{"id":64639,"date":"2020-09-14T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T23:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=64639"},"modified":"2020-09-15T08:01:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T16:01:01","slug":"cuties-child-pornography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/doctrine\/cuties-child-pornography\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuties: Child pornography"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Netflix has a movie called “Cuties” (Netflix photo shown above). Here is what the official website states about it:<\/p>\n

Eleven-year-old Amy starts to rebel against her conservative family\u2019s traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew. https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81111198<\/a> accessed 09\/14\/20<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The film has been denounced:<\/p>\n

September 14, 2020<\/p>\n

A Florida congressman is voicing concerns over “Cuties,” an award-winning French film from Netflix that has drawn backlash for sexualizing young girls.<\/p>\n

In a press release<\/a> Monday, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan criticized the film the same day as he introduced\u00a0legislation in Congress to “ban the sale of lifelike child sex dolls used by pedophiles.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to stop catering to predators and start paying more attention to protecting children,\u201d Buchanan said in the release. \u201cA film that shows girls as young as 11 engaging in highly sexualized dance routines is inappropriate,\u201d the congressman said. \u201cI support artistic expression in film but this is exploitative, dangerous and borders on child pornography.\u201d<\/p>\n

Backlash first began when the film’s artwork debuted in late August and drew criticism<\/a> on social media for showing the film’s cast of children in midriff-baring uniforms and short shorts striking various dance poses.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The film has been defended:<\/p>\n

September 14, 2020<\/p>\n

Cuties<\/em> (Mignonnes) director Ma\u00efmouna Doucoure has defended her French indie film on Netflix from accusations that it hyper-sexualizes prepubescent girls, as she argued her directorial debut aimed at social commentary and change.<\/p>\n

“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,'” Doucour\u00e9 told a TIFF panel on French filmmakers Monday.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Doucour\u00e9’s feature debut Cuties<\/em>, a preteen girl leaves her Senegalese family background to fit in by joining a group of precociously sexualized dancers as tradition and teenage rebellion collide.<\/p>\n

“It’s bold, its feminist, but it’s so important and necessary to create debate and try to find solutions, for me as an artist, for politicians and parents. It’s a real issue,” the director argued. Doucoure also defended Cuties<\/em> for allowing Black and Brown people to see themselves on the big screen. https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/toronto-cuties-director-says-netflix-film-not-hyper-sexualizing-young-girls-its-a-real-issue<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The film should never have been made. It does not help protect females. One can easily produce movies with Brown and Black people without sexual exploitation, and thousands of such “big screen” films have been made.<\/p>\n

Cuties<\/em> is ‘soft’ child pornography pure and simple. I saw much more of it than I wanted when I saw a segment on Fox, as I turned it off since there was so much “twerking” from young girls.<\/p>\n

This is not what young females should be doing in any film.<\/p>\n

Hard core child pornography is banned in much of the world. This film should not be viewed by any who embrace biblical morality or want to “protect our children.”<\/p>\n

The Bible says:<\/p>\n

1 Cry aloud, spare not;
\nLift up your voice like a trumpet;
\nTell My people their transgression,
\nAnd the house of Jacob their sins. (Isaiah 58:1, NKJV throughout)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cuties<\/em> is sinful and harmful.<\/p>\n

Some falsely believe, that soft and hard core pornography are harmless fun.<\/p>\n

But that is not true.<\/p>\n

Notice some statements in the Bible from Jesus and the Apostle Paul<\/a>:<\/p>\n

27 \u201cYou have heard that it was said to those of old, \u2018You shall not commit adultery.\u2019 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Matthew 5:27-28)<\/p>\n

18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. (1 Corinthians 6:18)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jesus and the Apostle Paul warned against attempting to provoke, stir up, or mentally succumb to sexual lust. Thus, they are also condemning pornography, including dressing inappropriately (see also 1 Timothy 2:8-9).<\/p>\n

Adultery is prohibited by the seventh commandment (see also What Did Jesus Teach About the Ten Commandments?<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Now, let’s look at something from the Apostle James:<\/p>\n

12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. (James 1:12-15)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When one flees sexual immorality, one resists temptation. Notice also something else from James:<\/p>\n

7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (James 4:7-8)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

People are not to be ‘double-minded,’–they need to keep away from pornography–including soft pornography and so-called “kiddie porn.” Satan wants humans to accept the falsehoods associated with pornography.<\/p>\n

The Old Testament also had prohibitions related to pornography:<\/p>\n

15 He who walks righteously<\/strong> and speaks uprightly,
\nHe who despises the gain of oppressions,
\nWho gestures with his hands, refusing bribes,
\nWho stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed,
\nAnd shuts his eyes from seeing evil<\/strong>:
\n16 He will dwell on high;
\nHis place of defense will be the fortress of rocks;
\nBread will be given him,
\nHis water will be sure. (Isaiah 33:15-16)<\/p>\n

1 I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?<\/strong> (Job 31:1).<\/p>\n

24 To keep you from the evil woman,
\nFrom the flattering tongue of a seductress.
\n25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart,
\nNor let her allure you with her eyelids.
\n26 For by means of a harlot
\nA man is reduced to a crust of bread;
\nAnd an adulteress will prey upon his precious life.
\n27 Can a man take fire to his bosom,
\nAnd his clothes not be burned?
\n28 Can one walk on hot coals,
\nAnd his feet not be seared? (Proverbs 6:24-28)<\/p>\n

26 Therefore I will uncover your skirts over your face,
\nThat your shame may appear.
\n27 I have seen your adulteries
\nAnd your lustful neighings,
\nThe lewdness of your harlotry,
\nYour abominations on the hills in the fields. (Jeremiah 13:26-27)<\/p>\n

15 “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor,
\nPressing him to your bottle,
\nEven to make him drunk,
\nThat you may look on his nakedness!
\n16 You are filled with shame instead of glory.
\nYou also \u2014 drink!
\nAnd be exposed as uncircumcised!
\nThe cup of the Lord’s right hand will be turned against you,
\nAnd utter shame will be on your glory. (Habakkuk 2:15-16)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The righteous turn their eyes away from pornography. Many people are not ashamed and will not blush when they are overly-exposing themselves.<\/p>\n

Notice also the following:<\/p>\n

How is Pornography Harmful?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frank York, former editor in Public Policy for Focus on the Family (a pro-family political and educational organization) as well as writer and researcher on pornography, and Jan LaRue, Chief Counsel, Concerned Women for America, assert, “The most common damage, the one that affects everyone who views porn, is that it warps the person’s perception of people, relationships, and sex” (2002, p. 14). Pornography teaches unrealistic and inappropriate sexual expectations, decreases satisfaction with monogamy and lowers family loyalties, objectifies and degrades women, links sex with violence and children, encourages promiscuity, and increases susceptibility to sexually acting out in ways harmful to others (Cline, 2002).<\/p>\n

Gary R. Brooks (1995), psychologist and assistant chief of the psychology service at the Department of Veteran Affairs in Temple, Texas, calls the affect of pornography on people’s perceptions “The Centerfold Syndrome.” In his book, The Centerfold Syndrome<\/em>, Dr. Brooks (1995) explains that pornography alters people’s perceptions in the following ways:<\/p>\n