Netflix Tries To Normalize Sexualization Of Young Girls, GOP Congressmen Step Up To Protect Our Children

Rep. Ken Buck has concerns about the controversial new film from Netflix called “Cuties” so he sent a letter to the Department of Justice.

Buck and fellow GOP Rep. Andy Biggs are demanding an investigation into the movie to determine if all federal laws regarding the exploitation of minors were followed.

“We write expressing our concerns regarding the potential exploitation of children in Netflix’s recently released film, Cuties,” Buck and Biggs wrote in the letter. “We join our Congressional colleagues in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation to ensure the film and its production uphold federal laws protecting children from exploitation.”

The film is centered on an 11-year-old Senegalese immigrant living in Paris who joins a group of girls and they perform highly provocative and eroticized dance routines while wearing very skimpy clothing.  It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year and earned French director Maïmouna Doucouré a best directing award.

“Throughout the film, young girls engage in sexually provocative dances, and the film includes at least one scene where a young girl is partially nude,” the congressmen continued. “Not only does this raise alarms that these girls may have been exploited in the production of Cuties, but the film also creates an environment where the sexual abuse and exploitation of children by pedophiles is normalized. While the Constitution vigorously protects the freedoms of speech and expression, content that victimizes minors is not among these protected forms of content.”

The letter goes on to push for an investigation into the casting calls for the film to make sure none of the children were taken advantage of in a sexual or exploitative manner.

The congressmen claim that the young girls’ dance routines are an affront to their dignity and it adds fuel to the fire that is the child sex trafficking trade.

“Finally, the Department of Justice should also investigate those involved in the film’s casting and production to ensure these children were not exploited behind the scenes,” Buck and Biggs added. “The sexualization and gross objectification of these girls on [the] screen creates an environment that is ripe for individuals to take advantage of these innocent children. As we have seen all too often, the inherent power structure of film production leaves these girls vulnerable to indecent and potentially abusive treatment.”

Buck said in an email to Fox News, “We cannot stand idly by while Netflix distributes this disturbing film that encourages the exploitation of children.”