Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is who Netflix chooses to give their spotlight to, truly shining pillars of our world today. Is this where we are nowadays? Giving a shining spotlight to eight people who have shown over and over little to no respect for COVID-19 prevention measures and hid positive tests, who are being accused of sexual harassment and abuse, who have been accused of racism, homophobia and a whole bunch of other things under the sun? They choose not to put their money towards projects that most agree are actually good movies or television shows, but instead into projects we would be better off without and of course, ‘The Hype House.’ The fact that this streaming megatitan that makes billions of billions of dollars every year decides to put its money not into projects that people have been proven to like, that critics have been proven to like. And the number one trend to come out of it? Netflix is choosing to put up trash like this over quality shows take your pick, plenty of them have been cancelled. This is just one example of Netflix’s incredibly flawed renewal system. The former show was controversially cancelled and the latter was renewed for a second season, drawing outcry from fans and subscribers. Now take the show ‘Emily In Paris,’ which garnered just a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was largely criticized for its lack of depth in its characters along with its portrayal of the French and Parisians and was widely considered to be a flop, but drew big streaming numbers. Take the show ‘Teenage Bounty Hunters,’ which garnered critical acclaim from critics and fans, including having a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was included on many best of 2020 television show lists, such as The New York Times and The New Yorker. One of these was the highly controversial French film ‘Cuties’, which was believed to sexualize children, as well as the seemingly frequent cancellation of LGBTQ+ led shows such as ‘The Society’ and ‘I Am Not Okay With This,’ among others. In the past, Netflix’s cancellations have come under controversy for their removal of popular, highly rated shows over less viewed films and shows.
The decision has caused some users to go as far as ending their subscriptions to Netflix and starting petitions for Netflix to cancel the show, one even receiving over 50,000 signatures. The creation of this show, however, has invited controversy towards Netflix’s decision making, especially surrounding their previously disliked cancellation and renewal process, which has drawn anger from subscribers in the past. It also included both Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, the former being the most followed TikTok star at 114 million followers and the latter being a TikTok influencer and singer, whose 2020 single “Be Happy” reached over a billion views on TikTok, 100 million views on YouTube and 56 million streams on Spotify. The list of creators who were a part of this group formerly included Addison Rae, the highest-earning TikTok personality according to Forbes and singer who recently released her single “Obsessed” which was universally criticized by both critics and fans. This especially came for a virtually maskless birthday party last July for Hype House member Larri Merritt in the group’s mansion in California, during the state’s highest COVID numbers.
Other members including Lopez have also been previously accused of homophobia and many drew flack during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, former Hype House Tony Lopez was accused of sending sexually explicit photos and messages to an underage girl and soon after was sued by two teenage girls for sexual battery and emotional distress, along with accusing two founders, Chase Hudson and Thomas Petrou, of negligence. Many believe that the members do not need or deserve a bigger platform due to the numerous controversies that have surrounded the very people the show will be spotlighting.
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In late April, Netflix announced they would be airing and producing a reality series focused on the controversial and headline-grabbing collective of TikTok stars known as ‘The Hype House’, a decision that quickly came under fire and created outrage from Netflix subscribers and users.
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