The popular Netflix children’s interactive cartoon “Battle Kitty,” which launched last year, seems fun and harmless at first glance.
But the series — about a “feisty kitten” who embarks on a quest to become a great warrior and defeat all the monsters on “Battle Island” — has disturbing sexual overtones, according to some parents who are trying to get Netflix to cancel it or at least change its age rating. The streamer has rated the show as appropriate for children 7 and up.
Although “Battle Kitty,” which debuted in 2022, has garnered some positive reviews, characters dress in bondage gear and obsess about butts and twerking to the point that it’s inappropriate for young children, some parents say.
Rosalia Rivera, founder of Consent Parenting, a site aimed at helping parents protect their kids from sexual abuse, said she was horrified when she began watching “Battle Kitty” after her kids put it on. She wants the show canceled.
