📰 OMG! French Schools to Show THAT Netflix Series Causing Worldwide Buzz! 🇫🇷📺
- MediaFx
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TL;DR
France’s Education Minister Élisabeth Borne announced on June 8, 2025, that five selected clips from the British Netflix series Adolescence will be screened in collèges (middle schools), targeting students aged around 13–14 👦👧. The move aims to spark discussions on #onlineviolence, #misogyny, and #screenaddiction, after an online petition by a concerned mother pulled in over 18,000 signatures. This follows similar steps in the “UK, Netherlands, and Flanders” — with the UK even offering the full show free in schools. The show has been viewed nearly 66 million times in just two weeks and is part of a global push to tackle #toxicmasculinity and radical online influence.
📘 What’s Happening in France?
On Monday, June 9, 2025, Minister Borne confirmed in an interview on French news channel LCI that five educational clips from Adolescence will now be part of school sessions in 4ᵉ (equivalent to 9th grade) classrooms.
The show, released on March 13, focuses on a 13-year-old boy, Jamie, accused of stabbing a girl, and digs deep into how misogynistic content online and screen obsession can lead to real-life violence.
Initially hesitant, Borne changed her stance after an online petition started on April 10 by a mother named Laëtitia Curetti from Rhône, which attracted over 18,000 supporters The petition argued the series serves as a potent awareness tool against #socialmediadrift, #schoolbullying, and violent indoctrination of youth.
She also tied the initiative to a tragic incident in Nantes on April 24, when a 16‑year‑old stabbed four students — noting that despite stricter safety checks, the real problem remains ignorance about digital radicalization.
🌍 The Global Wave
UK: PM Keir Starmer backed making the entire series available in schools, worrying about boys falling into a “whirlpool of misogyny” online.
Flanders (Belgium): They will also screen Adolescence, complete with teaching materials created by Netflix and Mediawijs.
Netherlands: A similar rollout is in progress.
These steps come after the series reached 66 million views worldwide within 15 days, making it one of Netflix’s most-watched limited dramas .
🎯 Why the Big Deal?
Tackling #toxicmasculinity and the so‑called manosphere, where teenage boys — feeling isolated — consume content that glorifies violence and misogyny.
It sparks real conversations: In the UK, viewer responses include parents like Adele saying it “changed her relationship” with her 12‑year‑old son, and schools citing its use to teach about #onlineharms.
Politicians and educators see it as a tool to introduce #RHSE (Relationships, Health, Sex Education) classes focused on respect and empathy — a move supported by the UK's updated curriculum.
🧠 MediaFx POV (From a Working‑Class, Socialist Lens)
This is exactly what we need — a public, egalitarian circulation of stories exposing how capitalism and the patriarchal #digitalmonopolies (like Big Tech platforms) push young people into radical, violent ideologies. These commercial platforms profit from outrage, and it's the working‑class youth who pay the real price — mental health, sense of worth, safety. MediaFx applauds France’s move — using art to arm students with critical thinking. But we demand more: smartphone restrictions, public education on digital rights, and free, state-supported mental health programs in schools. Peace, equality, and collective action — not profit-driven isolation — must shape our youth’s future ❤️.
🗣️ Have Your Say!
What do you think — will showing violent clips in class help or hurt students?
Should big platforms be forced to fund public digital education?
Comment below 👇 — let’s start the revolution with discussion!
