Netflix is seriously under fire for hosting the movie, Cuties. Thousands of people are vowing to cancel their subscriptions as a result of the film.
But now, Netflix have spoken out and they've defended their decision to show the film.
Keep scrolling to see what they've said...
There is absolutely no denying that young girls and women are overly sexualized in the media.
Even though there is awareness surrounding this problem...
It's extremely worrying...
But for once, it isn't a social media app facing the heat for encouraging this problem...
Netflix recently announced the release of an original movie called Cuties.
When Amy joins a twerking competition at school, her traditional family is left outraged...
The trailer, which dropped earlier this week, gives a sneak-peek into young Amy attempting to embrace her "burgeoning feminity."
What on Earth is happening here?!
The trailer even shows Amy attempting to straighten her afro hair with an iron...
The whole thing is all very weird...
People are not happy...
It sickens me that Netflix is using its global platform to circumvent child pornoraphy laws by airing #Cuties, a m… https://t.co/r3EJwg90Fz— Irene Armendariz-Jackson (@Irene Armendariz-Jackson)1597927759.0
@coolguyB1 @Change what is this ??? holy crap— lao 🌿 ia for mental health (@lao 🌿 ia for mental health)1597894986.0
@KatStijn @netflix Dear God, this is fucken disgusting. https://t.co/tWRTK6vGLO— Charmedangelin 👑 (@Charmedangelin 👑)1597889443.0
@KatStijn @netflix Shameful. People need to complain to OFCOM in the UK.— Sue Stormborn Turvey (@Sue Stormborn Turvey)1597861506.0
@KatStijn @netflix It's honestly fucked up— Achamian 🇨🇦 (@Achamian 🇨🇦)1597881195.0
1/2 So, I opened #Netflix and this promotion popped up: "Cuties": about an 11yr old muslim girl pursuing her dream… https://t.co/EhRUAIrVEH— iDavid (@iDavid)1597919759.0
It looks like this is blatantly sexualizing kids. Right? @netflix #cuties Maybe let kids be kids. https://t.co/Ka8c9u0K3X— Stijn Kat (@Stijn Kat)1597757717.0
@KatStijn @netflix Wtf. The creators of this needs to be investigated— How Embarrassing (@How Embarrassing)1597896108.0
And here in the U.S...
Cuties has been labeled as an "eighteen", meaning that it is only suitable for adults. What the...?Well, it turns out that I'm not the only one feeling uncomfortable with the way in which these girls are behaving and dancing...
People think that the message that Cuties is giving is "disgusting."
@HayesThompson @coolguyB1 @Change I have no daughters, but I do have 2 nieces, 4 and 13, and I think the message is disgusting.— Lemon is the new Black (@Lemon is the new Black)1597908894.0
I wonder how the actresses themselves feel about the controversy...
@coolguyB1 @ToldByElla @Change I feel bad for the young actresses tho.. 😬 why would their parents allow tho,maybe t… https://t.co/5FP5GfEV3t— @Clairebaebee (@@Clairebaebee)1597877342.0
We need to remember that these girls are children.
I just found a trailer for the movie "Cuties" on Netflix and the blatant sexualization of young girls is DISGUSTING… https://t.co/Tv20m0FJMp— Avery (@Avery)1597867125.0
People are also offended by the ideology of the movie...
A young Muslim girl being enticed by the lifestyle of white girls and wanting to leave her old life behind? Okay then.A petition was soon started to remove Cuties from Netflix before it's release date.
More than 400,000 signatures have so far been gathered...
Meaning that people are deadly serious about this.The movie's director, Maïmouna Doucouré, has even been called out.
Doucouré is a thirty-five-year-old woman and parents are finding it so problematic that she has put forward this twisted concept of underage children.You can check out the trailer for yourselves here...
Now Netflix have spoken out, defending their decision to host the show.In their defense, Netflix said:
.@Netflix's decision to air “Cuties” is abhorrent. I applaud those who made #CancelNetflix trend & the 623,000+ who… https://t.co/FE09DVSHoq— Franklin Graham (@Franklin Graham)1599916589.0
Cuties is a social commentary against the sexualisation of young children.
It's an award-winning film and a powerful story about the pressure young girls face on social media and from society more generally growing up - and we'd encourage anyone who cares about these important issues to watch the movie.
But that's stopping people threatening to cancel their subscriptions.
Making a movie that actually exposes and criticizes the sexual exploitation of children is a great idea. But there… https://t.co/zYnuTnLPOq— Matt Walsh (@Matt Walsh)1599754655.0
Making a movie that actually exposes and criticizes the sexual exploitation of children is a great idea. But there is obviously no reason why that movie must include crotch shots of barely clothes 11-year-olds. This should not need to be explained. #CancelNetflix