Fans of the streaming giant are threatening to cancel their subscriptions over the TV drama that’s airing now.
Based on the life of an adult star, it’s sparked a heated debate with viewers due to certain scenes.
A clip of the divisive show was shared, then quickly deleted, on Netflix’s official Instagram account – while online it garnered a lot of negative feedback.
A new Netflix show is riddled with controversial and graphic scenes. Credit: Netflix
One person wrote: “Now we have p*** on Netflix as well? Canceling the account while we speak, my kids can’t see this.”
Another agreed: “Isn’t this inappropriate for a platform where KIDS FOLLOW YOU?!”
“Are we just making p*** mainstream now? It’s pretty sickening that there is no warning on explicit content like this,” a third viewer questioned. “Yet women who post a picture breastfeeding are flagged. This should be a separate category on Netflix if you want to put stuff like this out.”
“I’m not sure I like the direction Netflix is going,” a further concerned fan opined.
Somebody else penned: “It’s really sad that this is accepted in modern culture. The hyper-s**ualisation of our society and generation is depressing and degrading to the value of both genders.”
Netflix’s new drama is generating a fierce debate due to its X-rated nature. Credit: Netflix
The platform describes the show, inspired by true events, as ‘the story of how Rocco Siffredi escaped a humble life and emerged as the world’s greatest p*** star.’
In its official synopsis for the show, IMDb adds: “Siffredi’s family, his origins, his relationship, and the context that led him to embark on his path in p****graphy and accept that the demon in his body is compatible with love.”
The seven-part series, called Supers**, stars Alessandro Borghi as Siffredi, who starred in over 1,500 X-rated films.
People are threatening to cancel their Netflix subscriptions because of the show. Credit: Netflix
Francesca Manieri, the filmmaker behind the series, tells The Independent: “My goal was to put men in front of themselves.
“This is what we call the phallocentric system, the system in which the d*** is the centrum of the thought before everything.
“So what can you do right now, 2024, to understand the relationship between men and women? And how can men put themselves in front of the image of their symbolic d*** and try to deconstruct all of this?”
Despite the controversy, the film has generated some positive reviews from critics.
The show has had positive reviews despite its divisive nature. Credit: Netflix
Rohan Naahar writes for the Indian Times: “Borghi is endlessly watchable, even when the show threatens to fly off the rails. He gives Siffredi, who could’ve very easily come across as a detestable man, a sense of vulnerability.
“It also helps that the character – at least the version of him created for the show – is always the first to point out his flaws. Self-awareness goes a long way in earning the audience’s sympathies because there is no bigger turn-off than watching a loose cannon fire away, without having any sense of the damage they’re causing.”
Aramide Tinubu echoes in Variety: “Supers** isn’t just an examination of one man’s life and career but a look at the lives people create, however unconventional when they dare to move through the world as their most authentic selves.”
Watch the trailer for the controversial new show here…
Jennifer Aniston has sparked a huge debate after claiming Friends is now offensive to a ‘whole generation.’
Aniston starred in Friendsas Rachel Green for 10 seasons between 1994 and 2004.
It was one of the biggest sitcoms ever and still has major rewatch potential to this day. However, some of the jokes on the TV show have not aged so well.
So much so that Aniston has claimed Gen Z finds Friends ‘offensive.’
But not everyone agrees, and the Murder Mystery star’s comments have sparked a pushback online.
Jennifer Aniston starred in Friends as Rachel Green for 10 seasons between 1994 and 2004. Credit: NBC
It does seem that Aniston’s claims have some merit.
The problematic aspects of the show have been well-documented, with the treatment of Chandler’s transgender father, comments about lesbian couple Carol and Susan, and the general lack of diversity attracting particular criticism.
Ross’ treatment of women has also been questioned by Gen Zers.
“I can fully see Ross hurting one of the women in his life and not feeling remorse,” one TikTok user says in a video.
“Hear me out… it’s because the show has aged terribly and is not funny to a new generation of kids,” a Redditor agrees.
And, in fact, Buzzfeed has created an entire list of all of the issues with the classic sitcom.
Jennifer Aniston’s comments have prompted a big debate online. Credit: NBC
However, others pointed out that although young people criticize Friends, they still love it!
