Netflix: Cuties (1 Viewer)

[dirtpoorchris]

So is congress going to look into Netflix makinga documentary called "Cuties" about little 11 year old girls trying to be sexy?
What about Marco Polo where a 7 year old prostitute is sucking penis?
And just about every other netflix original that seems to always inject a little kid into adult movies.
What about October Faction that has tons of highschoolers partying and having sex and drinking beer.
Or Legend of the Monkey king that sticks a 12 year old into the middle of a whole bunch of adults and this 12 year old is like some super ninja that super adult like.
Or Umbrella Academy that has an 80 year old man living in an 8 year olds body.
I almost feel like they got a Pedo-director hiding in their midst sneaking this crap in.

 

[Rexedgar]

What are you watching?

 

[Lutherf]

I saw a clip of Cuties on one of the news shows and it was definitely disturbing. I'm a staunch advocate for free speech and don't believe that anything I saw would be "kiddie porn" but it was damned sure more than I figure was necessary to get a point about exploitation across.

 

[dirtpoorchris]

I saw a clip of Cuties on one of the news shows and it was definitely disturbing. I'm a staunch advocate for free speech and don't believe that anything I saw would be "kiddie porn" but it was damned sure more than I figure was necessary to get a point about exploitation across.

I dunno I didnt watch it. The thumbnail preview was enough to thumbs it down and look for a different movie.

 

[trblmkr]

Saw a thread on this yesterday. Haven't seen any of it, and I'm not a fan of juveniles being over-sexualized. But I don't even like the little miss pageant shows on TV. To me the makeup and clothes are a bit much. So I would likely not watch what's being described. At sixteen, it's realistic behavior, but I'd rather an eighteen year old portray it.

 

[dirtpoorchris]

What are you watching?

Never watched "Cuties"
Marco Polo was about Kublai Khan and his servants but suddenly in the middle of the series they have a child prostitute scene out of nowhere.
October Faction was supposed to be about hunting demons and suddenly turns into a highschool party angst fest, so I stopped watching it.
Monkey King was supposed to be about Kung Fu legends and gets a little odd and glorifying warrior children out of nowhere.
Didnt watch a single episode of Umbrella Academy after a friend explained to me its about a 80 year old hiding in a 8 year olds body.

Any other questions?

 

[Aunt Antifa]

So is congress going to look into Netflix makinga documentary called "Cuties" about little 11 year old girls trying to be sexy?
What about Marco Polo where a 7 year old prostitute is sucking penis?
And just about every other netflix original that seems to always inject a little kid into adult movies.
What about October Faction that has tons of highschoolers partying and having sex and drinking beer.
Or Legend of the Monkey king that sticks a 12 year old into the middle of a whole bunch of adults and this 12 year old is like some super ninja that super adult like.
Or Umbrella Academy that has an 80 year old man living in an 8 year olds body.
I almost feel like they got a Pedo-director hiding in their midst sneaking this crap in.

Cuties is a weird documentary. You should watch it.

 

[vesper]

The clips I viewed were very disturbing. What kind of parent would allow their 11/12 year old daughter play such a role in the first place?

 

[Mason66]

The clips I viewed were very disturbing. What kind of parent would allow their 11/12 year old daughter play such a role in the first place?

The movie, not documentary, is from France where they have very different ideals about what is acceptable.

 

[PoS]

 

[Mithrae]

I saw a clip of Cuties on one of the news shows and it was definitely disturbing. I'm a staunch advocate for free speech and don't believe that anything I saw would be "kiddie porn" but it was damned sure more than I figure was necessary to get a point about exploitation across.

The clips I viewed were very disturbing. What kind of parent would allow their 11/12 year old daughter play such a role in the first place?

I gather the lead actress, Fathia Youssouf, would have been 13 when it was filmed.

I just watched this today, and I don't think it was about exploitation. We're all opposed to exploitation. Its themes are a bit more subtle, I think. The film makes a pretty clear comparison and contrast between its portrayal of the internet culture "if you've got it, flaunt it" attitude which has got so many people up in arms, and the more traditional "keep them covered and hidden" attitude of Amy's relatives. Seems to me that both attitudes are about equal in terms of the message they give to girls; that their attire and attitudes should be directed by men's perception of their bodies. If we are going to be concerned by the over-sexualization of girls through suggestive outfits and poses, surely we should be equally concerned by over-sexualization through traditionally-dictated 'modesty'? At their worst, both extremes could be viewed as encouraging girls to cater to mens' appetites or weakness - to either indulge or hide their 'temptation' - or at their best, both could be viewed as ways of gaining some control over that dynamic.

Not saying this applies to you guys, but it has to be said that over the top outrage drummed up by segments of the film selectively-chosen by people apparently capable of seeing nothing but the sexuality of the characters seems like quite a problem to my mind. Yes, girls of that age are developing their sexuality and yes the film portrays some potentially concerning issues surrounding that... but if those are the only parts of the film which people are fixating on from watching it, that's probably their issue more than it is the film-makers'!

Ultimately a viable message coming out of the film seems to be just stop obsessing over what girls and women are wearing. If they want to cover up from head to toe, as long as that's their choice all well and good, likewise if they want to dress lightly, or somewhere in between. There's a few suggestions that the reason these particular characters were drawn to their provocative style was out of a need for attention and affirmation; one could draw an interpretation that if girls and women aren't respected and loved for who they are, independently of their physicality and sexuality, that can be more of a root concern than the mere symptoms which even in fictive portrayal have raised such controversy.

 

[AlphaOmega]

The clips I viewed were very disturbing. What kind of parent would allow their 11/12 year old daughter play such a role in the first place?

A liberal would.

 

[dirtpoorchris]

I gather the lead actress, Fathia Youssouf, would have been 13 when it was filmed.

I just watched this today, and I don't think it was about exploitation. We're all opposed to exploitation. Its themes are a bit more subtle, I think. The film makes a pretty strong comparison and contrast between its portrayal of the internet culture "if you've got it, flaunt it" attitude which has got so many people up in arms, and the more traditional "keep them covered and hidden" attitude of Amy's relatives. Seems to me that both attitudes are about equal in terms of the message they give to girls; that their attire and attitudes should be directed by men's perception of their bodies. If we are going to be concerned by the over-sexualization of girls through suggestive outfits and poses, surely we should be equally concerned by over-sexualization through traditionally-dictated 'modesty'? At their worst, both extremes could be viewed as encouraging girls to cater to mens' appetites or weakness - to either indulge or hide their 'temptation' - or at their best, both could be viewed as ways of gaining some control over that dynamic.

Not saying this applies to you guys, but it has to be said that over the top outrage drummed up by segments of the film selectively-chosen by people apparently capable of seeing nothing but the sexuality of the characters seems like quite a problem to my mind. Yes, girls of that age are developing their sexuality and yes the film portrays some potentially concerning issues surrounding that... but if those are the only parts of the film which people are fixating on from watching it, that's probably their issue more than it is the film-makers'!

Ultimately a viable message coming out of the film seems to be just stop obsessing over what girls and women are wearing. If they want to cover up from head to toe, as long as that's their choice all well and good, likewise if they want to dress lightly. There's a few suggestions that the reason these particular characters were drawn to their provocative style was out of a need for attention and affirmation; one could draw an interpretation that if girls and women aren't respected and loved for who they are, independently of their physicality and sexuality, that can be more of a root concern than the mere symptoms which even in fictive portrayal have raised such controversy.

The kids just made this movie all by themself without adult help?