Netflix's 'Insatiable': Cast defends 'tone-deaf' show as 229,653 people sign cancel petition

Addressing the controversy during the red carpet premiere of 'Insatiable', actress Debby Ryan said the show's hilarious and wild setting invites us all to laugh about something
UPDATED AUG 11, 2018

Netflix and its arsenal of topical and socially-relevant shows have mostly garnered positive reviews from fans and critics except for their latest offering 'Insatiable' – a series centred around a bullied high-school girl Fatty Patty. Not only has the show garnered attention for all the wrong reasons since the premiere, it also has received harsh criticism over the way "body shaming" has been projected in the series. 

Addressing the controversy during the red carpet premiere of 'Insatiable', that released on August 10, however, lead actress Debby Ryan took a different course, defending it's "hilarious" and "wild" setting. 

"[Insatiable] kind of invites us all to laugh about something," the actress told E! News adding, "I'm super thankful that there is such an awareness and such a concern about these topics and I'm really glad that we have been able to step a little bit more forward into the conversation."

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