One person has taken to X, formerly known as Twitter, to write: “I love Friends and still watch it constantly. But I’m also aware there are some things that wouldn’t be said today or storylines that wouldn’t be done because, with time, more awareness and education about some issues have become more widespread. Both things can be true.”
Another adds: “Celebrities of all kinds need to stop pretending that a small group of people being mad at them on Twitter for brief periods of time is some kind of systemic disadvantage that prevents them from doing what they want. They earn tens of millions every year in Friends residuals.
“Gen Z-ers LOVE Friends and keep its valuation at hundreds of millions of dollars. It’s one of the most popular and beloved shows of all time. There ARE legitimate criticisms of the show but they’re not even making noise in the face of how beloved it is.”
Jennifer Aniston has claimed Friends is now ‘offensive’ to a whole generation. Credit: NBC
Aniston tells AFP that ‘comedy has evolved’ and this makes it more difficult to be funny nowadays.
“Now it’s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life,” Aniston says.
“[In the past] you could joke about a bigot and have a laugh – that was hysterical. And it was about educating people on how ridiculous people were. And now we’re not allowed to do that.”
The We’re The Millers actress continues: “There’s a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of Friends and find them offensive.
“There were things that were never intentional and others… well, we should have thought it through – but I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now… Everyone is far too divided.”
Netflix is under fire and being asked to remove a controversial series from its platform.
Trigger warnings can be a useful way to help viewers ensure they don’t accidentally encounter any content they may find distressing.
But if a TV show features them at the start of every single episode, it begs the question as to whether it exists purely as a form of traumatic voyeurism.
Such is the issue facing one major Netflix hit, as fans are calling on the platform to remove the programme entirely to protect vulnerable viewers.
The series in question is being criticised for having ‘every single trigger’ imaginable.
It first hit our screens in 2017, but remains controversial to this day, with some campaigning for it to be permanently removed from the platform.
Throughout its four-season run, it has contained some truly harrowing scenes, some of which have since been cut from the original episodes.
After the first season aired, the Parents Television Council shared a statement speaking out against it.
Netflix has come under pressure to remove a controversial show from its platform. Credit: Netflix
“Netflix has delivered a ticking time bomb to teens and children,” the council said to Deadline.
The organisation’s President, Tim Winters, added: “The content and thematic elements of the second season are even worse than we expected.
“The company already potentially has the blood of children on their hands from keeping this series – with its graphic suicide scene, its s***misation of a teen boy and a potential school shooting, among other adult content – on its platform for children to view.”
Winters also claimed at the time that the platform ‘is ostensibly proclaiming that financial gain for Netflix trumps the real-life consequences of his programming’.
Many social media users agree that the programme should be removed from the platform, and some have taken to X (formerly known as Twitter) to share their thoughts.
One writes: “Something like this can make someone hurt themselves, it shouldn’t be on Netflix.”
Another agrees: “Remove the entire series! It’s such a horrible heartless show.”
“I think one day Netflix should just remove the show from their selection and let it forever disappear into the ether and we will never hear about it again,” adds a third.
People have said the platform should ‘remove the entire series’. Credit: Netflix
The series’ creator, Brian Yorke, addressed the concerns to Vulture, explaining: “We fully understand that that means some of the scenes in the show will be difficult to watch.
“I think Netflix has helped provide viewers with lots of resources for understanding that this may not be the show for everybody, and also resources for people who do watch it and are troubled and need help.
“But the fact is that, as intense as that scene is, and as strong as the reactions to it may be, it doesn’t even come close to the pain experienced by the people who actually go through these things.”
The series is centred around 17-year-old Hannah Baker and the 13 reasons why she decides to end her own life. Credit: Netflix
The TV show in question is 13 Reasons Why.
It’s centred around 17-year-old Hannah Baker (played by Katherine Langford) and the 13 reasons why she decides to end her own life.
The show had already been edited down, with the hugely divisive suicide scene cut from the end of series one in 2019, two years after it aired, as per the BBC.
Netflix said in a statement at the time: “As we prepare to launch season three later this summer, we’ve been mindful about the ongoing debate around the show.
“So on the advice of medical experts, including Dr Christine Moutier, Chief Medical Officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, we’ve decided with creator Brian Yorkey and the producers to edit the scene in which Hannah takes her own life from season one.”
By Davan 
