JOHN Swinney has welcomed the debate around misogyny and online influencers sparked by the Netflix drama Adolescence.
As the critically acclaimed series was raised at First Minister's Questions, Swinney also referenced Gareth Southgate's lecture on the dangers of “toxic influencers”.
Scottish Liberal Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton asked about violence in schools, saying his party had produced research suggesting that trends are not decreasing.
He said the Netflix series had shone a light on misogyny in society.
The four-part crime drama - about a boy accused of killing his female classmate - was co-written and created by Stephen Graham.
The series has been at the top of the most-watched programmes on the streaming website globally. It explores Incel culture and online misogyny, as well as social media bullying.
Cole-Hamilton said: “Since the launch of the Netflix drama Adolescence, everybody is talking about the challenges young people face- violence in school, the rise of toxic misogynists like Andrew Tate, and online bullying.
It isn't just a drama, it's happening here and now in Scotland too." He highlighted research from the Lib Dems which found 24,387 violent incidents reported in this school year, matching the trajectory from last year when more than 40,000 incidents were rec...
As the critically acclaimed series was raised at First Minister's Questions, Swinney also referenced Gareth Southgate's lecture on the dangers of “toxic influencers”.
Scottish Liberal Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton asked about violence in schools, saying his party had produced research suggesting that trends are not decreasing.
He said the Netflix series had shone a light on misogyny in society.
The four-part crime drama - about a boy accused of killing his female classmate - was co-written and created by Stephen Graham.
The series has been at the top of the most-watched programmes on the streaming website globally. It explores Incel culture and online misogyny, as well as social media bullying.
Cole-Hamilton said: “Since the launch of the Netflix drama Adolescence, everybody is talking about the challenges young people face- violence in school, the rise of toxic misogynists like Andrew Tate, and online bullying.
It isn't just a drama, it's happening here and now in Scotland too." He highlighted research from the Lib Dems which found 24,387 violent incidents reported in this school year, matching the trajectory from last year when more than 40,000 incidents were rec...
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