Netflix has no time for homophobia.
The streaming giant recently shared a photo on Instagram of same-sex couple Omar and Ander from their new hot property Elite, a Spanish TV series which follows the culture clash as three working-class teens enrol in an exclusive private school.
“The only thing I want is to be with you,” Netflix captioned the photo, alongside the hashtag #Omander, which is the ‘ship’ name that viewers have given to the adorable couple.
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While fans of the show have been rooting for the fictional relationship, some bigoted trolls took offence at the image, and began leaving homophobic comments on the post – but it didn’t take long for Netflix to hit back hard.
“Get the fuck off my Instagram. Not ever[y] person on the planet is gay. You are trying way to hard,” wrote one anti-gay Instagram user.
So how did Netflix respond? With hundreds of rainbow emoji and the comeback: “Sorry couldn’t read your comment while surrounded by all these beautiful rainbows.”
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Whoever is running Netflix’s social media deserves a raise.
The streaming service has a long history of providing LGBTQ representation, with hit shows like Orange Is The New Black, Grace & Frankie, Dear White People, 13 Reasons Why and Sense8 putting queer characters front-and-centre.
And that list is about to get even bigger, as their upcoming series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a darker reimagining of 90s classic Sabrina the Teenage Witch, will feature a pansexual warlock (that’s a male witch) and a non-binary character.
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