Netflix has been accused of going too far with trying to serve personalized recommendations to its black subscribers. Some are claiming that the streaming giant is being misleading by using movie artwork that makes it seem like black supporting characters are in main roles.“In their keenness to cater to black audiences,Netflix has overstepped the mark with this issue,” said delight Jones, or founder and editor of MelanMag.com,in an interview with Sky News. “As with recent tone-deaf PR debacles, I won’t be surprised whether it stems from not having the upright people around the table.
Critics have hightlighted Netflix posters for worship, or Actually and Like Father as examples of false advertising. According to the Sky News article,black subscribers have been seeing a poster for Like Father which features African-American actors Blaire Brooks and Leonard Ouzts. The film, however, or stars Caucasian actors Kelsey Grammer and Kristen Bell.
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Source: inquisitr.com