Comic Tony Hinchcliffe’s current Netflix deal is being protested by followers of the streaming platform, with a current on-line petition gaining tens of 1000’s of signatures and asking Netflix to finish its relationship with him.
Over on MoveOn, a web-based public advocacy web site that enables customers to create petitions, a petition titled “No Netflix Deal for Tony Hinchcliffe” has gained huge traction.
The petition presently has over 43,000 digital signatures, and is asking for Netflix to tug its take care of Hinchcliffe, which was introduced in March and can see Hinchcliffe produce three comedy specials underneath his “Kill Tony” model.
What’s the controversy behind Tony Hinchcliffe’s deal?
The explanation for the petition stems again from Hinchcliffe’s look at a Donald Trump rally in October 2024. On the rally, Hinchcliffe — who is understood for having an “something goes” strategy to his comedy — made numerous jokes about stereotypes for a wide range of folks, together with Jews, Latinos, and African Individuals.
Hinchcliffe additionally referred to Puerto as a “floating island of rubbish,” which drew huge backlash instantly following the rally. Celebrities like Dangerous Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, and Lin-Manuel Miranda all made statements in opposition to Hinchcliffe and his feedback.
“Tony Hinchcliffe, the comic who obtained on stage at a Trump rally and mocked Puerto Rican, Latinx, Black, Jewish, and Palestinian communities, simply secured a profitable Netflix deal for a number of new comedy specials,” reads the net petition in opposition to Hinchcliffe. “Hinchcliffe’s feedback about Puerto Rico have been so alienating that even the Trump marketing campaign launched an announcement that his jokes didn’t replicate the views of the marketing campaign.
“We’re not going to repeat the terrible remarks he made—and Netflix ought to positively not be giving him a further platform to spew extra vitriol to its 300 million subscribers.”