'Intimacy', rapists and much more

Sexting is an

born in 2005 that refers to the exchange of sexually explicit or suggestive content.

But it's just a modern term for a practice that's been around since humanity began mastering digital art (finger painting, not computer art) and modeling clay.

There are examples in all cultures and times and some works today occupy the shelves and main halls of libraries and museums around the world.

So

is inherent to human nature.

Let no one raise their hands to their heads.

What is reprehensible, illegal and disgusting is the violation of this act of personal communication, the breaking of the limits of privacy.

, the series created by Verónica Fernández and Laura Sarmiento and available on Netflix, is part of the viral and non-consensual spread of images of sexual relations that dynamite the lives of two of its protagonists (Malen and Ane, played by Itziar Ituño and Verónica Echegui, respectively) and those around them.

The foundations of

are the violators of it.

But not only that, which already gives for seven series.

These violations are only the first thread of a dense plot that, without the easy recourse of the unexpected twist, inevitably and intentionally brings to mind cases such as that of former councilor Olvido Hormigos and former Iveco worker Verónica.

However, the eight chapters open dozens of doors, with precise dialogues, to many other everyday issues: machismo (male and female), workplace bullying, school bullying, suicide, children's education, adolescence, homophobia , mental health, the dark areas of our loved ones, the role of fathers and mothers, relationships, law and justice, which do not always come together... The list of issues that are outlined with brushstrokes in form of sequences is long.

There are teaching manuals on values ​​and ethics with much less content.

Netflix warns on its labels that it is recommended for ages 16 and older because of its "references to sexual violence, sex, nudity, and suicide."

Nothing that teenagers haven't already seen, so it's a series to digest slowly, stopping at every door they open, with the family and, why not, in class.

The only premise is the one defined bluntly by the researcher of violence on networks and psychologist at the University of Seville, Virginia Sánchez-Jiménez: “Let it be clear that the responsibility for the aggression lies with the aggressor.

That it is not attributed to the victim”.

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