How Cuties, a French movie on Netflix, became part of America’s culture war
A movie critiquing the sexualization of young girls is accused of doing the thing it
criticizes. Here’s how the controversy started — and why it matters.
By Alissa Wilkinson an…
How Cuties, a French movie on Netflix, became part of America’s culture war
A movie critiquing the sexualization of young girls is accused of doing the thing it
criticizes. Here’s how the controversy started — and why it matters.
By Alissa Wilkinson and Aja Romano Sep 11, 2020, 7:30pm EDT
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Cuties has kicked up controversy. Netflix
Sometimes, a movie is just a movie. And sometimes, a movie becomes an unexpected
flashpoint in the ever-escalating culture wars.
That’s what has happened with Cuties, a French movie released this week on Netflix.
The film is about a young girl in a devoutly religious family who chafes against her
upbringing and wants to join the secular world of her friends. But while that world
seems to represent freedom, it comes with its own kind of constriction and danger.
In the weeks and days leading up to its release, Cuties became the subject of intense
internet backlash over claims that it was sexualizing young girls. The cries to
“#CancelNetflix” because of the film have even emerged offline: On Friday, Sen. Josh
Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter to Netflix that voiced concerns about the film’s content and
production and asked the company to “please immediately remove this film from your
platform,” following a long string of tweets and articles criticizing it. But much of the
criticism against Cuties spawned from inaccurate or incomplete characterizations of the
film — and the resulting narrative was that Netflix had produced a film aimed at
enticing pedophiles.
President Trump's threat to defund schools implementing the "1619 Project" in history
classes is just another divisive election tactic, but he's fighting a losing battle ... so says
the creator of the progressive U.S. history initiative.
Nikole Hannah-Jones is the investigative journalist directing '1619,' and she's pushing
back on the President's opposition of the project by suggesting he has racial motives ...
and not the best interest of the U.S. in mind, as he has claimed.
Nikole joined "TMZ Live" to clarify what the project is all about, and quell the notion
being stirred by Trump and others that it's a mission to change history and make people
hate America.
"The liberties protected by the Constitution are not fair-weather freedoms — in
place when times are good but able to be cast aside in times of trouble," Stickman
wrote. "There is no question that this Country has faced, and will face,
emergencies of every sort. But the solution to a national crisis can never be
permitted to supersede the commitment to individual liberty that stands as the
foundation of the American experiment."
Republicans at the state and national level cheered the decision on Monday. Trump
shared several tweets on the subject, writing in one that it was "great news."
And in a statement, Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate called the ruling
"validated" their position and urged Wolf to work with the General Assembly "on
real solutions."
400K sign on to ballot drive to repeal Michigan governor's emergency powers
A ballot drive to repeal a Michigan law that gives the governor emergency powers
has gathered more than 400,000 signatures as of Friday.
Unlock Michigan is about 100,000 signatures away from its 500,000-signature
goal in support of revoking the 1945 law that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has used
to issue coronavirus restrictions statewide, including mandates on masks, social
distancing and social gatherings, The Associated Press reported.
If the state elections board determines that at least 340,000 of the signatures are
valid, then the Republican-controlled legislature would likely move to repeal the
law rather than wait for a 2022 public vote. Whitmer would not be able to veto the
repeal.
The potential repeal would leave a 1976 law permitting the governor to declare a
state of emergency in place.
"No one should think that allowing a politician to have unlimited power for an
unlimited duration is a good idea,
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