Netflix movie 'Cuties' could be investigated for violations of child exploitation laws

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[–]slushpilot 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I posted "an uncomfortably honest review" of this movie from Youtube—you can find it elsewhere here.

It sounds like this movie isn't really everything that it seems. I don't know, I haven't seen it yet, but it sounds like it's designed to make you uncomfortable with the subject. If it is exploitation, maybe it's for the "right" reason—if there is such a thing.

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child exploitation for the right reason

you fucking what m8?

[–]slushpilot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I said "if" it is exploitation, which is what makes this complicated. The story is about young girls filming themselves doing "sexy" dances. It sounds messed up and uncomfortable, for obvious reasons.

But guess what—kids start doing those things at that age. If we can't hold a mirror up to them and examine why our culture motivates little girls to do that, we're just lying to ourselves.

My point is that this film is NOT as simple as "look at these little girls being sexy". You should feel uncomfortable watching it.

Have you watched Beasts of no Nation about child soldiers? That is a painful film to watch. This actually sounds like something similar.