The Hawaii representative tweeted that her friend's 13-year-old daughter was a victim of trafficking.
Former Democratic primary contender, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has weighed into the controversy surrounding the Netflix filmAlready many have voiced their anger at the decision by the streaming platform, whose plot about an 11-year-old girl who becomes fascinated with a dance crew, features routines that have been condemned as sexually suggestive and exploitative, a claim Netflix denies.
This week, #CancelNetflix has been trending with calls for people to boycott the platform. The latest high profile figure to add that hashtag to the debate was Gabbard, who represents Hawaii's second congressional district and was the first female combat veteran to run for president. Representative Tulsi Gabbard on Super Tuesday Primary night on March 3 in Detroit, Michigan. She has condemned Netflix for the film Cuties, accusing it of sexually exploiting children.Sharing a film poster of the girls in the film posing, Gabbard tweeted:"@netflix child porn 'Cuties' will certainly whet the appetite of pedophiles & help fuel the child sex trafficking trade. 1 in 4 victims of trafficking are children. It happened to my friend's 13 year old daughter.
Her tweet was retweeted and liked tens of thousands of times and many reacted in a thread, in which she made further comments. "This serves as a good reminder for all parents to check their children's technology access/parent controls. This garbage is all over social media and if you have a smart TV...they can get to it. Lock it down! It's our job as parents to protect their innocence," tweeted one person, prompting Gabbard to respond:"You are right. Well said."
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