The Goop Lab premiered on Netflix on January 24th and some fans already want it gone.
Since health experts claim that the show promotes pseudoscience, fans are going to extreme lengths to have the show pulled.
The Goop Lab premiered on Netflix on January 24th and some fans already want it gone.
Since health experts claim that the show promotes pseudoscience, fans are going to extreme lengths to have the show pulled.
The website, which was founded by the actress in 2008, has promoted some wacky wellness trends over the years, including vagina steaming to drinking crystals in your water.
Not to mention, the time they suggested readers purchase $105 monthly camel milk in their 2017 holiday gift guide.
In addition to the Goop convention that was held in 2018 (which left some customers feeling ripped off), a Netflix series called The Goop Lab was released on the 24th of January.
“What we try to do at Goop is explore ideas that may seem out there or too scary,” Loehnen said in the trailer.
For instance, the first ones to call the show out were doctors and health experts who claim that the show is doing a disservice to its viewers by promoting wellness trends that are not backed by science.
The author shared more of her thoughts towards the series to Bustle.
Dr. Gunter saying that to Bustle is a bold move, but one that some would say needed to happen.
"Some fine information presented alongside unscientific, unproven, potentially harmful therapies for attention, with the disclaimer of 'We're only having conversations!'"
Dr Gunter said: "When you sell products, that means you are not a reliable source of information."
"If a pharmaceutical company had a similar show, what would people think?”
Probably nothing good.
Dr. Jen Gunter an expert in pain medication and licensed doctor, came out with a blog post a while ago correcting the head of Goop.
Putting some of her most outrageous claims to the test.
"What do you possibly have to gain by spreading lies to women about bras causing breast cancer? Ever had a breast cancer survivor cry in your office worried that she caused her cancer by wearing bras for 20 years?"
"When you give your platform to crackpot theories about bras and breast cancer you are literally [fricking] with breast cancer survivors. Is this fun for you?"
Jeez, these are not good.
Way before the series came out, and it seems that people have started to wake up.
And by that, I mean take some action, not just giggle about the ridiculous things that Goop tries to sell...
Seems funny when you read it out loud, until you realize that it was probably a stunt to get people talking about Goop before the series came out.
But back to the criticism...
The hashtag #SayNoToGoop has even been trending on Twitter.
"@netflix You are going to start losing long standing accounts over this #SayNoToGoop movement, " wrote this Twitter user.
"It's extremely irresponsible to back pseudo-science that can cause bodily harm. I just canceled my subscription and I'm encouraging others to do the same. Disney+ has all I need."
This petition, posted by Martin Angelo Sunesen, writes that "it’s very bad for the global population when her pseudoscience is given a major audience."
So far, the petition almost has 500 signatures, with more to come.
That's really not a good look for Paltrow, that much is for sure.
Fans' protests might be enough to prevent a second season or all of this press could just be putting more money in Gwyneth's pocket...
What do you think about The Goop Lab? Would you cancel Netflix over it?
Let us know in the comments!