If there was a piece of content that was created solely for the purpose of normalizing childhood sexualization and training predators on the art of how to seduce children, you couldn’t get much closer than the filth on Netflix entitled Cuties. If you have managed to avoid hearing about this highly controversial show that exploits children for entertainment, consider yourself warned as it is not easy or advisable viewing.

What is Cuties?

According to the description, it is a coming-of-age movie that follows 11-year-old Amy as she seeks to rebel against her conservative family’s traditions and joins a free-spirited dance crew. The description is innocuous enough to dupe some people into watching this film filled with some of the vilest and most lurid scenes one could imagine. To keep from getting into too graphic of detail, it is described for us by Joseph Travers founder of Saved In America as follows:

“The pimps and predators now have a training film to market and seduce children.”

Film Mimics Grooming Practices 

According to Travers, parts of the film mirror aspects of the grooming process, which is the purposeful and quantifiable breakdown of a child’s natural hesitancy to trust a stranger. It is defined by Saved In America as a five-step process used by predators to gain the trust of their victims, often using the intoxication of drugs or alcohol, which leads to the alienation of friends and family members and includes the presentation of immoral behavior as okay. It also emphasizes the importance of making money. 

Cuties Normalizes Victimization and Exploitation of Minors 

Travers said the film could be a training video for predators as it features girls who have troubled family lives who then hide their actions from their families and become joined by the common interest of dancing, which garners them flattery and attention. Travers added, “This could be a grooming film that Netflix is showcasing, whether it’s inadvertent or not, for pimps and predators.” 

Could’ve Helped, But Went Astray

Melissa Henson, Director of Parents Television Council Program says that the film actually tackles an important topic but goes about it the wrong way. She went on to add, “this film could have been a powerful rebuke of popular culture that sexualizes children and robs them of their innocence. Instead, these young actresses were sexualized in the making of this movie.” We must do everything to protect our children. #ChildSavedNotSold