Ok here’s the thing about #Cuties: I can absolutely understand how they can argue that the point was to comment on the dangers of sexualizing children. I get it. There are parts of it that are really really bad, and other parts that try to balance it out.

BUT....Thats not good enough. I also really believe the people involved in the making and marketing of this film don’t know that this film glories the sexualization of children. I truly believe they don’t know it was wrong to make this. And that’s the scariest part.

This is the logical outcome of what’s going on in culture: People can look at four very young girls playing highly sexualized roles and follow this project from conception to completion and see nothing wrong with it, or even question if it was a good idea.

Cuties is a sad movie. It’s sad for what you watch on the screen, and it’s even sadder that it was ever made in the first place.

Epilogue: You all really should read what you’re commenting on before you start screaming and flailing. I’ve especially enjoyed the responses where you say I’m wrong but do more to show you didn’t read. Be better. Life is nuanced.