Conspiracy theories surround Scooby-Doo spinoff ‘Velma’: ‘Leftists are claiming it was a right wing psyop'
‘Mindy Kaling made what is essentially a parody of what the right wing thinks left wing comedy is like,’ one Forbes writer claimed
By Jeffrey Clark | Fox News
The critics have weighed in, and most agree that "Velma," a new animated show on HBO Max, is terrible. But some internet personalities went even further, claiming that the show was so bad that it must be a "psy-op" intended to embarrass the woke left.
The highly anticipated show produced by "Office" star Mindy Kaling was panned by critics as "exhausting" and "horribly wrong." The audience was even harsher, giving the show just a 6 percent average score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Less than one week after "Velma" premiered, the show has become a lightning rod for conspiracy theories and arguments online.
Comedian Mark Meechan, also known as "Count Dankula," isolated one conspiracy theory gaining traction on the left. "Velma was so god awfully s--- that leftists are claiming it was a right wing psyop to make the left look bad."
Meechan was referring to a Forbes article headlined ‘"Velma Is So Bad It’s Spawned Psyop Conspiracy Theories."
"Velma is so bad in fact, that it’s spawning conspiracy theories that creator Mindy Kaling made what is essentially a parody of what the right wing thinks left wing comedy is like," Forbes contributor Paul Tassi wrote.
"Velma is very, very bad," Tassi added, sharing a tweet from one user who theorized that Kaling "*deliberately* made "velma" suck so the culture war youtubers make a million videos about it to boost its SEO."
Popular Twitter account "Bad Writing Takes" went viral after it wrote that Velma "reads like a right-wing YouTuber's clumsy understanding of what a 'diverse' show is."
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