{"id":1847953,"date":"2023-02-15T10:21:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1847953"},"modified":"2023-02-15T10:27:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:27:35","slug":"hbo-max-dud-velma-facing-more-backlash-over-insensitive-sickle-cell-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hbo-max-dud-velma-facing-more-backlash-over-insensitive-sickle-cell-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Max Dud \u201cVelma\u201d Facing More Backlash Over Insensitive Sickle Cell Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fhbo-max-dud-velma-facing-more-backlash-over-insensitive-sickle-cell-joke%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=1847953&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-->\n<p>The HBO Max cartoon was slammed <em>Velma<\/em> The show is again receiving harsh criticism. This time, it&#8217;s not just the average reviewer or person who found it unwatchable and unfunny. The series has been called out for insensitive humor about sickle cell disease which they didn\u2019t wait long to deliver. Fred was the one to tell the joke in episode 1.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_196048\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196048\" class=\"wp-image-196048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.01.24-01.18-boundingintocomics-63cf31d14b64e-1340x754-1.png\" alt=\"Velma (Mindy Kaling) scrolls longingly through Daphne&#039;s social media photos in Velma Season 1 Episode 3 \" Velma Kai  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-196048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Velma (Mindy Kaling) scrolls longingly through Daphne\u2019s social media photos in Velma Season 1 Episode 3 \u201cVelma Kai\u201d (2023), HBO Max<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/02\/13\/netflixs-you-people-actor-nia-long-says-she-felt-passed-over-for-james-camerons-first-avatar-despite-not-auditioning-why-wasnt-i-considered-for-that\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix\u2019s \u2018You People\u2019 Nia Long, an actor, says she felt it. \u201cPassed Over\u201d For James Cameron\u2019s First \u2018Avatar\u2019 Despite Not Auditioning: \u201cWhy Wasn\u2019t I Considered For That?\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Encountering Velma for the first time, he can\u2019t remember her name so Fred explains his problem is a disease like the mentioned illness of anemia: \u201cI have a disease where I can\u2019t recognize people who aren\u2019t hot,\u201d He said. \u201cMy doctor says it\u2019s basically sickle cell for rich people.\u201d Velma simply replied, &#8220;Velma, you just plainly say that.&#8221; \u201cIs it called rudeness?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before that, Velma who\u2019s voiced by executive producer Mindy Kaling reveals Fred cheats off her in Spanish class because he thinks she is Mexican. Fred\u2019s reply delivered by Glenn Howerton was, \u201cIt is [rudeness]! You\u2019re, like, smart.\u201d Although the writers thought it was funny, no one is laughing, or even giggling as much as they could, especially for those with sickle cell disease.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_196056\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196056\" class=\"wp-image-196056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.24-01.20-boundingintocomics-63cf3274e0286-1340x754-1.png\" alt=\"Velma (Mindy Kaling) confronts Fred (Glenn Howerton) over his chauvinistic behavior in Velma Season 1 Episode 4 \" Velma Makes a List \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-196056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Velma (Mindykaling), confronts Fred (Glenn Howerton), about his chauvinistic behaviour in Velma Season 1 episode 4 \u201cVelma Makes a List\u201d (2023), HBO Max<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Twitter user @Mej99 shared a recording of this scene and reacted to it in a thread. \u201c#SickleCell isn\u2019t some punchline to put in an @hbomax show. We are discriminated against in healthcare, which causes further harm to our physical &#038; mental. Ignorant jokes like this make it that much harder for systemic changes to occur for better treatment of sickle cell patients,\u201d She started.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SickleCell?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SickleCell<\/a> isn&#8217;t some punchline to put in an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hbomax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hbomax<\/a> show. We are discriminated against in healthcare, which causes further harm to our physical &#038; mental. Ignorant jokes like this make it that much harder for systemic changes to occur for better treatment of sickle cell patients <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kWpzAhiPnb\">pic.twitter.com\/kWpzAhiPnb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Memej\ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udfff\u200d\u2640\ufe0f (@Memej99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Memej99\/status\/1619877584040509440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/01\/23\/velma-cast-and-creator-claim-hbo-max-series-inspired-by-their-love-for-both-animation-and-previous-scooby-doo-cartoons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Velma\u2019 Cast And Creator Claim HBO Max Series Inspired By Their Love For Both Animation And Previous \u201cScooby-Doo\u201d Cartoons<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She then called out Kaling directly by adding, \u201c@mindykaling, what might\u2019ve started out as a harmless joke, turned out to show a lack of empathy, compassion for &#038; knowledge of #sicklecelldisease. It prevents others from learning what #scd TRULY is, a rare #blooddisorder affecting All races, predominantly African Americans.