Netflix is facing renewed backlash online as many users, along with Elon Musk, began cancelling their subscriptions in protest against the streaming giant's animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park. The controversy centres on the show's portrayal of transgender themes in a programme aimed at children, which, reports say, is inappropriate for its young audience.
The situation escalated after Hamish Steele, the show's creator, allegedly used foul language and called late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk a "Nazi" in a post. This remark outraged a lot of people.
Musk joined the trend by quote-tweeting a post on X (formerly Twitter), which criticised Netflix for airing Steele's show. It also accused Netflix of promoting "pro-trans content" to youngsters.
The user wrote, "Just cancelled my Netflix subscription. If you employ someone who celebrated the murder of Charlie Kirk and makes content that pushes pro-trans content on my kids, you will never get a dime of my money."
Musk responded by just writing, "Same," which probably meant that he too had cancelled his subscription.
September 30, 2025In another post on X, Musk criticised the series, writing, "This is not ok."
This is not ok https://t.co/dFTWYYm83A
September 30, 2025Screenshots of Hamish Steele's earlier posts quickly circulated online, amplifying the backlash.
You will never guess who the creator of this show is… a he/they lgbtq bluesky fan who mocked Charlie's m*rder and called him a nazi
September 30, 2025
Is anyone surprised?? https://t.co/Ei3zEwseoJ pic.twitter.com/fZi7j3LbwkThe trend has since caught on, with many users sharing their Netflix membership cancellation screenshots.
🚨 BREAKING: Netflix is seeing massive subscription cancellations right now as @elonmusk joins boycott over woke content. pic.twitter.com/X8u3Y90DhQ
September 30, 2025One user wrote, “Enough is enough. Show me yours and I'll follow you back and encourage my friends to. Bye Netflix,” hinting at the fact that they cancelled their Netflix membership and are urging others also to do the same.
Enough is enough. Show me yours and I'll follow you back and encourage my friends to.
September 30, 2025
Bye Netflix. pic.twitter.com/kuQe47UNojAnother user highlighted their disapproval by sharing a cancellation screenshot with the note, “Had enough of your woke propaganda.”
Done. pic.twitter.com/qSMhHdUtfH
September 30, 2025One more user captioned their post, “Done with Wokeflix,” a play on the platform's name, indicating they were leaving Netflix due to what they see as “woke” programming.
Done with Wokeflix pic.twitter.com/VaWWRBcQ9d
October 1, 2025“It was finally too much. @netflix doesn't need my money if they're going to play this game,” read one of the posts.
It was finally too much. @netflix doesn't need my money if they're going to play this game. pic.twitter.com/zzAr1ajeHv
October 1, 2025On Facebook, conservative activist Ryan Fournier echoed this sentiment, writing, “Elon Musk says he's done with Netflix—cancelling his account after finding out they're pushing pro-transgender ideology on kids. Good. More people need to take a stand against this garbage being forced onto our children.”
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