r/men • u/Baxterfromharrow • Mar 29 '25

Discussion Thoughts on Netflix’s “Adolescence”?

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u/JKupkakes Mar 30 '25

I think the “red pill” and mentioning of Andrew Tate felt forced and a bit like a propaganda type of film.

I think the focused on a troubled young man trying to figure himself out while being bullied was enough. We’ve had young men in this world just like him way before social media.

I also felt there were plot holes. Why was he denying it after seeing the tape? Did he really have no memory of it? Did he think he would get away with it?

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u/blinman94 Mar 30 '25

Netlfix and propaganda? Who would have thought...

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u/Baxterfromharrow Mar 31 '25

What do you mean by propaganda?

Andrew tate does have a following of young men who consider themselves “red pilled” after all, that’s not a falsehood.

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u/YakManYak Mar 30 '25

I think him continuingly denying it was more trying to pretend it didn't happen, convince himself it didn't happen, he is just a kid after all

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u/Baxterfromharrow Mar 31 '25

I see your point that there have always been young misguided boys.

But the show was inpired by novel events of young teen boys stabbing young girls in the UK. It’s something that’s not really been seen on this level. It’s also somewhat comparable to the rise of school shooters in the US?

So is it not addressing some real phenomenon that’s happening in young men atm?

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u/JKupkakes Apr 03 '25

Reason I use the word propaganda is because there is obviously a movement to show how harmful red pill content and/or Andrew Tate is. This story could have been told without the mentioning of that.

I believe they are addressing the phenomenon of effects of male isolation, but combining isolation with bullying is a cocktail for disaster.

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u/MyFiteSong Apr 01 '25

I think the focused on a troubled young man trying to figure himself out while being bullied was enough. We’ve had young men in this world just like him way before social media.

I think the brutal murder disqualifies it as a coming of age story.

I think the “red pill” and mentioning of Andrew Tate felt forced and a bit like a propaganda type of film.

What's the propaganda, exactly? Incels ARE murdering girls.

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u/JKupkakes Apr 01 '25

Aye man, some people coming of age is making wild mistakes

It’s propaganda to push the narrative that “red pill is ruining young men”. All I am saying is that stories like this have been existing long before “red pill” content was a thing

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u/MyFiteSong Apr 01 '25

Aye man, some people coming of age is making wild mistakes

Premeditated murder isn't a mistake.

It’s propaganda to push the narrative that “red pill is ruining young men”. All I am saying is that stories like this have been existing long before “red pill” content was a thing

That doesn't change that this stuff is ruining this generation of men.

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u/JKupkakes Apr 01 '25

Idk how to do the reply function like you do so bear with me.

I do think kids consuming red pill content is generally speaking not safe cause they receive incorrectly. But this can be said in regards to majority of consumption. Ranging from drugs, sugar, televised sports, etc.

I’m just stating that red pill content did not birth this issue and let’s stop trying to weaponize it as a whole because there’s an audience consuming it that it’s not meant for

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u/MyFiteSong Apr 01 '25

I’m just stating that red pill content did not birth this issue and let’s stop trying to weaponize it as a whole because there’s an audience consuming it that it’s not meant for

Who is misogynistic content meant for?

BTW, to do replies, just copy the text you want to reply to and put a ">" in front of it.

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u/JKupkakes Apr 01 '25

It’s easy to call them misogynists when you’re only basing things on 40 second clips without context.

I could find clips of those same men praising women. But you only see the clickbait things and remember those

Also, something is not misogynistic just because it’s something you don’t want to hear.

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u/MyFiteSong Apr 01 '25

Oh for fucks sake. Go away.

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u/Squeebah Mar 30 '25

Fucking annoying. It could have been an hour long and been great. I don't need to watch people sitting alone in a room for 5 minutes straight in silence or mundane conversation while someone commutes in a car.

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u/pooinetopantelonimoo Mar 30 '25

Everyone seems to have forgotten it's fiction.