Edgy Netflix Series Deemed A Problematic “Waste Of Time”

Elite meets Hierarchy in a Netflix series that some viewers have deemed a “waste of time” at best and problematic at worst.

Chastity High is a new Japanese teen drama that premiered on August 29. The 8-episode series follows students at a co-ed high school that has banned dating between male and female students. When a mysterious social media account begins exposing forbidden romances and damning secrets, chaos erupts, ending friendships and sparking a rebellion against the school’s strict rules.

Although viewers were looking forward to Chastity High…

…the series didn’t live up to the hype for all. In particular, some viewers drew attention to multiple sexual encounters between students and teachers.

Some viewers found the student-teacher relationships distracting…

trying to watch chastity high then 800 student x teacher relationships pop up
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— alexi ♰ (@eveoid) September 2, 2024

watched the entire of chastity high but the student teacher relationships man jesus

— sai (@nonluvr) September 5, 2024

…and were turned off the show by the school’s staff “crushing on minors.” 

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One viewer felt that some plotlines inadvertently normalized sexual relationships between students and teachers rather than condemning them.

Problematic idea 1: the normalization of high school students with teachers. Ayami and Yuto seemed to represent that this kind of relationship is wrong. (TW: rape) Ayami seemed visibly uncomfortable after acting inappropriately with Yuto (the teacher); I believe this was supposed to show how the normalization of student-teacher relationships is wrong.

HOWEVER, they completely counter this idea when they show the relationship between Yuki (school therapist) and Asuka (student). Asuka was persistent, visiting the therapist and saying he would “grow up faster” to be with her. Yuki did not reject him and seemed to be interested in him herself (she watched his basketball practices). I have an issue with this because one, it’s gross, and two, why is this even a thing?

— @Straight_Match_5352/Reddit

What are your thoughts?