\u201d Others point out there is no relation between sickle cell and rudeness.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198616\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198616\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.14-11.43-boundingintocomics-63eb73f3ef786.png\" alt=\"Velma anemic reaction tweet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.14-11.43-boundingintocomics-63eb73f3ef786.png 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.14-11.43-boundingintocomics-63eb73f3ef786-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.14-11.43-boundingintocomics-63eb73f3ef786-768x317-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@memej99 tweets at Mindy Kaling about Velma via Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis makes absolutely no sense, and to associate sickle cell to \u2018rudeness\u2019 is extremely harmful,\u201d wrote Andre Marcel Harris to HBO Max\u2019s Twitter account. \u201cSickle cell patients are disproportionately impacted by racism and bias due to the majority of us in the US being Black, and this definitely isn\u2019t helping the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris notes a bit later how \u201cincredibly unfunny\u201d the joke is.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198615\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.14-11.43-boundingintocomics-63eb73eb6d2ba.png\" alt=\"Screenshot - Velma reaction tweet\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.14-11.43-boundingintocomics-63eb73eb6d2ba.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.14-11.43-boundingintocomics-63eb73eb6d2ba-295x300-1.png 295w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.14-11.43-boundingintocomics-63eb73eb6d2ba-768x780-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Twitter user Andre Marcel Harris tweets disapproval of Velma<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 iyHtHS\" href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/08\/cartoon-network-merging-operations-with-warner-bros-animation-as-part-of-strategic-realignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cartoon Network Merging Operations With Warner Bros. Animation As Part Of \u201cStrategic Realignment\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sickle Cell 101, a nonprofit devoted to awareness of the disease, paid attention to the controversy and entered the chat. The organization asked its social media followers if the moment was \u201coffensive\u201d and a \u201cbad joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hot-take answers ranged from \u201cterrible\u201d and \u201cridiculous\u201d to \u201cnot funny at all\u201d and, yes, \u201cvery offensive\u201d to people living with the disorder.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thoughts? Offensive? Bad joke? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sicklecell?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sicklecell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Velma?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Velma<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HBOMax?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HBOMax<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tWTZHajoVb\">pic.twitter.com\/tWTZHajoVb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sickle Cell 101 (@sicklecell101) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sicklecell101\/status\/1619838741820092420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>YouTuber Atraes gave his analysis of the situation in a recent video and he wasn\u2019t prepared for how obnoxiously tone-deaf the dialogue in the scene was. After reading it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/velma-hbo-sickle-cell-joke-controversy-backlash-scooby-doo-231807325.html\"><span>from a <\/span><i><span>Yahoo <\/span><\/i><span>article<\/span><\/a><i><span>,<\/span><\/i> the podcaster was stunned into silence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou needed a moment of silence for how bad that joke was,\u201d he said after a prolonged facepalming. \u201cI didn\u2019t even realize how gross [it was].\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What\u2019s your reaction? Tell us below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/01\/18\/hbo-max-youtube-channel-turns-off-comments-on-official-velma-teaser-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HBO Max YouTube Channel Turns Off Comments On Official Velma Teaser Trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HBO Max cartoon was slammed Velma The show is again receiving harsh criticism. This time, it&#8217;s not just the average reviewer or person who found it unwatchable and unfunny. The series has been called out for insensitive humor about sickle cell disease which they didn\u2019t wait long to deliver. 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