah, my rural kin are all Trump fans...
Wed May 23, 2018, 08:44 PM
May 2018

And almost everyone of them are still rockin’ With their VCRs. No shit.

Vinca

(50,271 posts)
25. Just wait until the Obamas start raking in all kinds of awards for their programming.
Wed May 23, 2018, 05:19 PM
May 2018

The Orange Fuhrer will spontaneously combust when they pick up gold statuettes he always dreamed of.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
31. He'll just mint some fake statuettes
Wed May 23, 2018, 05:34 PM
May 2018

and display them next to his Kim commemorative coins. Right under his fake magazine covers.

edbermac

(15,939 posts)
29. Bunch of morons threatening to cancel a service they never had.
Wed May 23, 2018, 05:31 PM
May 2018

Just love the taste of snowflake tears.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
30. Ignorant Fools
Wed May 23, 2018, 05:32 PM
May 2018

Just because something is available on NetFlix doesn't mean everyone has to watch it. They are just hateful, mean-spirited, envious assholes.

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
32. So don't want the fucking shows. Instead they are trampling on free enterprise and free speech
Wed May 23, 2018, 05:38 PM
May 2018

The stuff they always claim to care so much about — except when companies do things they don’t like, etc. Don’t watch the show — they are free to exercise their decision to NOT watch something.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
50. Someone should tell them, all that hatred will just translate into a heart attack or some
Wed May 23, 2018, 08:38 PM
May 2018

other ailment. No, we'll just let them find out on their own. When you make others the target of your hate, your hateful heart will attack you in return. The Obamas will be fine though. I'm sure that Netflix did their research when they proposed the deal to the Obamas.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
47. I'll watch it more . . .
Wed May 23, 2018, 08:19 PM
May 2018

silly deplorables. Like their Orange Dotard does not get 20 times the coverage on the MSM.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)
52. So apparently someone from Netflix
Wed May 23, 2018, 08:42 PM
May 2018

will come to their homes, duct tape their eyelids open and force them to watch these programs?

No?

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)
56. 125 million subscribers globally
Wed May 23, 2018, 08:48 PM
May 2018
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/05/22/international-growth-could-triple-netflixs-subscri.aspx

And the Obamas enhance the brand around the world. These idiots are basically one row of barely noticeable speed bumps on the interstate.

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
60. Honestly, I don't that many will cancel their accounts...
Wed May 23, 2018, 08:59 PM
May 2018

When the newest seasons of their favorite series show up, they'll be watching Netflix like they did before.

Cha

(297,237 posts)
62. Reed Hastings head of Netflix endorsed Hillary.. did they
Wed May 23, 2018, 09:07 PM
May 2018

leave then? Or didn't they even know about it? lol

People are threatening to boycott Netflix after the Obamas signed a deal with the streaming service

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has also been critical of President Donald Trump in the past. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Hastings endorsed Hillary Clinton and said "Trump would destroy much of what is great about America."

"Hillary Clinton is the strong leader we need, and it's important that Trump lose by a landslide to reject what he stands for," Hastings said at the time.

http://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-backlash-barack-michelle-obama-deal-conservatives-2018-5

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
63. This is just hilarious
Wed May 23, 2018, 09:09 PM
May 2018

Personally, I am shocked every time I see all the rumpie fawning flicks on the list of trending. "Me thinks they doth protest to much" , it's just a menu of entertainment to appeal to the largest audience, geez.

Initech

(100,076 posts)
69. What a bunch of whiny, pathetic snowflakes!
Wed May 23, 2018, 10:22 PM
May 2018

There are no safe spaces in real life! Suck it up, buttercups!

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