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Pentagon They have issued a statement condemning what they call Netflix“Ideological Agenda”, in response to the streamer’s new sleeper hit boots.
Set in the 1990s, when it was still illegal to be openly gay in the US military, boots Follows a secret Louisiana teen who impulsively enlists in the US Marine Corps.
Entertainment Weekly asked the Pentagon about the LGBT+-focused drama, to which Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson responded with a statement.
“Under President Trump And Secretary [Pete] hegsethThe U.S. Army is coming back to restore the warrior ethos,” Wilson wrote. “Our standards across the board are elite, uniform, and gender neutral because the weight of a rucksack or a human being doesn’t care whether you are a man, a woman, gay or straight.
Wilson further said that military officials “will not compromise our standards to serve an ideological agenda, unlike Netflix whose leadership continuously produces and feeds dirty garbage to its viewers and children.”
Independent We have contacted Netflix for comment.
On X, the Pentagon is now facing criticism for manipulating popular culture.
“Aren’t there more important things going on at the Pentagon than playing movie critic?” One person asked in response to ewStory of.
“1) This series is based on a memoir by a veteran,” wrote another, “2) I remember when the White House didn’t feel the need to complain about TV.”
A third joked: “Hey now I really need to see this.”
A fourth demanded, “Why is the Pentagon on Netflix. Do your job.”
Since being appointed United States Secretary of Defense in January, former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth has been accused of having an anti-LGBT+ agenda.
In February, the Defense Department implemented the Trump administration policy Kicking transgender soldiers out of the military.
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And in June, Hegseth ordered the ship Named after gay rights icon and Navy veteran Harvey Milk. The name should be changed.
Series creator Andy Parker explained, “Without being controversial, I think what we’re trying to do is shine a real light on the personal cost of these policies.” the new York Times Of drama.
“We get to see what it does psychologically, spiritually, emotionally to people who have to distort themselves or lie or distance themselves or distance themselves from the organization they love and the country they want to serve.”
bootsReleased on October 9, it stars Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope and is based on the memoir by former US Marine Greg Cope White. pink sea,
It is now streaming on Netflix.