Disgusted Netflix users have vowed to cancel their subscriptions amid fresh outrage over new beauty pageant film Cuties.
The French film follows an 11-year-old girl who joins a dance group.
It explores the idea of young girls imitating sexualised imagery without understanding what it means and how dangerous this can be.
IMDB created a guide for parents detailing all the moments in the film that were inappropriate for children’s viewing as the film was released.
But many adults think parts were inappropriate in the first place and should not have been included.
Netflix users have vowed to cancel their subscriptions amid fresh outrage over new beauty pageant film Cuties (Image: Twitter)
This includes: “A pair of tight leather pants on an 11 year old girl are forcefully pulled down in the midst of a scuffle; the camera glances at her panty exposed bum.”
Another content warning reads: “11 year old girls dancing very suggestively.”
As a third details: “An adult dancer shows her breast at the end of a dance video that two children characters are watching on a phone.”
IMDB created a guide for parents detailing all the moments in the film that were inappropriate for children’s viewing as the film was released (Image: NETFLIX)
The outrage saw #CancelNetflix trending on the morning of Friday September 11 as many users slammed the film.
A petition to remove the movie has also received 345,000 signatures at the time of writing.
One disgusted person tweeted: “I am trying to cancel my subscription and the site has actually crashed, cancel culture is important because it’s our way of holding people accountable for their negative influence”.
#CancelNetflix began trending on Twitter amid the outrage (Image: NETFLIX/Youtube)
Another ranted: “I don’t even wanna see that film Cuties, from what everyone is saying on Twitter it is disgusting, Netflix should be ashamed.”
Despite the backlash, other Netflix users have spoken out in defence of the film – saying its meaning has been lost.
This actress Tessa Thompson who tweeted: ” #CUTIES is a beautiful film.
“It gutted me at @sundancefest. It introduces a fresh voice at the helm.
“She’s a French Senegalese Black woman mining her experiences. The film comments on the hyper-sexualization of preadolescent girls.
“Disappointed to see the current discourse.”
A Netflix spokesperson told Daily Star Online: “Cuties is a social commentary against the sexualization of young children.
Netflix bosses have encouraged those who care about the sexualization of young children to watch the film (Image: NETFLIX)
“It’s an award winning film and a powerful story about the pressure young girls face on social media and from society more generally growing up – and we’d encourage anyone who cares about these important issues to watch the movie”.
Netflix bosses previously apologised for the film’s poster and altered it after accusations of sexualising children.
The poster originally saw a dance troupe of young girls in skimpy clothing and sexualised poses.
Netflix posted an apology tweet and said the original poster did not accurately represent the film.
This read: “We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for Mignonnes/Cuties,” the tweet read.
“We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for Mignonnes/Cuties,” the tweet read.
“We’ve now updated the pictures and description.”
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