US EditionNetflix Hit Boots Climbs Charts After Pentagon’s ‘Woke Garbage’ Comment
- Netflix's LGBT+ military series Boots has gained popularity, climbing to No. 2 on the US Netflix charts after the Pentagon dismissed it as 'woke garbage.'
- Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson stated that the military 'will not compromise our standards to satisfy an ideological agenda.'
- The series, based on Greg Cope White's memoir, follows a closeted teen who enlists in the US Marine Corps in the Nineties.
- Series creator Andy Parker invited viewers to watch and reflect on the questions the show raises, rejecting claims of it being propaganda.
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Netflix drama Boots soars up the charts after Pentagon's 'woke garbage' comment
Queer drama Boots has been given a ratings boost after the Pentagon labelled the show “woke garbage”. The show, based on Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine, follows a closeted teenager (13 Reasons Why star Miles Heizer) who enlists in the US marine corps. While at boot camp, with his best friend (newcomer Liam Oh), he learns that it’s deeply homophobic. The Netflix drama is set in 1990, when being gay in the armed forces was still illegal.…
The series “Boots” is about a gay teenager who impulsively joins the US Marine Corps.
The series 'Boots' is about a gay teenager who impulsively joins the US Marine Corps.
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The Independent (US)Netflix hit Boots climbs charts after Pentagon’s ‘woke garbage’ comment
Show creator joked ‘we have to give some credit to the Pentagon’ for the drama’s success
The Netflix series “Boots” — which follows a gay teenager in the U.S. Marine Corps — has become one of the streaming service’s most-watched shows after the Pentagon called it “woke trash,” according to Vanity Fair.
Netflix's "Boots" series — which follows a gay teen in the U.S. Marine Corps — has become one of the streaming service's most-watched shows after the Pentagon called it "woke trash," according to Vanity Fair.
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