Read on Twitter
I need to talk about both these movies, peoples reactions to it, and why I’m frustrated all around with adult’s inability to stop making real life children projections of sexual coming of age stories. These are real children who for all intents and purposes have been groomed.
“Good Boys” was a crude rated R comedy all about boys in sexual situations “coming of age”. When people rightfully blasted and complained about it there was an overwhelming resounding cry of “oh this is how boys are, their parents approved, it’s a coming of age story, it’s fine”
Good Boys wasn’t trying to send a mature message it was a movie where multiple children were thrust into sexual situations so adults could laugh at about it and profit. However it got swept under the rug because of course it did.
Then we have Cuties that’s trying to tell a message, trying to say “sexualizing kids is bad” all the while sexualizing kids. It makes the message moot, yet here we are FINALLY with people all across the map being outraged and disgusted.
But now honestly I’m just grossed out and sick that this is what it took, it took a foreign movie about girls that actually wanted to speak against the issue for people to be like “oh using kids to tell stories about sexual anything is wrong” because YEAH IT IS.
I’m tired of it, I’m tired of shows like Big Mouth and movies like Good Boys getting a pass when it’s all disgusting, children’s bodies aren’t a vehicle for you to tell a cautionary tale, kids aren’t WATCHING these stories, adults are and adults are the ones relating to -
being a confused and naive child. All the while somehow not grasping that they are indulging in content with those confused and children, it’s not even “oh so kids shouldn’t know what sex is? 
” it’s about fucking understanding they aren’t there for you to project on.
” it’s about fucking understanding they aren’t there for you to project on.
These kids will forever associate any kind of sexual anything they do in the future with their acting role, they’ll be actually preyed on, they’ll be obsessed over and have to be okay with the fact they were exposed to this stuff for adults pleasure/message forever
No more. Adults telling sexual coming of age stories WITH children isn’t appropriate in any capacity. If you want something FOR children invest in making health classes safer and more educational, be an open & smart parent or older figure, make sure the kids in your life are safe
But leave the concept of children or actual fucking children out of adult content made for adults with the intent of adults indulging. If the actors of your movie can’t see their own movie they probably shouldn’t be in it. It’s not cute, it’s not funny or profound, it’s dangerous
