Netflix Loses Millions of Subscriptions Over Controversial Film, "Cuties" For Sexploiting Children

[Mnementh]

Jpcc86 said:

Mnementh said:

Well, I usually attend the Berlin movie festival each year, and guess what: Cuties was shown in Berlin too. I didn't care back then, which is why I didn't watch it, I don't care now. But this outrage just seems so ... artificial and over the top. If the movie is illegal, it will be pulled by judges. But actually I have a strong feeling that this will not happen. Because europe is actually pretty strong against child pornography, and the showing on the Berlin film festival would've caused backlash. But it didn't happen. Another point why it feels artificial: the outrage is mostly limited to america. Maybe that all is caused by the marketing material by Netflix. Possible.

You'd think that, but you'd be surprised how people are really passionate about their outrage.

I dont know if you recall a film called "Thirteen" released in 2003. Rated R, and in short, was about a 13 year old girl introduced to sex, drugs, alcohol and crime, both lead actresses were underage at the time, I dont know if actually 13, but close, and while it showed nothing splicit - that I remember -  it certainly had a lot of suggestive themes regarding the sexualization of the lead actresses. All in the spirit of showcasing these "coming of age" moments in a negative way, as critique. I havent seen Cuties, could be the pile of crap people say it is, but from this thread I gather it touches very similar themes, only about suggestive dancing instead of sex/drugs/crime. 

Point is no one cared one bit back then about Thirteen. There was no huge campaign against the film, no outrage, film has good reviews and even 1 oscar nomination, Evan Rachel Wood went on to have a good career. Nada.  

Pfft, 2003, did Twitter even exist back then? Social media has strongly increased the ability to blow outrage way out of proportion and also people have learned how to utilize outrage for political power gains. Therefore I am not particularly surprised to see two uncussesful presidential primary candidates joining the outrage.