Seven Deadly Sins- Lust

    We have reached the midpoint of the seven deadly sins!  With all of the focus on Netflix and the new movie "Cuties" I could not think of a better time to tackle one of the easiest sins to fall into, lust.  For those of you who may not be aware of the film here is the description from Netflix:

"Eleven-year-old Amy starts to rebel against her conservative family's traditions when she become fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew"

Now that description sounds innocent enough.  In reality the film follows Amy as she becomes fascinated with her neighbor Angelica and a twerking group called Cuties.  The dance group is an adult-style dance group which is a stark contrast to her Muslim family and their beliefs.  Throughout the film the eleven year old girls wear scantily clad outfits, use very sexual adult grinding moves, and become more accepting of using sex to accomplish their goals.  In one scene Amy steals her uncles cell phone to post pictures onto social media.  He catches her and demands she return the phone.  She slowly unbuttons her shirt and pants offering herself as "payment" for using the phone.  He of course stops her but she runs into the back room and locks the door.  Once there she removes her pants and takes a "crotch shot" and posts it onto her social media account.  It is this kind of scene that makes this sexualization of young girls all the more disgusting.  In another scene she is in a mosque during prayer and while the adults are performing the prayer ritual she is in the back on the phone watching pornography.  The immediate backlash was a hashtag on twitter #cancelnetflix which had an impact on the company causing a huge loss of income.

    So why would Netflix think this is a film they need to highlight on their platform?  According to them "The film is a social commentary against the sexualization of young children.  It's an award winning film and a powerful story about the pressure young girls face on social media and from society more generally growing up and we'd encourage anyone who cares about these important issue to watch the movie."  The critics immediately slammed the platform with claims of promoting a pedophilic movie.  A movie that claims to be against the sexualization of young girls by sexualizing young girls, and this is where lust comes in.  We as a society have become so desensitized to sexual imagery, sexual movies, and all forms of sexualization that a huge platform like Netflix felt it was ok to allow such a film to be a part of their platform.  They failed to see how this not only shows but promotes the sexualization of minors!  They fail to see how this is fertile material for pedophiles to watch and use for lustful gratification.  There is no other reason for this film being made or promoted by anyone.

    Our society has also embraced apps such as tinder, grindr, and others which promote sex without any intention of trying to form meaningful relationships.  Sure back in the day bar hopping and one night stands happened but it was not as easy as swipe left and meet at the hotel.  These apps feed our lustful sexual appetites.  They allow minimal interaction for immediate sexual gratification.  That in itself shows our blatant disregard for the family unit and has led to a huge spike in single parent homes and abortion.  Lust has led to the most liberal stances on abortion ever.  We are told that it is a valid form of birth control.  The truth is birth control needs to happen before pregnancy.  I think this is due to the need for immediate sexual gratification.  People want to meet and "hook up" with little regard or thought about using protection.  This is driven by lust.

    While lust has been a driving force for mankind through all of time the modern iteration has taken a turn that is fast becoming difficult to come back from.  We hyper-sexualize children, have no regard for children in the womb, and have destroyed the family structure needed to support a civil society.  I am not going to pound the bible and tell you that you are going to hell for sinful thoughts or actions but I do think we need to reevaluate our positions on sex.  If we continue to follow this road we will continue to see our society fall and in the end we will lose our way of life.  Nobody should be ok with killing a child yet we see law makers pushing for late term abortion.  Nobody should be ok with eleven year old being sexualized for a movie, yet cuties is applauded by the critics.  Nobody should be ok with sex trafficking of minors and women yet it happens all to often.  I guess the big question I have at the end of this is where does it end?  What will be the tipping point that makes everyone say enough is enough.