Netflixs New Film Cuties and the Hypersexualization of Children

Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 7 a.m.

Netflix in early September is releasing a French film, "Cuties,\u201d which has been criticized for its hypersexualization of young children. Some of the promotional material for the film has likewise been criticized, for which Netflix has since apologized.\nLila Rose, the founder and president of Live Action, a nonprofit opposed to abortion and dedicated to promoting a culture of life, characterizes the film as \u201cthe outright promotion of pedophilia" and joins "The Daily Signal Podcast\u201d to discuss it.\nWe also cover these stories:\n\n\nThe Justice Department has deployed about 200 federal agents to Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid the violence and unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an African American man, on Sunday.\xa0\n\nPresident Barack Obama praised the NBA\u2019s Milwaukee Bucks for boycotting a playoff game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night in response to the Blake shooting.\xa0\n\nAn additional 1 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance benefits last week.\xa0\n\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.