TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY NOT!
TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY NOT to view this Netflix show:
1. Suicide of main character (junior in high school) graphically dramatized and verbally described.
Bloody scenes of dead teen are shown in other episodes as well.
2. 2 rapes enacted (words fail me to recount….).
3. Life-threatening physical abuse of teen male by adult, drug-using male;
mother of said teen chooses abuser over son.
4. Voyeurism and stalking depicted.
5. Binge drinking of alcohol and smoking pot is commonplace and glorified.
6. Vivid, sexually explicit scenes throughout.
7. Despicable violent scenes between teen males.
8. Awful cussing throughout every scene of every episode; DTF and FML.
9. Appalling bullying.
10. All adults are essentially clueless and incompetent.
11. Only 3 episodes have warnings: Ep. 9 and Ep. 12: “Rape and Sexual Assault”
Ep. 13: “Violence and Suicide”
12. No solutions presented for depression or suicidal ideation.
13. Responsibility for suicide lies with 10 other high school students and school counselor.
Two different parents came to sessions last week and asked my opinion about their pre-teen and teen watching this Netflix show.
I admitted I hadn't seen it but since two clients asked and I spotted a facebook post about it,
I thought I better inform myself about what my middle school-aged and high school-aged clients are probably viewing!
Opinion: Run as far away from this as possible!
There is absolutely nothing of value.
The most disturbing fact,
as proven time-and-time again in various psychological studies over many decades,
is that watching this will have a detrimental and possibly disastrous effect
on a pre-teen or teenager's heart, mind, body and/or soul.
