It appears like Netflix isn’t parting methods with Kanye West‘s biopic amid his disgusting feedback over the previous few weeks…
Several manufacturers have distanced themselves from the rapper over his vocal antisemitism, together with trend model Balenciaga and most just lately sportswear empire Adidas. Yeah, even after he boasted they’d by no means reduce ties with him — life actually comes at us quick, doesn’t it?
But the streaming service revealed on Monday they haven’t any plans to take away Ye’s Jeen-Yuhs documentary from their platform. You can see the trailer for the doc (beneath):
We can all agree there ought to be no tolerance for the hate and bigotry he’s spreading, however is Netflix in a morally ambiguous space with their choice? Well, possibly…
The firm says the rationale they’re not eradicating the three half sequence is as a result of Ye wasn’t truly concerned in creating and selling the film — in different phrases, he was simply the topic. Their argument, it might appear, is that asking them to take away the Kanye doc can be like anticipating them to take away their content material about Ted Bundy or Jeffrey Dahmer as a result of they have been unhealthy guys. Hmm.
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The media large additionally factors out they don’t take away content material about or by individuals who later trigger controversy. They say there’s nothing antisemitic within the film, so there’s no motive for them to take away it. While which may be true, it’s clearly not how everybody feels. In latest years the music of R. Kelly and Michael Jackson has been faraway from radio and streaming platforms regardless of the songs themselves not being controversial.
But does it make a distinction that Ye isn’t going to revenue off the product?
Film studio MRC clearly felt otherwise. They shelved a whole, utterly completed documentary after the Jesus Walks performer began spouting a lot hate. So why is it Netflix can’t do the identical? In their case they’ve not less than already made their revenue off of it. Then once more, possibly that’s a part of the reply. MRC was releasing a film that will probably make much less given the present emotions about Ye — versus the choice of shelving it and retaining some good will.
Is Netflix simply arising with excuses to not lose content material? Or do they actually have a very good level about their Kanye documentary?
What do U assume, Perezcious readers? Should Netflix can Jeen-Yuhs or are they making the fitting choice by leaving it on their platforms? Sound OFF within the feedback (beneath).
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