Kevin Smith Chastises “Misogynist” Fans After Bizarre Twitter Storm

Filmmaker Kevin Smith has apologized to a blogger who he inadvertently made the subject of Twitter abuse by his followers after a half-joking tweet responding to her criticism of one of his films–and lashed out at some readers who he says are clearly misreading the intent of his films.Earlier today, ComicBook.com reported that Kevin Smith’s 2001 comedy Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back was among the titles whose Netflix licenses will expire on January 1 and will not, at least for now, be renewed. The Death & Taxes Mag article we linked to at the time, which was sourced from a Reddit thread, included the phrase “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back is included in the purge, but absolutely no one will miss that one.”And, unbeknownst to anyone at the time, that became quite a contentious statement. After a handful of fans tweeted the dig at Smith, he commented on the article, tongue-in-cheek, thanking the writer–D&T‘s Maggie Serota–for the free publicity.