(Paul Bois) The new Netflix series “Tiny Pretty Things” has been met with criticism for featuring a plethora of seemingly unnecessary and graphic sex scenes that do not advance the story.
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by Paul Bois, December 19th, 2020
According to Fox News, the show tells the story of a group of high school teenage elite dancers that will do anything to advance themselves. Given that the characters are just 16 years old, viewers were upset with Netflix’s bizarre obsession to show them having sex.
“Why is there so much nudity in tiny pretty things??!?!! Aren’t they like 16 year olds supposedly?! Yeah okay teens have sex but DO WE GOTTA SEE SO MUCH OF IT?!?! It really makes me uncomfortable I just wanna know who murdered the chick,” said one Twitter user.
again why is there so much nudity in tiny pretty things??!?!! arent they like 16 year olds supposedly?! yeah okay teens have sex but DO WE GOTTA SEE SO MUCH OF IT?!?! it really makes me uncomfortable i just wanna know who murdered the chick
— ²¹⁸gabi⁷ (@moonworldian) December 17, 2020
Tiny Pretty Things by @Netflix had so much potential for a story about a Black woman striving to succeed in a white, privileged sport. But instead it’s just a show about sex. Why is Netflix so obsessed with sexualizing minors and pushing student-teacher affairs,” another user tweeted.
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“These sex scenes are a little much. They are teenagers. I don’t like the idea of watching this much. Just give me kissing and grinding when it comes to teens. If they were in their 20s it would be different,” another tweeted.
“There is no need for these actors/actresses to be naked all the time or for all the explicit sex scenes, especially while portraying teenagers,” said another.
Netflix found itself at the center of controversy earlier this year when it released a poster for the movie “Cuties” that featured pre-teen girls in sexually suggestive poses. The company apologized after severe online backlash. “We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for ‘Cuties.’ It was not OK, nor was it representative of this French film which premiered at Sundance. We’ve now updated the pictures and description,” Netflix said in a statement.
In response to the backlash, Netflix defended the film as “a social commentary against the sexualization of young children. 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 CEO Ted Sarandos also defended “Cuties” by arguing that American audiences do not understand it.
“It’s a little surprising in 2020 America that we’re having a discussion about censoring storytelling,” said Sarandos. “It’s a film that is very misunderstood with some audiences, uniquely within the United States. The film speaks for itself. It’s a very personal coming of age film, it’s the director’s story and the film has obviously played very well at Sundance without any of this controversy and played in theaters throughout Europe without any of this controversy.”
French director Maïmouna Doucouré has also defended her film as a “feminist” work that aims to sound the alarm about the current sexualization of children.
“It’s because I saw so many things and so many issues around me lived by young girls, that I decided to make this film and sound an alarm and say, ‘We need to protect our children,’” Doucouré said on a panel for French filmmakers at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
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Paul Bois is a staff writer for The Daily Wire. Prior to joining the company soon after it launched, Paul wrote for Truth Revolt. He graduated from Cal State Northridge in 2010 with a B.A. in Media Management and focuses mainly on cultural issues. You can follow him on Twitter @PaulBois39 and on Facebook. You can contact him at [email protected]
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