Comments by "SK ONTHEROAD" (@skontheroad2666) on "Reporter: Breaking Down Controversy On Whether Netflix 'Cuties' Hypersexualizes Young Children" video.

I am uncomfortable with the position Krystal is taking and the examples she is providing. I also don't feel that she was very prepared for this segment which I find odd as she is the parent of a 12 year old. And as I recall, the issue of vulgarity and explicit language in rap music in the 80's led to advisory warnings being posted on record albums and "clean", rated G versions being played on the radio.
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@pawelzietek Yes, that has always been an issue in middle to low income neighborhoods in Europe, going back to the 60's when they built housing projects and had immigrants move in alongside the lower socioeconomic white groups, which created issues. Issues we are still seeing as it fuels the alt right movements across Europe. And yes! Hopefully the coming generations will be more open-minded, like you, and educate their kids not to treat them like unwanted immigrants who they see as a problem that needs to go away, instead of helping to integrate them into the new societies they have moved in to, while at the same time letting them keep and honor their own cultures and traditions. Especially in France, where many are coming from previously French colonies!
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@pawelzietek Also, I don't know how old your son is, but kids are born with no bias. It is all learned behavior, whether it is at home or at school. My 4 teenagers already have very strong opinions and views on things and sometimes I am shocked with what they say (most recently it was the abortion debate). It makes you stop and think, "where did they pick that up from?" Sometimes, it is from the parents and the home and we don't even realize it!
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@pawelzietek Excellent! Sounds like you are already on the right path! And as long as you teach your kids to be kind and compassionate, they will always know what the right thing to do is. I am proud that my kids are growing up to be empathetic, good people with their moral compass pointed in the right direction. I like to think that it isn't just luck and that I helped make them that way...🤔😇😉
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I am back to comment on my comment, lol! I watched Cuties. Only after quizzing my girls on what it was about and why it was a story. They shrugged and said it was "something about twerking...". So, I watched it and learned 3 things: 1. I was wrong when I first posted! (As were many who answered as they clearly also hadn't seen it). 2. I agree with Krystal. None of it is any different than what we see daily on TikTok. And 3. I should learn to reserve commentary until I myself am better informed and prepared! I will expand on my thoughts of the movie separately as YT tends to not show lengthy posts. But I will add here that Les Mignonnes ("Cuties" in English, but some of the connotation is lost in translation), is an EXCELLENT film!! Especially if one actually understands what it is about (and it isn't "twerking", LOL)
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So...(CAUTION, MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS). My third comment on the film and the controversy surrounding it--it has absolutely NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY THE KIDS ARE DANCING--it is about the WHY they are dancing this way. It is a French film, which I did not know until I hit play. I watched it in French bc I hate poor translations and prefer, when possible, to watch the original version (and likely more importantly, bc I speak French, lol!). It takes place in the suburbs of Paris. The burbs of Paris are the absolute antithesis of what the word conjures up to Americans. Les Banlieues are more akin to the projects in any big city in the US. Low-income housing mainly for foreigners (and the French version of white trash). Lots of drugs being sold, bought and consumed. Prostitution, guns, sex trafficking... you get the picture. Contrast that with the other inhabitants--A TON of native French speaking, religious Arabs and Africans who migrated from former French colonies turned indépendant countries such as Algeria, Mali, Tunisia, etc. to France--and they all need to co-exist together. It doesn't always go so well but there are many other (great) movies on that. Les Mignonnes is a coming of age film that is commenting on one Senegalese's girl, and her desperate desire to become one of the "cool kids". She accomplishes that through dance. BUT bc she is only 11, she does something stupid in the heat of a moment and hits send....never a good idea, but, much like in the film, everyone knows that even though one always tries to teach their kids how to grow up to become a responsible, respectable member of society, they rarely listen and have to often make their own mistakes in order to learn that actions have consequences. I won't go into the subtle subplots of the movie, but the last scene shows us that being one of the cool kids is not always the road to happiness. Family is important, respecting your parents is important. And moreover, they are the ones who will love you unconditionally and forever. CUTIES is not remotely about beauty pageants (of any age), sex, or anything else I was led to believe it was about. It was just a poorly done segment by Krystal. Hey, we all have bad days, right?
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@pawelzietek And wasn't it great!? I watched it first in French, and then watched it again with subtitles, which are usually poorly done, but I thought that it may have made a difference in the impression that it left. Nope. Everyone commenting with outrage clearly has not seen the film. It also has nothing to do with politics yet somehow everyone wants to politicize it. THAT is what is disturbing. People don't even want to become informed and come to their own conclusions anymore?
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Only 3 replies at this point, so answering all in one... I haven't gotten to the "people losing their minds" in the media/world yet, but I am sure it is there, LOL! I want to watch it but it will make me even more twitchy than I am these days raising 3 teenage girls. I think I get it. Not sure I need to see it to feel uncomfortable with the comments that bothered me...because...as she says, it is all already over TikTok (and if one hasn't seen that, they should!!). But some of the things she mentioned are thing we would see on this Netflix program, but NOT on the selection of TikToks that our kids choose to show us (mine happen to tell me which grosses me out enough, and they know it is inappropriate, so I don't need/want to watch). They love freaking me out at the dinner table as we discuss them... and they can't really leave the house, so I don't make that big of a deal right now...I am picking my battles, as we all are I am sure.
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@bigchungusog Just to underscore my point, dive a little deeper into TikTok (if your kids are not telling you). It is SHOCKING!! Regardless if you are "Team Boys" or "Team Girls". And if that means nothing to you, ask an older teen to explain...
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@AquarianNomadic We all have to pay the bills somehow! Though I do not see her as a media shill. Certainly not compared to the other networks!
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@bigchungusog see my new post about the film below. But if you haven't seen this on TikTok then the algorithm is even smarter than I thought! Because it is definitely there! Especially for the tweens and teens. All four of mine show them to me all the time. Mostly to shock me and make me crazy. But I am happy to feign outrage and disbelief as it starts up the conversation atleast.
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@shhfiftyfive The US government? It is a FRENCH film about kids growing up in the Banlieues of Paris. Have you even watched it? It has zero to do with beauty pageants.
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@BenBrislawn The movie, Les Mignonnes ("Cuties) has absolutely NOTHING to do with beauty pageants. I don't know why everyone keeps making the comparison except for the fact that they haven't seen it. It is a brilliant film.
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