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Unnecessary Sexual Sugestion with the Purple Honey


I was shocked to see the young black guy lift some of the purple honey off of the hive with his finger, and insert it into dakota's mouth in what I thought was a totally unnecessary sexually suggestive move. The music probably swelled at that time also, further suggesting sexual suggestion. The kids were too young to even think of the oral implications let alone think of/perform a more traditional sexual act. Geesh! Totally out of character for Dakatoa and the young boy at that time in the film!

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I saw two young people suddenly embarrassed by the intimacy of what started as a simple wish to share something. There was no sexual suggestion - we should observe the scene with more innocent eyes - before TV adverts & pop music & of course the web saturated our world with this kind of imagery.

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