“Cuties”: Living in an Age of Misinformation

A critique of “Cuties” (with spoilers)

“The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

I admit that I jumped on the bandwagon of hate when the poster and trailer for the Netflix movie, Cuties came out. I suppose that is why I felt I had to say something after being complicit with ignorance.

The North American marketing for the movie focused on the sensationalism of the plot, not the substance. While I’ve always said that bad publicity is still good publicity, perhaps this is an exception to the rule.

People hated what they saw and wanted Netflix to cancel the release of the film. Netflix refused.

Netflix stock has dropped since the film’s debut on September 9 as people cry out in disgust at the portrayal of the eleven-year-old girls in the movie.

But I genuinely have to ask this: did any of the naysayers watch the show? Because I’ll admit that while I definitely found several scenes very difficult to watch, there was still merit to the show overall.

The notion that I’ve gathered is that a show cannot be cringy as hell but also have a point. One reviewer has a glowing review and sparsely touches on how gross this movie can get while…