Netflix’s Adolescence writer calls for 'radical action' not role models

According to reports, Netflix’s Adolescence was a huge topic of discussion even at the House of Commons. Netflix’s Adolescence talks about the challenges of parenting, incel culture, social media bullying and more. As Netflix’s Adolescence co-writer Jack Thorne rightly said about the character played by the young and brilliant actor Owen Cooper, “He is this vulnerable kid, and then he hears this stuff which makes sense to him about why he’s isolated, why he’s alone, why he doesn’t belong, and he ingests it. He doesn’t have the filters to understand what’s appropriate.” As parents, instead of being harsh on our kids and just taking care of their physical wellbeing and fulfilling just his/her demands for computer and other things, we need to understand what challenges he is facing in school and on social media and at the same time take care of his social wellbeing. Jack Thorne adds, “At this age, with all these different pressures on him and with the peculiarities of his society around him, he starts to believe that the only way to reset this balance is through violence.” According to the BBC report, former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate delivered a speech warning against “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers”.