{"id":1667595,"date":"2026-03-05T18:50:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1667595"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:50:53","slug":"tampons-in-netflix-mens-room-torpedod-bid-to-takeover-warner-bros-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/tampons-in-netflix-mens-room-torpedod-bid-to-takeover-warner-bros-report\/1667595\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampons In Netflix Men’s Room Torpedo’d Bid To Takeover Warner Bros: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tampons In Netflix Men’s Room Torpedo’d Bid To Takeover Warner Bros: Report<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Netflix\u2019s aggressive bid to swallow Warner Bros. Discovery hit a wall last week, with a \u201ctampon incident\u201d playing a key role in turning Republican lawmakers against the deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As details emerge, it\u2019s clear the virtue-signaling stunt of stocking men\u2019s restrooms with feminine hygiene products highlighted Netflix\u2019s unyielding commitment to radical transgender ideology, even as they begged for political approval in a post-woke era.<\/p>\n

The drama unfolded during a congressional delegation\u2019s visit to Netflix headquarters in Los Angeles several weeks ago, part of an annual tour around Grammy Awards time. Among the attendees was Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, a skeptic of Netflix\u2019s claims to political neutrality.<\/p>\n

How tampons in the men’s room helped derail the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal https:\/\/t.co\/EMjV5tyJDd<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uO4AEsYtYx<\/a><\/p>\n

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The New York Post reports that while on the premises, Smith noticed a basket of tampons in the men\u2019s restroom\u2014a common tech company gesture to promote \u201cinclusivity\u201d for transgender employees.<\/p>\n

But for conservatives, such moves symbolize efforts to normalize transgenderism, with ripple effects like encouraging harmful surgeries on children, eroding the nuclear family, and allowing biological males to dominate women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s just say the chairman was pretty disturbed,\u201d an insider familiar with Smith\u2019s reaction told the\u00a0Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The incident quickly rippled through Capitol Hill, reinforcing GOP suspicions that Netflix\u2019s programming remains steeped in woke values. As one GOP staffer with firsthand knowledge put it: \u201cThis is 2026, not 2020. What were they thinking?\u201d<\/p>\n

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos had been mounting a charm offensive, including a Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee grilling last month by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). Sarandos insisted Netflix appeals to all tastes and faces stiff competition from social media and YouTube.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrice wasn\u2019t Sarandos\u2019 only obstacle,\u201d noted\u00a0New York Post<\/em>\u00a0columnist Charles Gasparino. \u201cDuring the six-month bidding war, many Republicans in Congress, state AG offices and of course the White House came to believe that Netflix was seeking to create a monopoly in streaming \u2014 an increasingly important way Americans consume entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gasparino added that most Republicans \u201cbelieve [woke] values are front and center in Netflix\u2019s programming, and the tampon incident, as it filtered through the halls of Congress,\u00a0became\u00a0proof that the company wasn\u2019t changing its politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conservative advocacy groups have long documented Netflix\u2019s bias, with content pushing transgenderism, DEI mandates, and other cultural-left staples\u2014often in kids\u2019 programming. Sarandos and co-founder Reed Hastings are\u00a0major\u00a0Democrat donors, while board member Susan Rice, a former Obama official and vocal Trump critic, made podcast remarks bashing Trump-associated businesses, further alienating the White House.<\/p>\n

The deal\u2019s collapse came after Paramount Skydance upped its hostile bid to $80.5 billion, trumping Netflix\u2019s $73 billion offer. Sarandos pulled out, stating: \u201cThis transaction was always a \u2018nice to have\u2019 at the right price, not a \u2018must have\u2019 at any price.\u201d Netflix\u2019s stock plunged $200 billion during the saga but rebounded post-withdrawal.<\/p>\n

For wider context, President Trump weighed in on the antitrust scrutiny, highlighting the merged entity\u2019s \u201cvery big market share\u201d and vowing involvement in the decision. This echoes broader concerns that the merger would stifle competition and amplify leftist narratives, as detailed in recent\u00a0analyses\u00a0warning of the \u201cend of the Golden Age of streaming.\u201d<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t Netflix\u2019s first brush with controversy over injecting radical ideology into entertainment. As we\u2019ve covered extensively, the streamer has a track record of demonizing traditional values while promoting \u2018progressive\u2019 propaganda.<\/p>\n

Recall\u00a0Adolescence<\/em>, which portrayed young white men and the \u201cmanosphere\u201d as toxic threats.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Other examples abound. An Obama-produced\u00a0apocalypse\u00a0flick warned of the \u201cdangers of white people\u201d:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Netflix also plans to reboot the 1990s kids\u2019 show\u00a0Captain Planet<\/em>\u00a0with heavy globalist messaging:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

And who can forget the 2020 film\u00a0Cuties<\/em>, celebrating 11-year-old girls\u00a0twerking and dancing like strippers<\/a>, earning the platform the nickname \u2018nonceflix\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

These instances reveal a consistent\u00a0pattern: Netflix uses its platform to erode family structures, and cultural norms under the guise of \u201centertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The failed Warner Bros. bid is a victory for common sense over corporate wokeness. By standing against this power grab, Republicans prevented an even larger megaphone for leftist indoctrination.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 03\/05\/2026 – 13:50<\/span><\/p>\n

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