Netflix's Adolescence: Cops v Misogyny [Ad-Free] (Patreon)

Adolescence is a Netflix series that has taken the UK by storm. It's been hailed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has made the "groundbreaking series" available for students across the country because of the light it shines on internet misogyny.

But Adolescence and the discourse around it has a lot in common with moral panics of the past, amping up fear, proposing increased police funding as a solution, and promoting a national policy of digital abstinence that doesn't actually help young boys or girls.

Let's look at what Adolescence has to say about misogyny and the internet, and how they mirror earlier moral panics about knives and about mugging.

This video is currently only available here (and on Nebula shortly) so please let me know what you think, what you feel, and if there are any egregious mistakes. I know some of the camera footage is a little out of focus, my camera had a hard time auto-focusing with my new glasses, but I couldn't reshoot the whole thing. 🫣