Sen. Tom Cotton: Netflix's 'Cuties' is child pornography hiding in plain sight – it is Hollywood exploitation
People can disagree about all manner of issues – and in America, we certainly do. One thing that shouldn’t be up for debate is that young children ought to be protected from sexual abuse and exploitation.
Hollywood has long failed this fundamental moral test, as evidenced by the many child stars who were abused by their supposed caretakers, both on and off the set.
The Netflix movie “Cuties” is the latest example of child sexual exploitation in the film industry.
In fact, it is child pornography hiding in plain sight.
“Cuties” follows a group of 11-year-old girls in France who form a dance group. The girls mimic and adopt highly sexualized behavior they see in popular culture, from Internet pornography to (hardly less explicit) music videos. The movie’s child actresses were made to wear, do and say disgusting things in service of this plot.
The director of “Cuties,” Netflix and a disturbing number of film critics have defended the film since its promotional materials first prompted outrage. They claim the film is a “social commentary against the sexualization of young children.” The film isn’t contributing to the sexualization of children, these critics insist, it’s critiquing it.
But of course, no matter how interesting the movie’s “social commentary” is to critics at the Sundance film festival, that doesn’t excuse the fact that the movie depicts real-life children performing extended, pornographic dance routines. I choose that word carefully, because ultimately what ”Cuties” depicts is child pornography.
Federal law defines child pornography to include the “lascivious exhibition” of a child’s private parts. There is no nudity requirement under the statute. Certain images in this film technically satisfy the federal definition of child pornography. Its distribution by Netflix likely constitutes a serious crime.
Tragically, ”Cuties” is not the first film Netflix has streamed featuring child pornography.
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