The controversy over "Cuties": Why the movie is so wrong and how Christians can stand for what is right
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2020
⏱️ 8 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
The movie Cuties is generating great controversy. Today's podcast tells this story, then we focus on two biblical principles and a word of abiding hope.
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| 1:21.2 | I need to begin today's daily article with an admission. |
| 1:25.3 | I will not see the movie I am going to criticize today. Critics of what I am |
| 1:30.3 | about to say will note that fact, but I doubt they would say I need to contract cancer to warn you |
| 1:37.0 | not to contract cancer. The film Cuties is currently available on Netflix. The streaming service |
| 1:43.6 | describes the movie this way. |
| 1:45.8 | 11-year-old Amy starts to rebel against her conservative family's traditions |
| 1:50.4 | when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew. |
| 1:54.7 | Free-spirited doesn't begin to tell the story. |
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