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More than 20,000 people have signed an online petition asking Netflix to remove the French film “Cuties”, saying it “sexualizes an ELEVEN year old,” after Netflix released a trailer for the film this week.
A poster for the film showing four young girls in dance positions caused backlash on social media.
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“Parents [and] Mantle caregivers need to wait while protecting children from sexualisation, “wrote journalist Sonia Poulton Twitter. “Every day brings a new hell. Today’s low is ‘Cuties’ on Netflix. A twerking mess that has grinded 11-year-old girls like pros. Another consequence of strippers becoming pop stars [and] affect our boy. “
“[A] society that celebrates the sexualization of children, in any form, is doomed. [A]bs awful and grotesque stuff. [W]is this being promoted by Netflix? Logan Hall, social media manager for the news website The Daily Caller, wrote Twitter.
“It’s so revealing that the first major Netflix original to center on young Black girls depends on explicitly sexualizing 11-year-old children,” Scottish author Claire Heuchan wrote on Twitter. “Whether it’s playing like music, a sexualized image is too often the prize for mainstream success for Black women. [and] girls. Too bad. “
“Netflix premieres * Cuties * on September 9th … … the promotional image is 11-year-old dressed in adult clothing (so bad I will not tweet it),” wrote Friar Matthew Schneider on Twitter. “I can not believe we have to say pedophilia is wrong … But so many went to Epstein’s Island.”
The synopsis of the film on Netflix reads: “Eleven-year-old Amy begins to rebel against the traditions of her conservative family when she is fascinated by a free-spirited dance team.”
According to The Metro, the original synopsis reads: “Amy, 11, is fascinated by a twerking dance team. Hopefully, starting with her, she will begin to explore her femininity and defy her family’s traditions.”
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX | NETFLIX INC. | 493.64 | +9.11 | + 1.88% |
Netflix acknowledged to The Metro that the synopsis had been “updated” to be more precise.
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The film is the directorial debut of 35-year-old Maïmouna Doucouré. The film was screened at the 2020 Sundance Festival.
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