Overview

• Episode 4 showed Nick Amato and Annie Lancaster discussing LGBTQ+ children, with the word “fad” used in a way many viewers condemned as homophobic.
• In an Instagram video, Amato said he will love and support future children unconditionally and acknowledged responsibility for how his words came across.
• Amato alleged the segment was “very heavily sliced and diced” and said the studio told him it was cut to “agitate,” though Netflix has not commented in the coverage provided.
• He clarified that his use of “fad” was intended to refer to introducing sexual content in kids’ media, adding that being gay is normal and that his upbringing left him with blind spots.
• Social posts show viewers urging downvotes and boycotts, while castmate Kacie McIntosh criticized editing and reported receiving death threats.