A much-discussed youth drama puts the streaming top dog Netflix in dire straits.
Therefore "Cuties" could cost the provider many more customers.
Netflix has to worry about customers.
Already almost
650,000 people
(as of September 14, 2020) were able to mobilize a petition calling on Netflix customers
to cancel
their
subscription to the streaming giant
.
The reason: the Netflix youth drama
"Cuties"
.
The film is currently causing waves of outrage, as many viewers are of the opinion that the film exploits children or even calls criminals onto the scene.
It was actually the intention of director Maïmouna Doucouré to criticize the exploitation of young girls.
The film "Cuties" is about the eleven year old Amy (Fathia Youssouf Abdillahi), who moves with her family from Senegal to Paris and wants to become a dancer. Together with her young schoolmates she is shown in skimpy outfits and like the young girls want to win a dance competition with provocative movements.
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Netflix is receiving a storm of indignation.
This film is the occasion.
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Netflix "Cuties": Associations criticize the implementation with sharp words
According to media reports, the American, Christian-conservative association
Parents Television Council in
particular is
attacking.
"This film could have been a powerful rebuke for pop culture that robs children [...] of their innocence," says a press release.
Basically, the film would address an important problem, but the
implementation and representation of the exploitation
is questionable.
Many users agree with this assessment, as the number of petitions shows.
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Criticism of "Cuties": Netflix defends itself against the allegations
The film would by no means advocate the exploitation of young children, Netflix defended The Wrap: "It's an award-winning film and a powerful story about the
pressure that social media and society as a whole exert on young, adolescent girls
- and we encourage everyone who cares about these important issues to watch the film. ”This is what the proponents of“ Cuties ”argue.
You have to watch the entire film and not just excerpts in order to understand the complete message and criticism.
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