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Swift · 09-14-2020, 11:14 AM

Wow, it's been years since there's been a moral panic. Some of you guys must be disappointed to realise you've grown up to become the old biddies who were claiming that heavy metal music contained satanic messages. Critics are sick, sick people for thinking it's a good film? The film should be burned? Good god. ####ing hysteria! Correct me if I'm wrong, but only Yamer has seen the film right? The rest of you are basing your judgements and your condemnations of the director's motivation on a scene or two right? Watching a few minutes of the film is enough to determine what the moral of the film is?

Now I haven't seen the film either, nor actually seen a clip, so I'm neither supporting (nor condemning) the film. The British Board of Film Classification has given the film a 15 rating. Not an 18 or the more restrictive R18 rating given to pornographic material. They're certainly not people who mess around when it comes to banning or censoring inappropriate images of children. Here's their breakdown of the film (spoilers ahead I guess)

Spoiler!

That sounds like a completely different film you guys are reacting to. In fact, it seems quite tame. Almost like the panic has been completely overblown and fabricated by right wing pundits who have a vendetta against the 'in bed with the Obamas' Netflix who by the way acquired the film, didn't produce it. Outrage and cancel culture exists on all sides it seems and isn't just limited to the supposed snowflakes on the left.

Interestingly, I (and thousands more) would never have heard of this film if it wasn't brought to our attention by these whiners. It's as if they haven't learned the lesson of the Streisand effect. It's probably not something I would've had an interest in otherwise, but I may check it out to see what the fuss is all about. In much the same way that teenage boys aren't trawling through Netflix for their porn, I suspect the pedos unfortunately have other avenues to get their jollies too.

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Swift Not Taylor Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Calgary SW Exp:	Wow, it's been years since there's been a moral panic. Some of you guys must be disappointed to realise you've grown up to become the old biddies who were claiming that heavy metal music contained satanic messages. Critics are sick, sick people for thinking it's a good film? The film should be burned? Good god. ####ing hysteria! Correct me if I'm wrong, but only Yamer has seen the film right? The rest of you are basing your judgements and your condemnations of the director's motivation on a scene or two right? Watching a few minutes of the film is enough to determine what the moral of the film is? Now I haven't seen the film either, nor actually seen a clip, so I'm neither supporting (nor condemning) the film. The British Board of Film Classification has given the film a 15 rating. Not an 18 or the more restrictive R18 rating given to pornographic material. They're certainly not people who mess around when it comes to banning or censoring inappropriate images of children. Here's their breakdown of the film (spoilers ahead I guess) Spoiler! CUTIES is a French drama in which an 11-year-old girl joins a dance group at her school and finds herself torn between her new friends and her family's traditional values. Sex Occasional sex references include a girl inflating a condom she has found, mistaking it for a balloon. Her friends mock her error, and worry she might have caught an illness from touching it. In another scene, it is implied some girls are looking at pornography on a phone, but there are no images shown. A girl takes a photograph of her genitals below screen, and it is implied she posts it online, although there is no sight of nudity. She is immediately criticised by her peers, teachers and family for her irresponsible actions. Language There is use of strong language ('######'), as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'whore', 'slut', 'skank', 'ho', '####', 'ass', 'putain', 'crap' and 'bugger', as well as use of the 'middle finger' gesture. Theme The film is a coming of age drama, reflecting on sexualisation in popular culture and how it can mislead young people. A group of adolescent girls performs a routine in a dance competition in which they naively attempt to replicate moves they have seen in music videos performed by their heroes. However, it is met with boos and condemnation from the crowd, who view their routine as inappropriate. Additional information There are scenes of bullying, moderate violence, and emotional upset. There is also brief natural nudity as an adult dancer in a video accidentally exposes her breast while dancing. https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/cuties-2020 That sounds like a completely different film you guys are reacting to. In fact, it seems quite tame. Almost like the panic has been completely overblown and fabricated by right wing pundits who have a vendetta against the 'in bed with the Obamas' Netflix who by the way acquired the film, didn't produce it. Outrage and cancel culture exists on all sides it seems and isn't just limited to the supposed snowflakes on the left. Interestingly, I (and thousands more) would never have heard of this film if it wasn't brought to our attention by these whiners. It's as if they haven't learned the lesson of the Streisand effect. It's probably not something I would've had an interest in otherwise, but I may check it out to see what the fuss is all about. In much the same way that teenage boys aren't trawling through Netflix for their porn, I suspect the pedos unfortunately have other avenues to get their jollies too. Last edited by Swift; 09-14-2020 at 11:47 AM.