Timcast IRL · March 15, 2022 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #486 - Netflix Hit With FOUR Felony Indictments Over 'Cuties' w/Libby Emmons & Kellie Keen
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 486 from March 15, 2022 featured an in-depth discussion about Netflix facing four felony indictments over the film 'Cuties.' Tim Pool and co-host Ian Crossland were joined by Libby Emmons, editor-in-chief of The Postmillennial, and Kellie Keen, a women's rights campaigner from the UK. The conversation centered on how a grand jury in Texas viewed the film and returned felony indictments against Netflix for depicting prebubescent girls in sexualized content, despite media defenders claiming it was social commentary. The panel debated the hypocrisy of the establishment left defending such content while regular people recognized it as inappropriate. Additional topics included the situation in Ukraine, particularly stories about transgender individuals navigating the country's exit restrictions, and the controversy surrounding calls for Tulsi Gabbard and Tucker Carlson's arrest for alleged Russian propaganda. The show also touched on daylight savings time before transitioning to the main discussion.
TL;DR
- →Netflix was hit with four felony indictments in Texas over the film 'Cuties' after a grand jury viewed the content and determined it depicted children in inappropriate situations
- →Tim Pool and guests debated how establishment media and the left defended the film as social commentary while regular people clearly recognized it as inappropriate
- →Kellie Keen, a UK women's rights campaigner, joined to discuss her work protecting the definition of 'woman' and her experience getting a billboard about female biology removed for hate speech
- →Libby Emmons, editor of The Postmillennial, participated in the panel discussion on media hypocrisy and the cultural divide on children in media
- →The conversation addressed Ukraine-related stories including a trans woman unable to leave the country due to male classification and a trans man escaping by wearing feminine clothing
- →The panel discussed The View's call for Tulsi Gabbard and Tucker Carlson's arrest for alleged Russian propaganda and broader concerns about free speech
- →Ian Crossland promoted Brave browser and Brave search engine as alternatives to Google and DuckDuckGo
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Netflix/Cuties IntroductionTim Pool introduces the main story about Netflix facing four felony indictments and brings in the guests
- 0:45Guest IntroductionsKellie Keen introduces herself as a women's rights campaigner from the UK who fought to keep the definition of woman on a billboard
- 1:00Ukraine Gender StoriesDiscussion of stories about a trans woman unable to leave Ukraine and a trans man escaping by wearing feminine clothing
- 2:36Brave Browser PromotionIan Crossland promotes Brave browser and Brave search engine as alternatives to Google and DuckDuckGo
- 4:06Netflix Legal AnalysisDeep dive into the Hollywood Reporter story about Netflix facing criminal charges and the First Amendment defense being mounted
- 5:19Cultural Hypocrisy DebatePanel debates the disconnect between establishment media defending Cuties and regular people's view that it was inappropriate
- 6:05George Carlin Obscenity DiscussionComparison to Carlin's thoughts on obscenity and the argument that you can critique something without depicting it
- 6:18Production ConcernsDiscussion about the actual filming conditions with young girls performing sexualized moves in front of adult male crews
Notable Quotes
“Netflix has been hit with four felony indictments over the film Cuties because that film depicts children, prebubescent girls, in lewd adult activities.”
— Tim Pool · opening the main story
“These felony indictments come from a grand jury meaning a district attorney showed the film to people and asked them if it thought it was a crime and these people said yes.”
— Tim Pool · explaining the legal process
“You can critique something without actually doing it. Imagine someone doing heroin and saying don't look at me, I'm just critiquing heroin. That doesn't quite make sense.”
— Tim Pool · debating the film's justification as social commentary
“Those little girls actually doing those scenes in front of a whole, I would imagine, mostly male, adult male crew. It's just gross.”
— Tim Pool · expressing disgust at production details
“I'm actually working on my Brave browser right now and setting up my Brave search engine. If you haven't done that yet, you can flip over away from Google or DuckDuckGo and set up your Brave search engine. It's in beta.”
— Ian Crossland · promoting Brave products
“I focus on the word woman specifically to keep it for women. I got a billboard taken down in the UK in 2018 that had the dictionary definition of the word woman. It was removed for hate speech.”
— Kellie Keen · introducing herself and her activism
“I'm Libby Emmons. I'm the editor-in-chief of the Postmillennial. Glad to be back, everybody.”
— Libby Emmons · introducing herself