The reason is to get HBO's attention about "Confederate," the recently announced series coming from the "Game of Thrones" showrunners, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss, along with producers Nichelle Tramble Spellman and Malcolm Spellman.
The controversy with "Confederate" started right away, and both the GoT showrunners and HBO boss Casey Bloys have spoken out to defend the show.
HBO shared a new statement on Sunday in reaction to #NoConfederate (via Deadline):
"We have great respect for the dialogue and concern being expressed around Confederate. We have faith that Nichelle, Dan, David and Malcolm will approach the subject with care and sensitivity. The project is currently in its infancy so we hope that people will reserve judgment until there is something to see."
One of the organizers of #NoConfederate, April Reign, tweeted on Friday that they'd be rallying the realm during Sunday's "Game of Thrones":
We believe the time to speak up is now, before the show has been written or cast. Before @hbo invests too much money into #Confederate.
— April (@ReignOfApril) July 28, 2017
She returned to Twitter Sunday night to celebrate the success of the campaign:This Sunday at 9pm ET, during @GameOfThrones, we ask you to stand with us. We want to send a message to @hbo using hashtag #NoConfederate.
— April (@ReignOfApril) July 28, 2017
It sounds like HBO still plans to go ahead with "Confederate," but it's early days for that series. Meanwhile, GoT continues next Sunday at 9 p.m., and it's probable the #NoConfederate campaign will continue as Episode 4 plays out.We did it!!! We trended #1 nationwide & #2 worldwide for most of the hour. THIS is the power of social media, @HBO, & we say #NoConfederate
— April (@ReignOfApril) July 31, 2017
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