The Netflix Cuties controversy continues. As this movie arrives on Netflix, internet users everywhere are calling the film out. And it sounds like there’s good reason for it. Let’s give a little background and talk about what others are saying.
We’ll also fill you in on what Netflix has/hasn’t done in the wake of this. Haven’t heard of the movie? It’s supposed to be a look at the exploitation of children, as a group of them are involved in a dance group where 11-year-olds twerk and dress provocatively. In other words, critics are saying the film decries child exploitation through child exploitation.
The Netflix Cuties controversy: The beginning of the backlash
So, this is a French film that has recently made it’s way onto the popular streaming platform. When backlash started, Netflix was quick to point out its award-winning status, while also apologizing for their promotional choice. And that’s where the big backlash started.
A promotional image on the site featured the children in the movie in some skimpy clothing and posed in ways we might not expect for a movie starring a bunch of kids. They jumped to apologize for and change the image as well as the movie description, but not much else has changed. That’s where many are upset.
The Netflix Cuties controversy: Mounting pressure
To make The Netflix Cuties controversy worse, vloggers and commenters all over the internet have spoken out against the film. One such account was John Talks, who called for Netflix to take the movie down. He pointed out the service already did so in Turkey, where they are strongly opposed to the film and called it out as exploitative. Here’s what one commenter on his video said.
“I listened to That Star Wars Girl’s review of the movie yesterday, yes the whole 3 hours of it. She broke down the movie scene for scene. She described every explicit action these little girls were subjected to.
[That Star Wars Girl] even broke down the way they danced, the way they dressed, and the way they acted fully comparing them to actions of pornstars and strippers.
She may not have shown any clips and screenshots, but to hear every detailed description of these scenes and hearing how discussed and uncomfortable Anna was feeling radiated with me as I was listening.
“The most messed up part of the review is when in one scene she was describing, I can here her voice shaking and breaking down as if she was about to start crying. No joke, without watching the movie and just listening to her describe, in full detail, the entire movie was enough to burn a mental image in my brain and give me a headache.”
The Netflix Cuties controversy: Boycotts and haters
As a result of The Netflix Cuties controversy, #CancelNetflix was trending on Twitter. There were also reports of stock losses and subscribers abandoning the platform.
According to the John Talks podcast, the service suggested viewers have to watch the movie to get an opinion of it, and encouraged people to do so. Based on what we said above, you can imagine where he stood on that. We have to agree. He’s not the only one to call this movie and Netflix out.
Vlogger Lauren Chen has a video, titled, “Cuties Netflix Damage Control isn’t Enough.” In it, she discussed the situation, saying she thought the attire shown in the film’s Netflix cover was inappropriate for the ages of the children, and pointed out how people on all sides of the spectrum agreed. She also discussed the petition against the movie and how many people signed. You can see more of that here.
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