The chaos began with former Buzzfeed writer and current outspoken alt-right member Tim Treadstone arguing that Dear White People is promoting “white genocide.” He then encouraged his followers to cancel their Netflix subscriptions in protest alongside him. But because he forgot to blur out his email address when hastily sharing a screenshot of his cancelled Netflix subscription, Treadstone was then signed up for 7,000 mailing lists as comeuppance. Netflix: "dear white people coming in April"Them: #BoycottNetflix !!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/I1dfMHXQxD — cero cero siete (@coconutbih) February 8, 2017The same people who call liberals snowflakes started #BoycottNetflix because of "Dear White People." pic.twitter.com/zLTwVRRJuU — Brittany James (@bitty_boop) February 8, 2017DEAR WHITE PEOPLE trying to #BoycottNetflixyour white fragility is showing pic.twitter.com/vFU9dTF5Z0 — Twin Peaks☕Survivors (@TPSurvivors) February 8, 2017Now MAGA started #BoycottNetflix because of Dear White People?

Source: National Post February 10, 2017 18:16 UTC