HBO Max-Discovery+ Infographic Gets Major Backlash for Being Sexist
Warner Bros. Discovery is facing a lot of backlash after releasing an infographic that broke down the demographics of their two streaming services, HBO Max and Discovery Plus.
The infographic was released as part of the company’s Q2 earnings call, in which it was announced that the two streaming services will merge into a single service in summer 2023.
There was immediately backlash from people on social media, who called the infographic “sexist.”
Click inside to read what the infographic said and see reactions on social media…
The company says that HBO Max has a “male skew” with scripted shows that are “appointment viewing” while Discovery+ has a “female skew” with unscripted shows that are “comfort viewing.”
During #WarnerBrosDiscovery's earnings call, HBO Max was identified as "male skew" while Discovery+ was considered "female skew." https://t.co/MJVkMlkS8Z pic.twitter.com/Z5sgAg73Gz
— Variety (@Variety) August 4, 2022
Read reactions below:
ah yes because women famously don't watch scripted tv or are fans of things and queer people simply don't consume media at all #WarnerBrosDiscovery pic.twitter.com/hkKsnesAf8
— Kelli Boyle (@kellixboyle) August 4, 2022
My wife told me she wanted to watch Pretty Little Liars on HBO Max, I slapped the remote out of her hand & told her she had to watch Property Brothers like #WarnerBrosDiscovery says. https://t.co/wAlF4vpmYo
— Dustin Brewer (@dstnbrwr) August 4, 2022
The gender binary as told by #WarnerBrosDiscovery pic.twitter.com/wSzrwhzL8R
— LiamPurcy (@liampurcy) August 4, 2022
Please place “veiled sexist infographics” at the very top of the list of things I did not expect from the #WarnerBrosDiscovery investor meeting pic.twitter.com/y1jGx4YXdm
— Hope Sloop (@Hopesloop) August 4, 2022
Oh no! Didn't realize I was watching TV wrong! I should only watch mindless reality shows that "comfort" but don't intellectually engage me. I will now delete/stop watching all my shows, anime and movies… #WarnerBrosDiscovery pic.twitter.com/uuhR0CS5yz
— Shinhwa4ever (@kaitokiddo07) August 4, 2022
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