Why Netflix cut ‘13 Reasons Why’ suicide scene after years of controversy
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Maybe Im just dumb, but I dont see how removing that scene doesnt then make the show exactly what the parents said it was in the first place? "it romanticises suicide", they said. And they were right, it did. And then that last episode came and ripped that idea to shreds. It showed how sad, how lonely, how tragic, how brutal, how painful it is. It took away the notion that it was something easy. Now though, its just all the romance of a person killing themselves as an act of revenge with none of the brutal reality of it.
I see they point to a rise in suicides since the show aired. I cant help but roll my eyes at that inclusion as its just so bullshit.
The researchers said the study had limitations and they could not make a direct causal link between “13 Reasons Why” and the increase in suicide rates or rule out other factors.
Why bring it up then? In Australia, when they banned guns, there was a large increase in the reports of sexual violence. Many people pointed the finger at the gun ban as a cause for the increase in sexual assaults. What had actually happened, was that at the same time as the gun ban there was a country wide push to support victims of sexual assault. To make it easier to report sexual assault. It had nothing to do with the gun ban, but people made the connection anyway because it fit their narrative.
The show was about a lot more than just one girl killing herself, and IMO, it managed to get its point across without being too heavy handed. It started people talking about how actions can affect others, about bullying, about peer pressure, all sort of stupid things that somehow follow most of us into adulthood.
IMO, this was a poor decision. Id be shocked if that one scene alone didnt give someone pause, or flat out turn them away from the idea and towards getting help. share