A Netflix Twitter account urged people to stop using the term 'chick flicks' on Monday - but the move backfired when the argument included sexist reasoning.

In calling for the retirement of the term, the tweets shared on the verified @NetflixFilm account said the phrase implied 'something trivial' about watching romantic comedies and 'cheapens the work that goes into making these types of films.'

Social media users were quick to point out that this line of reasoning said more about how Netflix views the term 'chick,' which is slang for women, than it does the phrases, which arguably only refers to the primary target audience for a particular movie.

The last tweet in the thread also ripped off an answer that Robert Pattinson gave during a 2012 interview with Extra TV, where he was asked what his favorite chick flick was, and he replied with Chicken Run.

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A Netflix employee posted a thread on the verified Twitter account '@NetflixFilm' urging people to stop using the term 'chick flicks' on Monday, but included sexist reasoning

Netflix started out strong with its argument for doing away with the term 'chick flicks' before quickly taking a nosedive into misguided territory.

The @NetflixFilm account posted:

'Quick PSA: Can we stop calling films "chick flicks" unless the films are literally about small baby chickens? Here’s why this phrase should absolutely be retired (thread):

'For starters, "chick flicks" are traditionally synonymous with romantic comedies. This suggests that women are the only people interested in 1. Romance 2. Comedy. Which I can promise from the men I’ve come across in my life – simply isn’t true.'

Netflix started out strong with its argument for doing away with the term 'chick flicks' before quickly taking a nosedive into misguided territory. The @NetflixFilm account posted: 'Quick PSA: Can we stop calling films "chick flicks" unless the films are literally about small baby chickens? Here’s why this phrase should absolutely be retired (thread):'

'For starters, "chick flicks" are traditionally synonymous with romantic comedies. This suggests that women are the only people interested in 1. Romance 2. Comedy. Which I can promise from the men I’ve come across in my life – simply isn’t true,' the company said

Common knowledge of popular culture confirms that yes, romantic comedies are the types of films that people generally refer to as "chick flicks." So to say the phrase implies that only women are interested in the genre is fair, even if it's debatable.

From here, things start to get a bit more tenuous in the tweets.

'There aren’t sweeping categories specific to men. You don’t hear people asking to watch "man movies" – instead, pretty much every intersection of genre is on the table and seen as for men, except of course, the aforementioned rom-coms,' the account tweeted.

It almost seems as if with this one, the account is arguing that the term 'chick flicks' is bad because it excludes men. The alternative would be that the company is trying to make the case that every other genre excludes women, which simply isn't true when you consider the existence of drama, thriller, science fiction, documentary, comedy, adventure and noir films, just to name a few.

From here, things start to get a bit more tenuous in the tweets. 'There aren’t sweeping categories specific to men. You don’t hear people asking to watch "man movies" – instead, pretty much every intersection of genre is on the table and seen as for men, except of course, the aforementioned rom-coms,' the account tweeted

Then, the account makes a mental leap that ends up being offensive to 'chicks' by saying using the slang term for women to describe rom-coms 'cheapens' the product.

'The term also cheapens the work that goes into making these types of films. Romantic comedies and/or films centered around female leads go through just as much editing, consideration, and rewriting as any other film,' the company posted.

The company goes on to equate the term 'chick' with something being trivial, which social media users quickly picked up on.

Then, the account makes a mental leap that ends up being offensive to 'chicks' by saying using the slang term for women to describe rom-coms 'cheapens' the product

The company goes on to equate the term 'chick' with something being trivial, which social media users quickly picked up on

'And nicknaming films "chick flicks" drives home that there’s something trivial about watching them. But what’s trivial about watching a film that makes you feel 1,000 emotions in ~90 minutes?' the account shared.

User @shearmettle replied, 'If chick flicks make you feel like they are trivial, then YOU are the sexist! @NetflixFilm'

Finally, the account managed to steal a joke from a moment Twilight star Pattinson shared with Extra's Terri Seymour in a rapid-fire questions segment shared online on November 2, 2012.

User @shearmettle replied, 'If chick flicks make you feel like they are trivial, then YOU are the sexist! @NetflixFilm'

Finally, the account managed to steal a joke from a moment Twilight star Pattinson shared with Extra's Terri Seymour in a rapid-fire questions segment shared online on November 2, 2012

In an Extra clip from six and half years ago, Seymour asks Pattinson what is favorite 'chick flick' is, and he answers back with a laugh, 'Chicken Run is the only thing coming into my head.' The moment even has its own meme (pictured)

On Monday, the @NetflixFilm account posted, 'Overall, there’s nothing inherently gendered about liking a light-hearted film with a strong female lead and emotional arc. So next time you call something a "chick flick," you better be referring to Chicken Run.'

In the Extra clip from six and half years ago, Seymour asks Pattinson what is favorite 'chick flick' is, and he answers back with a laugh, 'Chicken Run is the only thing coming into my head.'

The moment even has its own meme.