By Tokunbo Salako & David Mouriquand
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In this week’s cultural catch-up, we explore the French government's decision to show schoolchildren Adolescence - the hard-hitting critically acclaimed drama tackling toxic masculinity and social media’s grip on Gen Z.
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This week, the French government followed its UK counterpart by deciding to show schoolchildren 'Adolescence' - the gritty British crime drama about a 13-year-old accused of killing his classmate. The move comes in the wake of an alarming rise in violence in French schools as the scourge of knife crime spreads.
There's also growing concern in both countries about the amount of time teenagers are spending on social media, in particular the sites being widely blamed for encouraging sexism and misogyny - and how that is affecting society and young people's behaviour.
In this week's episode, we break down reactions to Adolescence and discuss other shows and films that have tackled the negative effects of social media.
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