Backlash Begins Over HBO Max's Royal Family Parody "The Prince"

[shangri__la]

‘Children Are Off Limits’: HBO’s ‘The Prince’ Slammed For Parodying 8-Year-Old Prince George https://t.co/CRDMjd3p62 pic.twitter.com/n8vhd8P23i
- Forbes (@Forbes) July 30, 2021
After HBO Max quietly and quickly dropped the entire season of The Prince, which parodies the royal family through the eyes of Prince William's son George, backlash quickly

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[fauxkaren]

I hope that this isn't really making waves in the UK and that George's parents can shield him from it. And that like... kids at his school are unaware of it too. Idk. I'm just trying to imagine what it's like being an 8 year old and knowing how cruel kids can be... idk. I just hope George doesn't have to deal with this stuff irl.

[sestiere]

how many people in the US even have HBO Max? Gonna take that number and divide by 3 and assume that’s the UK equivalent.

[sashwizzled]

We don't have HBO Max in the UK at all, afaik - so the only people watching this are the ones torrenting it. It might get a trash tabloid article about Americans mocking the royal family, but no one's going to actually see it.

[diablo_dancer]

Haven’t seen any coverage of this at all in the UK yet (but would assume the Mail and other rags will pick up on it due to the US coverage).

[merci_beaucoup]

I thought we all agreed this was in poor taste when he only did it on his tragic Instagram.

[vatulele]

And they still left in a joke about George making fun of Charlotte’s weight. There’s a quick moment when she picks up a croissant and he takes it out of her hands and puts it back.

[babydontsweat]

oh wow...

[syvlie0o0]

"We" doesn't include the thousands of people who liked and commented on his posts.

[lastinthebox]

That disclaimer is flippant and obnoxious as fuck. Big time “Sorry-you-are-offended” vibes.

[fluxy_2535]

Honestly... I'm still wondering who the audience is? like I can see this as a instagram/twitter/whatever and it being stupid but working, because it's tiny bite sized posts, but who's going to sit down for 30mins and want to watch an animated tv program of this?

[sestiere]

definitely side-eyed all the celebs who thought his Instagram posts were funny. It’s basically assuming a little kid thinks his sister is fat and his aunt sucks…

especially those celebs that cry about protecting their kids privacy lol