orientalism – Amina Shareef

‘CUTIES’ Recycles the Same Damaging Stereotypes About Muslim Women. But Where was the Outrage?

The French film Cuties (Mignonnes) streaming on Netflix has been denounced for sexualising girls and making them vulnerable to paedophilia. Though rightly focusing on gender, these critiques have all been curiously mute on the film’s depiction of race. This silence is deafening for a film that features a Muslim girl as the lead character. Indeed,Continue reading “‘CUTIES’ Recycles the Same Damaging Stereotypes About Muslim Women. But Where was the Outrage?”