{"id":1484920,"date":"2022-05-19T19:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1484920"},"modified":"2022-05-19T19:00:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T23:00:34","slug":"netflix-axes-ibram-x-kendi-show-called-antiracist-baby-and-other-woke-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-axes-ibram-x-kendi-show-called-antiracist-baby-and-other-woke-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Axes Ibram X. Kendi Show Called \u2018Antiracist Baby\u2019 \u2014 And Other Woke Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetflix-axes-ibram-x-kendi-show-called-antiracist-baby-and-other-woke-projects%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1484920&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1211664100.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Netflix has pulled the plug on Dr. Ibram X. Kendi\u2019s show, \u201cAntiracist Baby,\u201d along with several other proposed offerings that would present a nod \u2014 or a total-body immersion experience \u2014 to woke culture.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/netflix-animated-series-wings-of-fire-antiracist-baby-1235269747\/\">report from Variety<\/a>, Kendi\u2019s \u201cAntiracist Baby\u201d \u2014 which was aimed at preschoolers \u2014 was one of three animated shows to get the axe. The others were the Ava DuVernay-produced \u201cWings of Fire\u201d series and a film titled \u201cWith Kind Regards From Kindergarten.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Netflix Scraps Several Animated Projects, Including Ava DuVernay\u2019s \u2018Wings of Fire\u2019 and \u2018Antiracist Baby\u2019\u00a0(EXCLUSIVE) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WyXNzBBBVh\">https:\/\/t.co\/WyXNzBBBVh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1526646882302414848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The streaming service also canned another Kendi project, \u201cStamped: Racism, Antiracism and You,\u201d which was intended to be a \u201ccompanion piece\u201d to Kendi\u2019s \u201cStamped From the Beginning.\u201d The latter, according to Variety, is in post-production and is described as \u201ca hybrid documentary and scripted feature that delves into race in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/05\/netflix-layoffs-us-employees-1235026085\/\">drop-off in revenue growth<\/a> that cost 150 primarily U.S.-based employees their jobs this past week, sources at Netflix told Variety that the decision to cancel those projects was not financially motivated. \u201cThe decisions not to move forward with these projects were creative rather than cost related, meaning they would have taken place regardless of the company\u2019s slower revenue growth,\u201d Variety reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were doing an \u201cAntiracist Baby\u201d TV show? Good grief,\u201d Mark Hemingway <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heminator\/status\/1527363113778982928\">responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is \u2026 weird \u2026 that \u201cAntiracist Baby\u201d was ever a show in the mix for being made, tbh,\u201d @SonnyBunch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonnyBunch\/status\/1526731767159324674\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Netflix recently announced it was canceling a planned feminist animated series from actress-turned-exiled-royal Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-836808ac-8295-4df6-b431-6f72fc1cfc1b\">\u201cThe series was supposed to revolve around a 12-year-old girl \u2018on a journey\u00a0of self discovery\u2019 inspired by the legacy of famous women from history,\u201d Page Six reported on May 1. \u201cThe executive producer on the series \u2014 which was being created through Markle\u2019s and hubby Prince Harry\u2019s Archewell Productions \u2014 was Elton John\u2019s husband David Furnish.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank goodness for small mercies: Netflix just canned Meghan Markle\u2019s planned kiddie cartoon series <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3XQ6S2WQHY\">https:\/\/t.co\/3XQ6S2WQHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirandadevine\/status\/1520937716569227264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The announcements come on the heels of a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/netflix-fires-major-warning-shot-at-its-woke-employees-with-new-culture-memo\/\">statement<\/a> from Netflix executives to the streaming service\u2019s employees, warning them that the company may choose to invest in projects that not everyone agrees with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEntertaining the world is an amazing opportunity and also a challenge because viewers have very different tastes and points of view. So we offer a wide variety of TV shows and movies, some of which can be provocative,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe support the artistic expression of the creators we choose to work with \u2026 we let viewers decide what\u2019s appropriate for them, versus having Netflix censor specific artists or voices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has pulled the plug on Dr. Ibram X. 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