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[–]SharpTomorrow 40 insightful - 1 fun40 insightful - 0 fun41 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Here is what I think about that movie.

I get the message and the intent, and the director is a black woman who call herself Muslim and feminist.

However, the problem is that the movie and its director claims "denouncing sexualization of female children", but they do exactly that in the process, sexualizing children for profit in a commercial movie.

sorry for the lack of better link but here is link to a clip in the movie:

https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1303908536553017349

An adult made these kids dress like that, and instructed them to dance like that, for a movie that is essentially a commercial product that has been sold to distributors like Netflix. people are making money out of this. Keep in mind that the actresses in the movie clip are 11/12 year old.

So while I'm OK with the message, there is something extremely unethical with the use of prepubescent actresses in order to depict sexualization of children.

I'm not sure what the radfem position is, but to me it's engaging in the very thing the director claims they fight against and one cannot do that and not call themselves a hypocrite.

Unfortunately, the debate has already been politicized (partisan) and my position is now deemed "right wing" by people I know on the left, which is again, unfortunate.

In my opinion, the director should have chosen adult actresses to convey the exact same message without being controversial.

[–]InvisibleWoman 23 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 0 fun24 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh god oh god oh god I watched that clip and I just wanted it to be over. I need to watch some puppies cuddling or something or wash my eyes with bleach.

Why is it so long? And so explicit? She could have chosen different camera angles, focus on the audience, ANYTHING, over crotch shots of children who are simulating intercourse.

Disgusting. I'm getting off the internet for today.