Netflix, Accused of Sexualizing Girls, Pulls Artwork for ‘Cuties’

Also in the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/21/cuties-netflix-...

The irony being that the first time director is a black woman.

Threatening the ability to be subtle in art. Not a new thing - see Chris Morris 'Paedogeddon' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9frVTgoKSI

Hope folks wake up to the manipulation going on here fairly sharpish.

It's pretty clear that the artwork and the initial description of this movie was really disgusting. Regardless of the actual content of the movie, it seems like someone at Netflix might need to be visited by Chris Hanson if they thought that picture was appropriate. I think some of the outrage is that this movie seemed to be marketed to children/families, which makes the idea that the movie is criticizing the over-sexualization of children particularly ironic.

I also think that some of the backlash is that if you are criticizing sexualizing children, do you need to sexualize children? I haven't seen the movie, so this might be a great critique, but if it includes lots of kids in really inappropriate situations and clothes, it would make the message of the movie feel a bit hollow. Even in the times article, it mentions that there are going to be scenes of these 11 year old girls twerking. Are the scenes designed to shock, maybe, but it would make me feel very uncomfortable because, regardless of what they intended, in the end, the movie is actually sexualizing children.

Wow, this is Qanon, didn't see that coming.

The frontpage of Reddit got sucked into this and a quite a few commentators.

I have to admit, it was a change to see the Left being morally outraged, compared to 25 years ago when they defended movies like Kids against the conservatives, things the Left should be proud to had done.

I think they are so used to following what insanity they are told is 'woke' this week, Qanon played them quite easily.