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It's pretty clear that the artwork and the initial description of this movie was really disgusting. Regardless of the actual content of the movie, it seems like
by bleah1000 6y ago
It's pretty clear that the artwork and the initial description of this movie was really disgusting. Regardless of the actual content of the movie, it seems like someone at Netflix might need to be visited by Chris Hanson if they thought that picture was appropriate. I think some of the outrage is that this movie seemed to be marketed to children/families, which makes the idea that the movie is criticizing the over-sexualization of children particularly ironic.
I also think that some of the backlash is that if you are criticizing sexualizing children, do you need to sexualize children? I haven't seen the movie, so this might be a great critique, but if it includes lots of kids in really inappropriate situations and clothes, it would make the message of the movie feel a bit hollow. Even in the times article, it mentions that there are going to be scenes of these 11 year old girls twerking. Are the scenes designed to shock, maybe, but it would make me feel very uncomfortable because, regardless of what they intended, in the end, the movie is actually sexualizing children.
- GaryNumanVevo 6y agoThe writer / director is a Senegalese French woman who draws on her own experiences with the culture shock of hypersexualization of kids her age in contrast to her conservative Muslim upbringing. The original screening at Sundance was well received, and the original marketing was a complete 180 from Netflix’s. That being said this smells of outrage marketing on Netflix’s behalf, albeit in very poor taste.