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The French film “Cuties,” or “Mignonnes,” tells the story of an 11-year-old Muslim girl who becomes involved in a dance crew despite her family’s conservative traditions — but has become hugely controversial for its perceived sexualization of little girls. More than 610,000 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding Netflix subscribers cancel their subscriptions in …
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Backlash against the French film “Cuties” continues to escalate, with objectors now demanding Netflix be canceled in response to the movie’s perceived sexualization of children. “Unbelievable that they released ‘Cuties’. So child porn is ok now Netflix? Raise your hand if you agree this is disgusting,” wrote one Twitter user, using the hashtag #CancelNetflix. The …
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Netflix has issued an apology for releasing a poster for an upcoming movie that online petitioners said sexualizes children. The streaming giant plans to release “Cuties,” a French film about a young girl who joins a dance troupe, on Sept. 9. The premise of the film, which features the young cast members dancing seductively, has …
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More than 30,000 people have signed a petition asking Netflix to remove “Cuties,” a movie they claim sexualizes children. The film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, premieres on the streaming service Sept. 9. The trailer was released earlier this week on YouTube. It has a TV-MA rating from Netflix. “Eleven-year-old Amy starts …
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A new outfit has real power. Clothes can rejuvenate our spirit, change our walk into a strut or send us, sobbing, to Peloton.com, in hopes they might one day fit. Rarely, however, does something from the closet turn us into a full-blown serial killer. But that’s what a jacket manages to do, bitingly, in the …
The French film “Cuties,” or “Mignonnes,” tells the story of an 11-year-old Muslim girl who becomes involved in a dance crew despite her family’s conservative traditions — but has become hugely controversial for its perceived sexualization of little girls. More than 610,000 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding Netflix subscribers cancel their subscriptions in …
