Are Kids Bullied In The Twenty-First Generation?

What is bullying, how much do you think kids are bullied in the twenty-first generation? It’s startling to see how many kids are being bullied every month, about 49% of children from grades 4-12 report that they have been bullied (stopbullying.gov). Recently, there was a tv series produced in 2017, aiming for high school students, the show covers topics such as rape, bullying, suicide, and drugs/alcohol. The series represents a broad explanation of high school and what the average teenager experiences. ‘13 Reasons Why’ has influenced the public's attention towards high school bullying, drama, and suicides that happen to many students on a daily basis in modern day.

Hannah Baker was a high school student who left thirteen tapes behind before

The search phrase, “how to commit suicide” has increased by 26% on Google after the premiere of the show (cnn). That means the searches increased between 900,000 to 1,500,000 in 19 days after the show aired (Pappas, Stephanie). That isn’t what the showrunner intended, because suicide is a serious issue and it needs to be talked about. Brian Yorkey, the showrunner, said, “ [it may] feel like we’re glamorizing suicide, and I think that it’s the exact opposite. We’re showing suicide as a very horrific thing to endure (Busis, Hillary).” As Ellen Degeneres put it to the starring actors she said, “You’re doing a service to parents to help them with their kids to understanding this.” This show wasn’t made for entertainment, it was to help raise awareness to bullying and suicide, sadly, the world has teenagers who are mentally struggling and they think their only way to get out is by committing

It also explained what the show was about for parents who have never heard of the show and what kind of elements are being involved, it also asked that the parents try and ask about the series and what their children think of it. The show is so sensitive that the actors have to take breaks in between episodes. In this case it was especially hard for Katherine Stenger, “Hannah Baker”, in the series because she couldn’t decompress to her family since she’s from Australia. The film directors didn’t allow her to fly almost 17 hours home and then fly back in the next day (travelmath.com). It is difficult for the actors because they have to get into their characters lives and emotions and make it authentic as possible( Devoe,