--- title: Amy Schumer Responds to Trolls, The Leather Special Netflix description: The 'Leather Special' comedian snapped back at what she calls an organized trolling attempt from the alt-right to tank her show's ratings. canonical: https://time.com/4705134/amy-schumer-on-netflix-trolls/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-17T15:24:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:59.250Z og:title: Amy Schumer Has a Surprising Response to Her Internet Trolls og:description: The comedian called out to her haters in a lengthy Instagram post. og:url: https://time.com/4705134/amy-schumer-on-netflix-trolls/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Amy Schumer Has a Surprising Response to Her Internet Trolls twitter:description: The comedian called out to her haters in a lengthy Instagram post. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Amy Schumer Thanks Trolls for Making Her Feel 'Powerful and Dangerous and Brave' > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 17, 2017 3:24 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 17, 2017 3:24 PM UTC Actor and comedian Amy Schumer has no time for internet trolls getting her down. In a lengthy new Instagram post, the star of upcoming mother-daughter movie [_Snatched_](http://time.com/4604703/snatched-trailer/?iid=sr-link2) and Netflix comedy [_The Leather Special_](http://time.com/4696432/stand-up-finds-a-home-on-netflix/?iid=sr-link1) had a sharp message after the comedy blog _Splitsider_ reported on an [alleged organized takedown](http://splitsider.com/2017/03/alt-right-redditors-have-tanked-amy-schumers-netflix-ratings-for-the-leather-special/) of her special’s ratings, according to [Entertainment Weekly](http://ew.com/tv/2017/03/15/amy-schumer-netflix-special-alt-right/). “The alt right organized trolls attack everything I do,” she explained. “They tried on my book and movies and TV show. And I want to thank them. It makes me feel so powerful and dangerous and brave. It reminds me what I’m saying is effective and bring more interest to my work and their obsession with me keeps me going… Call me a whale. Call me a thief and I will continue to rise and fight and lead. I know who I am. I am strong and beautiful and will use my voice my whole time on this earth… Trolls see you on the next one!” _The Leather Special_ currently has over [two thousand reviews on Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=80150002&jbp=1&jbr=2) and a cumulative one-star rating. Schumer, of course, is accustomed to dealing with controversy. Her brand of frank, often raunchy humor [has ruffled feathers](http://time.com/4593076/amy-schumer-instagram-grammy-comedy/) before—and will probably do so again. 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