'The First Temptation of Christ' faces possible removal from Netflix for depicting Jesus as queer:
to Brazil’s Supreme Court Thursday in an effort to fight the injunction against their showing the special.
A group of hooded extremists took particular issue with Porta dos Fundos’ actions and pelted the comedy troupe’s office with molotov cocktails on Christmas Eve, sending a violent message that there is no place for blasphemy in a country with more than three quarters of the populationLead actor Fabio Porchat spoke withabout the controversy, expressing surprise at the backlash from “insinuated” homosexuality, as neither characters’ sexuality is ever confirmed.
The public has always protested media outlets for offensive depictions that are egregious to some. The people have a voice, and the right to use that voice to object to obstruction of their personal freedoms. Objectively,did not depict any violations of human rights and, technically, did not commit to the blasphemy that enraged the public.
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