30,000 people have signed a petition for Netflix to remove one of their latest titles after claims that the film ‘sexualises’ young girls.
The film, Cuties, tells the story of ‘eleven-year-old Amy who starts to rebel against her conservative family’s traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew’.
But more specifically the show is about an 11-year-old Muslim girl who begins twerking… It’s easy to see why people aren’t particularly happy about it.
Check out the trailer below:
CUTIES — a coming-of-age tale from Maïmouna Doucouré (@My_moon_a) and Sundance winner from earlier this year — is coming Netflix on 9 September! pic.twitter.com/LfHkJl7A6b
— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) August 18, 2020
The award winning film’s main character, Amy, is a Senegalese Muslim girl who lives in a poor neighborhood in France.
The films writer and director, Maïmouna Doucouré, said the inspiration for the film came from seeing young girls dancing.
She said:
There were these girls onstage dressed in a really sexy fashion in short, transparent clothes. They danced in a very sexually suggestive manner. There also happened to be a number of African mothers in the audience. I was transfixed, watching with a mixture of shock and admiration. I asked myself if these young girls understood what they were doing.
While the inspiration for the film seems genuine enough, people are still absolutely furious about how it has been portrayed.
Check out some of the responses below:
its interesting to compare the french version of the cuties poster to the american version…
— kitti (meow) (@yeetdere) August 20, 2020
like the French version has more “kids having fun!” vibes, while the American version is just fucking…. gross.
I feel like the #Netflix marketing team has a lot to answer for. pic.twitter.com/c8QrX0EY75
I just found a trailer for the movie “Cuties” on Netflix and the blatant sexualization of young girls is DISGUSTING. No one wants to see their child dressed and posed like this. WHY IS NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS? #cuties @netflix pic.twitter.com/a4rWey3cuj
— BP ENT (@ayyverty) August 19, 2020
Parents of young children: Petition to Remove Cuties From Netflix – Sign the Petition! https://t.co/woDrubKB2j via @Change get rid of this movie
— coolguyB #TeamKong (@coolguyB1) August 19, 2020
if you don’t think there’s something sinister about the @netflix show cuties, let me share some screen shots of the minute and a half trailer on @YouTube pic.twitter.com/UkIi85a8wW
— fubar dog🍍 (@fubarrdog) August 20, 2020
What do you think?
