Last year, Netflix broadcast a movie called, “Cuties” which highlighted the terrible problem of child exploitation by exploiting children. Sensible people expressed their objections to the notion that child pornography is “empowering” and Netflix disempowered those folks by streaming the movie into millions of homes. A lot of people dumped their Netflix subscriptions which provided their household with $15 bucks a month that could be used to support better causes (like my ministry of comedy.)
It seems that Netflix is still obsessed with using children to deconstruct civilization. Get ready for “Yes Day!”
Are you ready for Yes Day? For 24 hours, kids make the rules! Watch Yes Day with your family and join the fun with your very own Yes Day! Show us how you’re celebrating using #YesDayChallenge. pic.twitter.com/9wqF32MMO6
— Netflix Family (@netflixfamily) March 10, 2021
Unless this is your first day experiencing the internet, you’re capable of finding reviews for this movie so I don’t need to write a synopsis here. The phrase, “Kids make the rules,” is kind of self-explanatory. The movie itself is irrelevant. This isn’t a criticism of “Yes Day!” This is a criticism of Christians who still subscribe to Netflix.
Do you like the idea of saying, “Yes!” to every suggestion your children make? Let me encourage you to think about that for a moment. Why is saying, “Yes!” so appealing?
Good parents usually say, “No.” That’s not because they’re angry dictators who hate fun and laughter, but because children usually make terrible decisions. When parents say, “Yes,” children drink bleach, or run into traffic, or declare themselves to be different genders, and do countless other foolish things that ultimately ruin their lives.
God, who Jesus described as our Father, usually says, “No.” Our heavenly Father would never allow a “Yes Day!” He’s too good a parent to put the kids in charge. He wants his children to thrive and He knows they aren’t capable of doing that by themselves. Godly parenting protects children from their own wicked hearts.
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?
Jeremiah 17:9
To be clear, I haven’t seen, “Yes Day!” But I don’t trust the network that brought us, “Cuties,” to broadcast useful parental insights. I suspect that this movie will scold parents for being “too strict” while suggesting that “sometimes rules are necessary.” That message seems innocent enough which is why it’s so desperately wicked.
When parents forego the rules for 24-hours, they’re saying, “These rules don’t matter. Let’s ignore them for a day and just have fun.” Let’s imagine God suspending His rules for 24-hours.
- Gravity doesn’t work.
- Physics are unpredictable.
- Chemistry stops happening.
- None of your 5 senses operate.
Does that sound like fun?
The “family friendly” content on Netflix is more harmful than the kiddie porn because the message is disguised as wholesome. Good parents often wrestle with feeling like we’re “too strict” and Netflix leverages those feelings to undermine our families. Parental authority is essential to a healthy family. Reminding children that they aren’t in charge is a powerful expression of love.
So the question remains, “Why are you paying for Netflix?” Is it for the kid’s programming? Do you think that’s wise?
Chuck Netflix and become a member of my Comedy Clique. It’s cheaper than Netflix and we’ll encourage you to make rules for your kids because that’s what loving parents (and grandparents) should do. Plus, we laugh a lot.
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Excellent piece; horrifying how pedophiles and gender dystopian twits are attempting to shape society into their creepily-imaginative, soul-dead, hellish zombieverse. Makes me glad I’m cheap and never signed on for Netflix!
Was standing in line for dinner in college. 2 married (no spank) psych professors were there, with their 4 yr old. He went along the line, punching students hard in the crotch. He hurt my friend, who like all the rest didn’t yell at him or berate the parents – just took it, afraid of the professors. I wasn’t a psych major. He came to me, fist cocked, looked into my face with an evil grin, and I looked back, calmly, with a look that said “If you punch me, I’m drop kicking you into next week.” He ran back to permissive, I’m your friend, no consequences Mommy.
He’s probably in prison by now, and sorry he got that transgender surgery.
Make rules for your children!
Do it just because it makes them better people.
Do it to give them a sense of identity and consistency.
Do it because kids who have rules are healthier than kids who don’t.
If you don’t hear “you’re mean” sometimes, THEN you should worry. 😏
Give them lines they can’t cross without consequences.
Children who have parents who love them unconditionally don’t need a “yes” day because loving parents provide a balanced life that children don’t need an escape from. Those type of parents also protect their children from movies like Cuties, R rated movies, immoral television shows, and other influences that “all my friends watch this”. Protecting your children from playing in the street, is not mean, it’s loving. So take John’s advice and love your children by removing unhealthy influences, whether it be tv, movies, or friends. Keep yourselves and your children on the narrow road.