Netflix defends Cuties

By Todd Spangler
Updated September 11 2020 - 6:46pm, first published 6:40pm
The cast of the coming-of-age film Cuties, streaming on Netflix.
The cast of the coming-of-age film Cuties, streaming on Netflix.

Netflix, amid a backlash over the sexualised portrayal of children in recently released drama Cuties, wants critics to watch the movie, saying it makes a statement about pressures girls face in conforming to societal role models of female sexuality.

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