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Marinduque Mainland from Tres Reyes Islands

Marinduque Mainland from Tres Reyes Islands
View of Mainland Marinduque from Tres Reyes Islands-Click on Photo to link to Marinduque Awaits You

Thursday, June 18, 2020

A Controversial TV Show about High School Bullying and Racism

The show also depicts about school shootings and police brutality(topic of today).
Macrine and I just finished binging on 4 seasons of the controversial TV series " 13 Reasons Why" on Netflix. Last week it was the #1 TV show on Netflix,  so it attracted our attention.  We were entertained and wanted more, but the producers decided there will only be 4 seasons since high school is only four years and that made sense.

We enjoyed Season 1 very much.  The other seasons were average, but once you have seen Season 1, you are hooked and get addicted to the TV series.

Season 4 ended last week with fans criticizing the killing of an important character due to HIV infection. The series depicts not only teenage bullying, but also suicide, rape( both gender), domestic violence, depression, anxiety,  gay and lesbian love, bisexuality as well as murder and racism. It also depicts police brutality-a timely topic of the month.    

In case you have not seen this show or read the book, here's a summary from Wikipedia.

13 Reasons Why (stylized onscreen as the TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY) is an American teen drama web television series originally developed for Netflix as a limited series by Brian Yorkey, based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen and the aftermath of high school student Hannah Baker’s suicide  when she leaves a box of cassette tapes in which she details why she chose to end her life. Through its various storylines, the show explores and depicts a wide range of social issues affecting modern youth, including suicide, sexual assault, bullying, racism, jock culture, mental health, drug addiction, domestic violence, homophobia, deportation, police brutality, steroid use, homelessness, HIV, abortion and school shootings.

The series is produced by July Moon Productions, Kicked to the Curb Productions, Anonymous Content and Paramount Television, with Yorkey and Diana Son serving as showrunners.

Meanwhile enjoy this photo of our most recent dinner

Served on the Side with Green Beans and Boktoy and Shrimp Paste( bagoong)

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