Ted Cruz asks US Department of Justice to investigate Netflix’s ‘Cuties’
nme.comNetflix‘s Cuties for child pornography, after the film generated huge controversy upon release.Maïmouna Doucouré’s film tells the story of Amy, an 11-year-old caught between the traditional values of her Senegalese Muslim upbringing and internet culture which sexualises young girls once she joins a dance group called ‘the cuties’.While Netflix has said that the film is “a social commentary against the sexualization of young children,” it has drawn criticism for its sexualised depiction of pre-teens – with scenes depicting suggestive dance routines and Amy posting pictures of her privates online.In a letter sent to Attorney General William Barr, Texas senator Cruz asks the DOJ to investigate whether anyone involved in the film “violated any.
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