Then you should see it. That is why I said it was sickening the way they marketed it. And no, it is a long way from being child pornography. I would say no more than the girls gymnastics at the olympics when they are on the balance beam. I would say about the same level of exposure.Educate yourself what the movie is actually about .
When 11 year old girls are on the balance beam, do they talk about boy’s penis size? Do they take close up pictures of their vaginas and post them on the internet? Do they spread their legs wide open with a seductive pose on their faces? Does the camera focus close up on their buttocks while they’re twerking? Do they thrust their pelvises erotically simulating intercourse?
I’m sorry, I wouldn’t let you near my children if you think that’s normal.
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You can’t judge a movie by its content. It’s not about content. It’s about what the movie has to say about the content.
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Before we get to Cuties, let me go a bit further…
Bully (2001), Kids (1995), L.I.E. (2001), Thirteen (2003). Tough movies. R-rated movies. What you call hard Rs. All about underage kids doing all sorts of terrible stuff. I will and have defended all four. Again, not about the content. About what the movie says about the content. No one, unless they’re already corrupted, walks away from those four movies thinking any of that is okay. All you want to do afterward is take a shower.
That’s why, initially, sight unseen, I defended Cuties. I did not defend Netflix’s appalling ad campaign, which was aimed directly at the naked-guys-in-a-raincoat-named Floyd crowd. For whatever reason, Netflix is big on sexually exploiting children. Barack and Michelle Obama and Susan Rice are getting rich(er) off all those Floyds.
Okay, I didn’t exactly “defend” Cuties. Gave it the benefit of the doubt. For all the reasons mentioned above.
Now I’ve seen it and can’t defend it.
Cuties is soft-core child pornography disguised as art. Nothing less. Nothing more.
Cuties does not tell Naked Floyd to be ashamed of himself. Naked Floyd’s going to love Cuties. That’s a problem. A big problem.
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You were sickened by the way they marketed it? The ad campaign is mild compared to what’s in the movie.