Netflix Faces Boycott for CoComelon Showing Boy Dancing in Tutu: 'Evil'
Netflix for a scene in an episode of its show CoComelon Lane showing a boy dancing in a tutu that critics called "just evil."CoComelon Lane is a Netflix original series made for kids.
In episode 8 of Season 1, titled, Nina's Three-Legged Race / Say Cheese Nico / Nina Shares a Treat, which was released in November, a boy named Nico was having trouble deciding what to wear for his family photo.Both of the dads in the scene sing, "Something that we know about you, you love to get up and dance." Then, Nico changed into a tutu and crown and began to dance.
One of the dads sang to Nico: "If you're not sure what to choose, think about all the things you like to do. Just be you." Nico then asked: "Just be me?" And the dad replied: "Yep."Conservatives continue their push against the LGBTQ+ community with fears that children would be "groomed" to become gay or transgender.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is currently tracking more than 500 anti-LGBTQ bills across the U.S. as conservatives call for the end of "wokeness." The term woke was first used by Black communities and refers to someone who is educated on social injustice and racial inequality.
