Are Poor Amy Schumer Reviews an Alt-Right Conspiracy?

Amy Schumer: The Leather Special debuted on Netflix last week, and if you believe all the user reviews on the site, viewers hate it. The special has a suprisingly low one-star average rating from users, and the negative comments about it are scathing. But is all the hate real?

Schumer herself thinks that the bad reviews are an organized attempt by alt-right trolls, egged on by sexist Redditors, to make her look bad.

I am so proud of my special and grateful to all the people spreading love on line about it. I am the first female comic who is selling out arenas all over the world and so grateful for that. I am embarrassed for the "journalists" who report on trolls activities as if it's news. It's indicative of administration right now. Anyone who reported that "viewers aren't happy" with my special, it would have been cool if you did a moment of research before posting. The alt right organized trolls attack everything I do. Read the @splitsider article. They organize to get my ratings down. Meeting in sub Reddit rooms. They tried on my book and movies and tv show And I want to thank them. It makes me feel so powerful and dangerous and brave. It reminds me what I'm saying is effective and bring more interest to my work and their obsession with me keeps me going. I am only alarmed by the people printing their organized trolling as "news" this is what the current administration wants. So this post has nothing against the trolls. I thank you trolls so much. It fills me with hope and power to see you all furiously posting so as always accuse me of whatever lies you want. Call me a whale. Call me a thief and I will continue to rise and fight and lead. I know who I am. I am strong and beautiful and will use my voice my whole time on this earth. Journalists do better it's embarrassing. Trolls see you on the next one! 😘😘😘

A post shared by @amyschumer on

 

It does seem that there's something suspicious about the deluge of negative reviews. And conservative media like Breitbart and Fox News have reported on the negative reviews without mentioning the Reddit campaign to generate them.

On the other hand, reviews of the special from many mainstream media sources have been lukewarm at best, and it's entirely possible that many of the negative reviews are genuine.

The only way to know for sure is for you to check out the special for yourself.

Watch Amy Schumer: The Leather Special
Latest Amy Schumer: The Leather Special News