Am I Missing the Point?

 The other day I read a post on FB about why this person had decided to terminate his Netflix account.  The network (is that what it is called?) had offered for its viewers a controversial film entitled "Cuties."  The writer supported his decision by sharing a story about a minister who had denied his children permission to attend the viewing of a movie which contained some nudity and foul language.  The minister's argument was that even though there was just a small amount of time devoted to that unacceptable behavior and language, the movie was tainted because of it. 

Another example was the same minister mixing up a batch of brownies for his children.  When he offered the fresh-out-of-the oven to his son and daughter,  he explained that the finest and best ingredients had been used in addition to a tablespoon of material he had found in the back yard.  When the teenagers quizzed their father relentlessly about the mysterious ingredient, he admitted that it was a spoonful was dog poop, but they should let that bother them.  After all it was just a small amount and they probably couldn't even taste it since the other ingredients were of such high quality.  Thus another example to support not viewing particular movies and ultimately, why this person cancelled Netflix.

As I was thinking about it, I couldn't get that idea of dog-poop-in-the-brownies out of my mind first.  Then I thought about movies Gary and I had watched in the theatres that we had considered good movies, ones that we had enjoyed, and many that had received Oscar nominations or the actual title of Best Picture.  Some of them would fit into that 'dog poop' example.

Finally I thought about our own subscription to Netflix.  The kids really enjoy watching some of the kids movies and we wouldn't have those if we didn't subscribe.  We have sung along with some of the educational programs, learned letters, recognized numbers, and identified colors.  Is that bad?  Those programs have nothing to do with the controversial film.

So my question is this.  Because Netflix is offering this movie, and because we don't approve of that movie or the subject matter, we should cancel our subscription.  If a movie theatre has 14 individual theatres for patrons with 14 different movies and one of them is about a subject we find offensive and degrading and of which we don't approve, should that mean that we don't patronize the theatre at all and going even further, boycott movies altogether?

When we bought out new television, and it was a Smart TV, we subscribed to Netflix, Disney +, and added our Amazon Prime account.  Through these we have scanned the titles, selected movies and programs that have interested us, and quite frankly, enjoyed watching many of these through the months when the pandemic first began.  Did we choose to watch things that were offensive to us?  No.  We scrolled right past those.  It was our freedom to choose.  

If I cancel my Netflix subscription to protest a movie offered that I find offensive, then I can't watch any of the programs they offer that I enjoy.  The kids won't be watching any more Aquanots or some of the Disney movies  they enjoy or Charlotte's Web or The Grinch. 

And while I am at it, I won't be stepping foot into a movie theatre that might show a movie that has nudity or sexually explicit scenes or vulgar language either.  Even if I want to watch Ford vs. Ferrari or Knives Out or Grease! in the next auditorium.  

Am I missing something?