A petition to remove Cuties from Netflix passed 375,000 signatures Friday, as pressure continues to build from the public and even legislators on the company to pull the controversial film.
The movie, which launched on Netflix Sept. 9 and is rated TV-MA, follows a group of 11-year-old girls who join a dance group named “Cuties” and “become aware of their own femininity through dance,” according to the show’s description.
The controversy has focused on the film’s sexually suggestive content. A Twitter clip that has amassed 14 million views shows the girls on stage dressed in risqué outfits while they twerk, touch each other and grind their hips.
Netflix has defended the movie.
“‘Cuties’ is a social commentary against the sexualization of young children,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement to multiple media outlets. “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 many are not buying Netflix’s explanation. A Change.org petition calling on the movie to be pulled passed 375,000 signatures Friday. “This movie/show is disgusting as it sexualizes an ELEVEN year old (sic) for the viewing pleasure of pedophiles and also negatively influences our…
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