We Need To TALK About NETFLIX and PEDOPHILIA, And Much More... ｜｜ The Scoop Episode 5
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Summary
In this episode of The Scoop, I discuss a new movie that is coming to Netflix starring 11 year old girls dancing and twerking sexually, and why this is a problem. I also talk about the importance of cleaning the house and how it has made me feel calmer and collected.
Transcript
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Hello beautiful ladies and welcome to today's episode of The Scoop!
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So for those of you who are new to my channel, The Scoop is our opportunity to have a girl chat,
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grab a coffee, catch up on what went on this week, and just kind of chat and see how everyone's
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doing. I like to talk with you guys in the comments and see what you've been up to,
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and I like to share what I've been up to. So this is just a nice place for us to have a girl talk.
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So grab a cup of coffee or a cup of tea and let's get into it. First off,
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I want to talk about this new movie that is coming to Netflix called Cuties. This movie has
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been blowing up on Twitter ever since its trailer was put on Netflix and they released their poster,
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and it is just pedophilic. It's about an 11 year old girl who comes from a traditional household
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and decides that she wants to join her cool group of friends who are twerking and dancing incredibly
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sexually and she wants to leave behind this traditional life and embrace her burgeoning
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femininity. No. It seems that in this day and age, pedophilia is becoming somewhat mainstream,
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at least mainstream enough that a movie like this is being promoted on Netflix's platforms.
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And this is a French film, and if you've seen the poster that was released in America,
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you would be shocked. 11 year olds dressed and posing in incredibly sexual ways. And this is why,
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once again, conservatives need to take the culture back because this isn't just fun and games here.
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We're talking about children being sexualized. Children being sexualized is not a game. This is
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something that is very, very serious. And it's something that's coming from this empowerment narrative.
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When women start talking about empowerment and they mean empowerment sexually, then why should 11
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year olds not be empowered to embrace their sexuality? Which is barely anything yet. 11 year
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olds should not have to think about sexuality. That is not in the game yet, and it shouldn't be. And
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apparently this movie has been rated TVMA, which is the equivalent of NC-17. And now we have to ask,
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who is this movie meant for? It's 11 year old children dancing sexually, and only people above
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the age of 17 should be watching it. Who are we making a movie like this for? And that is a real
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problem. And this isn't something that is questionable. This isn't something that we can think about.
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No. Children should never be sexualized. And telling women that femininity is sexuality,
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of course is going to translate to little girls. Of course we're putting children in a position to
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engage with their sexuality far too young, and giving pedophiles the perfect outlet in which to
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see this kind of behavior. This is not acceptable. No one should think this is acceptable. And if
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conservatives are the only ones who are going to ring the alarm bells, then let's ring them loud.
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Let me know in the comments if you've seen the poster for this movie, what you've heard about it,
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because when I first saw the poster, I was aghast. I could not believe that a movie like this was
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being made about 11 year olds. Just shocking, honestly. Now on many, many more lighter topics,
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I did want to touch on that. Let's talk about just things that I've been doing this week. So a big
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lesson that I learned this past week was about cleaning the house. I had been leaving all of my
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chores for the weekend and the house was a huge mess and I could barely keep a handle on it.
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Then I cleaned the entire house and I said to myself, we're not going to let this happen again.
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I decided that I was going to do a little bit every day so that I wouldn't have this huge project at
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the end of the week. And it has made such a difference. So now when I cook, I don't leave dishes
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for the morning. I clean the kitchen and the kitchen goes to bed with me. The kitchen is going to be
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as clean as it can be before I go to sleep so I don't have to do something in the morning.
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And if I'm going to use a blanket, I'm going to fold it right after. And if I'm going to take
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something out, I'm going to put it away. And everything has been so much cleaner in the house
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throughout the week, which makes me feel calmer and more collected. And of course, as I said in my last
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scoop video, being calm and collected is the first step to being classic. So having the house be clean
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more of the time gives me the mental brain space to actually be calm and be collected. And I know
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that I have seen a huge, huge difference in the way that I felt and also just in the actual tasks of
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cleaning the house. I don't hate it anymore. They're small tasks. It's, oh, I'm going to do this small
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thing so that I can do whatever I want tomorrow. I'm going to just deal with small little projects
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instead of a huge project at the end of the week. And actually, I don't mind doing things
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a little bit every day. I've actually been considering doing laundry once a day instead
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of doing laundry once a week. Let me know in the comments if that's something that you do,
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if you do laundry more frequently or less frequently, and kind of what are the pros and cons of that.
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Because I've heard from people who do do the laundry every day, it's just such a smaller project
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to fold everything and you always have everything clean. Of course, using the settings that don't use
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and waste a lot of water. But I'm interested in doing that because I like the idea of having
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just these small little projects that I do instead of big, big tasks. I've also been excited because
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our gym reopened. And so I have been going back to my exercise routine. I love my exercise routine
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because when I do it, I'm using a specific book. And when I use that book, I see results so quickly.
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And I just love, love it. I also love that it's a routine, that it's specific things that I do each week.
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So I really have a plan. I thrive off of plans and schedules. So using that has made such a huge
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difference. I get really excited to go to the gym every other day. Of course, there are days where
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I don't know if I have time to make it to the gym. And that's a little bit tricky. But the actual going
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to the gym, I love doing and I love getting my exercise in and listening to a podcast or calling a
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friend or whatever it is while I'm working out. And I just really love weightlifting. As I've said on my
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channel a few times before, I'm a much more a fan of weightlifting than I am cardio.
