The handwringing over Netflix's 13 Reasons Why continues, with an Australian mental health organization and fellow-Netflix cast member who plays 'Barb' from Stranger Things coming out with concerns about the subject matter of the show.
Soon after 13 Reasons Why premiered on the streaming site on March 31, the Netflix original sparked a great deal of discussion surrounding sensitive issues such as depression, rape, and suicide. The show retells the suicide of a teenage girl, Hannah (Katherine Langford), through cassette tapes she left behind.
According to Huffington Post Australia, on Tuesday, Australian mental health organization Headspace issued a warning about the series, referring to it as "dangerous content" and claiming it has sparked an alarming increase in calls and emails. Read more...
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