Unfortunately, the screening of the film “The Boy with the Pink Pants”, sponsored by the Presidency of the Republic, showed a frightening reality: the widespread homophobia among young people. During a screening at the Rome Film Festival, some children directed homophobic insults at the main character, even going so far as to wish him dead.
The episodes, defined as “serious and painful” by the PD’s national school manager, Irene Manziunderline the urgency of educational action aimed at combating hatred and intolerance.
Manzi also criticized the decision of some parents at the Treviso school not to prevent their children from attending the screening, saying it was an “intolerable submission to bullying and violence”. According to Manzi, “adults should be with their children, educating them to respect diversity and kindness”.
The film, which tells the story of a boy who committed suicide due to bullying, provides a valuable opportunity to address these critical issues. The commitment of the mayor of Treviso to show the film in schools was praised as a positive sign.
The interest Elisabetta Piccolotti of Alleanza Verdi Sinistra emphasizes how the homophobic incidents during the showing of the film and the opposition of some parents in Treviso confirm the need for emotional education in schools. “How is this possible“, asks Piccolotti, “that Meloni’s government turns a blind eye to this situation?”. The representative submitted a parliamentary question to Minister Valditara to request concrete intervention.
The case of the suicide of another fifteen-year-old child in Senigallia, a victim of bullying, and the hundreds of complaints about homophobic acts throughout Italy show the urgency of tackling the problem. Piccolotti emphasizes the seriousness of the situation, asking the government to act decisively to fight homophobia and transphobia.