Dave McNary Film ReporterNetflix has apologized for and withdrawn a poster for its upcoming release of the coming-of-age drama “Cuties.”The artwork for the French-language film depicted four adolescent girls in provocative poses while wearing revealing cheerleading outfits, drawing backlash on social media for “sexualizing” little girls.The Parents Television Council implored Netflix to remove the film, rated M, from its site.“It is so revealing that the first major @netflix original to centre young Black girls hinges on explicitly sexualising 11 year old children,” Twitter user Claire Heuchan tweeted. “Whether it’s acting or music, a sexualised image is too often the price of mainstream success for Black women & girls.
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