I’m watching the Netflix film some claim is pedophilia—and it’s literally the opposite of that.

It’s a critique of the hypersexualization of pubescent girls by both Western capitalist and traditional “modesty” cultures.

In case anyone was wondering. It’s uncomfortable for sure.

I have a 14-year-old daughter and spent years of my professional life investigating child abuse, working with survivors, and educating others.

Don’t come into my mentions and condescend to me about this.

The film was uncomfortable because the subject is. https://twitter.com/regularcorrect/status/1306088509149675521

The reality is that girls are horrifyingly hypersexualized starting in infancy in this culture.

If you haven’t raised a girl, you might not know that.

A lot of clothing for girl babies and pre-pubescent girls feature prints of candy, ice cream, and fruits with words like “Yum!”

My daughter isn’t a lollipop, but trying to protect one’s child from subliminal and overt sexualization is a minefield for years before they reach puberty.

As hard as it is to navigate as parents, it’s far more complicated for our daughters to find their way as they come of age.

As one of my followers observed, the girl characters are “sexual” only in their own eyes as they record themselves or imagine themselves being seen.

From a viewer’s perspective—and those of the witnesses around them—it’s very clear they’re children who are in out of their depth.

Anyway, I’ll probably delete this thread, but the subject this film addresses and critiques is important.

To the extent it makes you uncomfortable: good.

It should.

Open your eyes and look around, and imagine growing up as a girl child in the environment.

That’s the point.