R0wantrees yes the internet is playing a big part in this.
MinisterforCheekyFuckery "So should there be no depictions whatsoever on TV of young people with Gender Dysphoria then?"
Personally, I think TV should tackle all gritty and real issues. But there is not one set of advice with this current phenomenon of veru high numbers of kids confused/ stressed about gender.
Not all gender non-confirming children will be offered puberty 'blockers'. The description of which did not mention very real potential health issues.
There are very strict rules about how suicide is portrayed and talked about in the media. Charities have expressed concern because attempted suicide at 11 is rare. Showing the method was, in my humble opinion, very irresponsible.
So talking about a serious and potentially dangerous topics like suicide, blockers and gender dysphoria in these terms is not a very nuanced way of informing the public about something very serious.
Sometging very real and affecting many young people, mostly young females.
Just so wrong and such a missed opportunity.
Where are the people telling Max it is ok not to like football and it is ok, even good, to want to dance!
Even his loving sister has brought into the idea at 11 that this is who he is.