Rick and Morty creator Dan Harmon is facing backlash after an old video resurfaced showing him simulating the rape of a baby doll in a parody of the series Dexter.
While Rick And Morty’s fans are awaiting the return of the show, a new theory has been doing the rounds on the internet. Cancel ‘Rick and Morty’ Gains momentum as Dan Harmon’s 2009 doll rape video resurfaced on the internet. Harmon had already apologized for the video two years ago, however, the public has come up with a new twist demanding the cancellation of Rick and Morty.
The disturbing content was created in 2009, but it resurfaced originally in 2018 as conservative and right-wing blogs began to share it online. It has since resurfaced again, with shocked members of the public calling for action to be taken against Harmon.
The video had been created as part of a monthly comedy sketch festival called Channel 101 and featured a skit from a 2009 Harmon pilot called Daryl, which was a spoof of Showtime’s serial killer drama Dexter.
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Harmon issued an apology for the footage when it originally surfaced in 2018, explaining:
In 2009, I made a “pilot” which strove to parody the series Dexter and only succeeded in offending. I quickly realised the content was way too distasteful and took the video down immediately. Nobody should ever have to see what you saw and for that, I sincerely apologise.
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Though the Rick and Morty creator has previously taken responsibility for the creation of the video, social media users are once again calling for repercussions after the clip surfaced again this week.
The clip has been shared by a number of accounts that have focused on child trafficking and sexual abuse in recent weeks, and many users have circulated the clip with the hashtag ‘#savethechildren’.
According to Snopes, the hashtag has been associated with disinformation and misrepresented facts and events surrounding paedophilia rings, as well as potentially triggering images of children, alongside the more sincere meaning.
Twitter users are calling for both Harmon and his show Rick and Morty to be ‘cancelled’ as a result of the resurfaced footage, with one person writing: ‘If you watch Rick & Morty or support Dan Harmon in any other way, I f*cking hate you.’
