A soon-to-be-released movie on Netflix features 11-year-old girls "Twerking", prompting many to question whether the online video streaming platform is trying to sexualize little kids.
“Amy, 11, becomes fascinated with a twerking dance crew. Hoping to join them, she starts to explore her femininity, defying her family’s traditions,” read Netflix’s original description for the movie, which is called Cuties.
The trailer for the film shows ‘diverse’ children in a rough neighborhood learning to dance provocatively in preparation for a tournament.
“They loved you. See how many likes we have?” says one of the characters as a video of the girls twerking on social media is displayed.
The plot also features a young Muslim girl whose family tries to stop her from joining in with the other girls.
Another scene shows the 11-year-old girls talking to a group of 14-year-old boys who are asking them about their age.
After a backlash, Netflix changed the description of the movie from “twerking” to “free spirited dance crew.”