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I don't like cardio. I don't like getting really sweaty. My hair, if I get it sweaty one day,
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I really do have to wash it. So if my hair looks nice, I don't want to get sweaty. I don't like
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having to shower. I don't like breaking out on my face. So weightlifting, I don't get as sweaty.
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I do take walks pretty frequently. So it's not to say that I don't get movement in,
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but I don't like running. For example, that's not something I enjoy. At some point in my life,
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maybe I'll like it more. But right now I prefer weightlifting to that. And I've really been liking
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it. So let me know in the comments, are you a weightlifter or are you a cardio person? Because
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I know a lot of women generally are cardio and that works too. Whatever works for you. I am a proponent
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with exercise of doing what works for you because for a lot of people, exercise is not something that
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comes naturally. It's not something that they want to do. So doing exercise at all is an accomplishment.
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And I am very much in that camp. If you're not somebody who likes exercising and you can't really
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motivate, finding something you like is the most important thing. And then maybe secondarily finding
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something that is actually going to build muscle or is maybe better than just what you had originally
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been doing. But the first step always is finding an exercise routine that at least gets you to exercise
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in the first place. I also wanted to mention a quick makeup hack that I've been doing and I have
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been loving it. So on my channel a couple of weeks ago, I did a makeup tutorial and I used a new
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Neutrogena foundation stick, which I really do like, but it is a little bit light for me in color.
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And the coverage isn't enough for me right now because I am having some breakouts.
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So I wanted to see what I could do to make this foundation even more wearable for myself. And I have
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a number seven foundation that is slightly too dark for me, but it's very liquidy. So I discovered the
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other day, and I'm so excited about it because it's like my new favorite foundation right now,
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is if I do just a little bit of the foundation stick, I'll do like two stripes on this cheek,
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two stripes on that cheek, and then I do one pump of the foundation on the back of my hand of the number
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seven foundation. And I go in with my brush and mix them together. I cannot tell you how beautiful
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the foundation looks on my skin. It is so flattering. It blends out so evenly. It's the perfect color
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for me right now during summer. I don't get any streakiness and it really is just the perfect
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combination. I never thought you could mix a stick foundation and a liquid foundation. I never thought
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that was something you could do. And now I've discovered that it is. I'm never going back.
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I love doing it because it really does create this incredible mixture, this incredible base
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that lasts, that looks natural, that covers everything you want it to cover. And I've loved
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how that combo has been a base for the rest of my makeup. I just am so happy with the way that it
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looks. And each of those foundations is going to last twice as long because I'm mixing them together.
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So it's kind of like having a giant foundation rather than just one or the other. And I'm just
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really enjoying the way that it looks. I think it's a really, really good combo. So if you have
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a foundation stick that hasn't really been working for you, maybe try putting some liquid foundation
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on the back of your hand and then blending that out with the liquid foundation. And tell me if it
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works because it works for me and I am super happy with it. I also have been thinking about doing
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a project on my channel and I want to hear what you guys think about it. So here's the story.
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When I was at Manhattan School of Music, we had an incredible program called Jones Closet. And
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basically what it was was there was a charity for recital gowns or audition dresses because those
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things can be really pricey. And when you're at Manhattan School of Music, you may not be able to
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afford those things that you really truly need, recital dresses and audition dresses. And so this
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charity will accept gowns and dresses from people and then give them to the Manhattan School of Music
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students. It's an incredible, incredible initiative. And I have some beautiful dresses
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from that that I still own. And one of the dresses that I have is beautiful, but it's not super
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appropriate for me anymore because it has a halter neck and a lower back. So it's got some cleavage
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in the front, which I don't really want to show. And it has a low back, which I don't want to wear.
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So the dress itself is the perfect color for a friend of mine's wedding. She asked me to be a
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bridesmaid and it's a champagne color. So what I'm thinking about doing is actually making a long
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wrap dress to wear over it in tulle and like a sparkly netting and maybe doing a couple of layers
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so it's less sheer. And I think it could be really, really pretty. But for any of you seamstresses out
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there, if you have any recommendations, please let me know if you have any ideas. But I was thinking
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about trying to film that for my channel. I don't know if I'll be able to. But if that's something you
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think you guys would be interested in seeing, kind of that whole process, let me know in the comments
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because I would like to try to do it if I could. And I do enjoy sewing, but that's a really big project.
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So we'll see if I can pull it off. But let me know if it's worth me even doing it for my channel.
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And last but not least, I just wanted to mention a podcast that I've been listening to that's been
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making me so happy. And it's called The Simple Sophisticate. So basically the way she describes
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herself is someone who prefers quality over quantity, sensible living over mindless consumption,
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personal style instead of trendy fashion, an insatiable curiosity for life's endless questions,
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and a desire to live a truly fulfilling life rather than being led around by the nose. And the woman who
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runs it is named Shannon Ables. I really like her podcast. It's so calming. And it very much embraces
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this idea of living a calmer life, not necessarily incredibly traditional, but chic while being
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sophisticated, while being simple. And those things all speak to me to a T. So I have really been enjoying
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listening to it. I listen to it on my daily walks. And even if I'm just starting to feel a little bit
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stressed about something, if I put that on, I find that it just kind of calms me down. And I really like
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talking about the kind of ways that we can live a more sophisticated life without spending more
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money. And that is a huge thing. I think that's a really hard thing for us to grasp sometimes is
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that being sophisticated doesn't mean you have to spend a lot of money. You can be sophisticated,
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you can be elegant, and still just be mindful of your spending. So I really recommend checking her
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out too. I hope you guys enjoyed this week's episode of The Scoop. Let me know in the comments
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