Netflix Defends ‘Cuties’ as ‘Social Commentary’ Against Sexualization of Young Children

Emily in Paris to spooky films like A Quiet Place, here are our top picks for this weekend’s Netflix must watch releases!Lily Collins wearing incredible clothes in the city of love? Yes, please!This 10-part series, which comes from the writer of Sex and the City, is definitely the escapism we need when Emily, an ambitious twenty-something marketing executive from Chicago, unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris.Emily’s new life in Paris is filled with intoxicating adventures and surprising

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe firestorm over controversial Netflix film “Cuties,” which led to a huge spike in U.S.

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French cinema group UniFrance has condemned what it called the "violent reaction" online and on social media to Netflix film Cuties and has thrown its support behind the movie's director, Maïmouna Doucouré.

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Maimouna Doucouré is speaking out following the massive backlash her movie, Cuties, is getting.

Cuties director Maïmouna Doucouré has defended her French indie film on Netflix from accusations that it hyper-sexualizes prepubescent girls, as she argued her directorial debut aimed at social commentary and change. "It's because I saw so many things and so many issues around me lived by young girls, that I decided to make this film and sound an alarm and say, 'We need to protect our children,'" Doucouré told a TIFF panel on French filmmakers Monday.

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Dade Hayes Finance EditorCuties continues to keep Netflix in the spotlight, for reasons other than what was envisioned when the company acquired the French film at Sundance in 2019.Directed by Maïmouna Doucouré, the film (titled Mignonnes in French) takes aim at society’s sexualization of girls, through an ensemble of 11-year-old girls.

hugely controversial for its perceived sexualization of children.Over 610,000 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding Netflix subscribers cancel their subscriptions in protest of the company’s decision to stream the film beginning Sept.

Also Read: #CancelNetflix Trends After Users Say 'Cuties' Sexualizes ChildrenDirected by Maïmouna Doucouré, “Cuties” focuses on Amy, an 11-year-old Senegalese girl who forms a twerking dance group with her other young friends.

Netflix has issued a response as the film “Cuties” (French film “Mignonnes”) continues to be slammed over its alleged sexualized portrayal of children.

Netflix has defended the controversial film Cuties as “a social commentary against the sexualisation of young children”, and encouraged people to watch the movie before passing judgment.

Netflix has defended Maïmouna Doucouré’s film Cuties as “social commentary” against the sexualisation of young children.The movie, which came under attack following a misleading marketing campaign, is still being targeted by social media users online claiming the film sexualises young girls.Over 300,000 people signed a petition demanding the film be removed, claiming that Cuties sexualised “an 11-year-old for the viewing pleasure of paedophiles”, with Doucouré since receiving death threats.In a