Netflix Wants to Outlaw ‘Chick Flick’

Never content with their current level of ‘wokeness’ Netflix has decided to launch a new attack in the name of Social Justice.

On the term “chick flick.”

Yes. Really. It’s obviously a really hot-button issue right now.

Quick PSA: Can we stop calling films “chick flicks” unless the films are literally about small baby chickens? Here’s why this phrase should absolutely be retired (thread):

— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) April 15, 2019

Ok. So I see where they’re going with this. As a “Chicks on the Right” we actually see this a lot.

What it all boils down to is that leftists hate the word chick. They find it demeaning. They’re clearly not comfortable enough with their “gender identity” to embrace this word for the fun, un-offensive, silly-little-word it is.

I see it as a female alternative to “dude,” which no one really takes issue with at all.

They keep going, of course:

For starters, “chick flicks” are traditionally synonymous with romantic comedies. This suggests that women are the only people interested in 1. Romance 2. Comedy. Which I can promise from the men I’ve come across in my life – simply isn’t true.

— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) April 15, 2019

There aren’t sweeping categories specific to men. You don’t hear people asking to watch “man movies” – instead, pretty much every intersection of genre is on the table and seen as for men, except of course, the aforementioned rom-coms.

— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) April 15, 2019

The term also cheapens the work that goes into making these types of films. Romantic comedies and/or films centered around female leads go through just as much editing, consideration, and rewriting as any other film.

— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) April 15, 2019

And nicknaming films “chick flicks” drives home that there’s something trivial about watching them. But what’s trivial about watching a film that makes you feel 1,000 emotions in ~90 minutes?

— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) April 15, 2019

Overall, there’s nothing inherently gendered about liking a light-hearted film with a strong female lead and emotional arc. So next time you call something a "chick flick," you better be referring to Chicken Run.

— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) April 15, 2019

But see… in their quest for ultimate “wokeness,” Netflix is making a pretty major mistake.

According to Daily Mail:

In calling for the retirement of the term, the tweets shared on the verified @NetflixFilm account said the phrase implied ‘something trivial’ about watching romantic comedies and ‘cheapens the work that goes into making these types of films.’

Social media users were quick to point out that this line of reasoning said more about how Netflix views the term ‘chick,’ which is slang for women, than it does the phrases, which arguably only refers to the primary target audience for a particular movie.

EXACTLY.

And there’s nothing WRONG with that. Chick Flicks are called that because women, in general, enjoy them.

The term “Chick” does not demean the films. CLEARLY I believe this, or I wouldn’t agree to work for a website called “CHICKS on the Right.” The word “chick” simply describes the film’s target audience. There is no denying women are the target audience here. Just face it. There’s nothing wrong with it.

Sure, a lot of dudes will watch Chick Flicks. My dad is one of them. We enjoy a good Chick Flick together every so often. And you know what, that’s FINE. No one is saying there’s anything wrong with that, either.

The whole thing is just virtue-signaling hogwash.

Get over it, Netflix.