1.3 million sign petition demanding Netflix remove comedy depicting Jesus as gay
"More than 1.3 million people have signed a petition demanding that Netflix remove a Brazilian comedy special that depicts Jesus Christ as a homosexual.
Titled "The First Temptation of Christ" (presumably alluding to the controversial 1988 film "The Last Temptation of Christ"), the satirical special was created by a Brazilian comedy group known as Porta Does Fundos. It premiered on Dec. 3.
"Jesus, who's hitting the big 3-0, brings a surprise guest to meet the family. A Christmas special so wrong, it must be from comedians Porta dos Fundos," reads its description on Netflix.
The satirical film has stirred up a good deal of controversy in Brazil, where many conservative Christians and churches have denounced the comedy special.
A petition in Portuguese calling for Netflix to remove the special was posted last week on Change.org by a person named Alex Brindejoncy. As of Friday morning, it has gotten over 1.35 million signatures.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of conservative Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, took to social media to denounce the satirical special.
"We support freedom of expression, but is it worth attacking the belief of 86 percent of the population?" Bolsonaro asked, as reported by AFP....."
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