The Euphoria soundtrack song accompanies a slo-mo sequence. A higher level of awareness should have been raised through the development of Mckay’s story line. A Prince by Jorja Smith (00:42): Cassie and McKay dance together.
These depictions have brought more awareness to issues of male sexual assault but more needs to be done. In my opinion, “Euphoria” is by no means glamorizing sexual assault. They overlooked it instead of addressing it.” Fullerton said. I think it is kind of disappointing with a situation such as, sexual assault happens.
“At the end of the day what really happened to him was not okay. I think this is a bigger topic that Euphoria writers could have raised awareness about. Although sexual assault awareness is targeted at women, is it also a problem amongst male demographics.
In reality, many men do not come forward or talk about being sexually assaulted. In my opinion, the McKay situation is a statement on its own. I do still think it should have been addressed later in the show,” Fullerton said. I knew it was a form of hazing …It also kind of showed how he dealt with issues in the past. “When I first saw this scene I did not know what to think about what happened. University of California Santa Cruz third year student, Alissa Fullerton enjoys watching Euphoria but is also concerned that there was nothing said after what had happened to McKay. After this scene, Mckay’s assault was not brought again in season one or two of “Euphoria”. However, more could have been contributed to Mckays story line in order to bring awareness to the aftermath of this traumatic event. It is a good thing that “Euphoria” is bringing awareness to the reality of sexual assault as a form of hazing. Since 2000, at least 50 college students have died from hazing, with the majority of those deaths related to alcohol.” Colleges continue to struggle to prevent hazing after years of implementing multiple methods to urge students to report it.Īn article written by Best College states that, “fraternities are increasingly becoming a place where hazing turns from a rite of passage to a deadly ritual. However, incidents of severe hazing have been documented on campuses around the United States. When most people think of hazing, they don’t imagine it to be as severe as it was in this scene. What exactly is done to Mckay is unclear to the viewer but it can be assumed that a form of assault occurred which left him extremely distraught.Īccording to an article written by Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), “previous research reports that about 1 in 6 men will be sexually assaulted at least once in their lifetime, however this number is underestimated due to underreporting…men are less likely to report their sexual assault compared to women.” When Mckay returns back to his dorm with his girlfriend, members of the fraternity break into his room and throw him on the ground.
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In the scene from episode six, Mckay is shown pledging a frat at his university by completing a series of alcohol drinking tasks at a party. However, the writers of “Euphoria” could have raised more awareness by documenting what exactly happened to Chris McKay in season one episode six instead of leaving it up to the audience to infer what occurred. In my opinion the substance abuse and sexual assault depicted in the show brings awareness to issues that are more common than some people may think. Euphoria is one of my favorite shows but it is definitely intended for mature audiences as it covers serious topics such as substance abuse and sexual assault throughout both seasons. The hit television show is well known for their aesthetic display of makeup, costumes and scenery. 9, 2022 with new episodes every Sunday at 9:00 p.m. Season two of “Euphoria” just came out on Jan. McKay takes Cassie home and they kiss.“Euphoria” is a HBO series starring Zendaya who plays a teenage girl struggling with addiction and the loss of her father. McKay tells Cassie that he loves her and they have sex in the bathroom. McKay makes it and a blonde hair guy gets stripped naked. Cassie cheers for him in the beginning, but then she gets worried. McKay enters a drinking competition and who ever finishes last gets stripped naked. " Made You Look" Īt McKay’s college he invites Cassie to stay with him for a weekend. Then later at night McKay asks Cassie to send some nudes which she does. Once McKay is talking but Cassie tries to flirt and have sex with McKay but he says “ Why you have to make everything so sexual”. McKay talks about college football and the coach. Cassie comes downstairs and McKay and Cassie start watching a movie. McKay goes to Cassie’s house and meets Cassie’s mom, Suze Howard. McKay tells Cassie that he is sorry and they start dating. After they start having sex, McKay chokes her without her consent, but he lets go when he realizes she does not like it. McKay and Cassie met at McKay’s party in the first episode.
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