This is the full statement given by Brauer College principal Jane Boyle:
"Schools play an important role in the promotion of safety and respect of all students, and discussions in schools around respect towards girls and women are a key part of this vital work.
This week, at a whole school assembly, Brauer College discussed the topic of respect for woman and the importance of bystander behaviour and speaking up to report incidents of inappropriate behaviour.
The assembly included the screening of a video message by Brisbane Boys' College Captain Mason Black about being proactive in stopping incidents of sexual assault and harassment.
As part of this discussion boys were asked to stand as a symbolic gesture of apology for the behaviours of their gender that have hurt or offended girls and women.
In retrospect, while well-intended, we recognise that this part of the assembly was inappropriate. Today, the school is contacting parents to explain the reasons behind the assembly and to ensure that any student who requires support is aware that it is available.”
TLDR: The principal honestly believes that humiliating boys, by publicly subjecting them to the proposition of being outed as rapists, is "for the greater good"; apparently, it’s not enough to help men understand consent. No, we have to completely disenfranchise them from entertaining the very thought of sexual activity in the first place—on the off-chance some of them might engage in problematic behavior in the future. “Boys still desire girls”, you might say. Not when they have been forced to rebuke themselves because they are men and "all men are monsters."
This "promote self-loathing of men to decrease violence against women" logic is very Minority Report-esque and it’s going to backfire in an uncountable number of ways, but perhaps that is the goal. Why spent time and money entertaining the masses with bread and circus when you simply breed resentment among them? Far cheaper and more efficient.
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I'm truly baffled that this neofeminism movement has been allowed to go so far. The feminist movement was fine back in the day when women were fighting to work like men for equal wages. They have that now. The only reason there's still a difference in wages in corporate positions is because men IN GENERAL are biologically more dominant, confident and assertive than females, making them more likely to ask and get raises and promotions.
And then let's not forget to mention that all men suffer consequences and restrictions for the actions of the minority that rape women. Nowadays females have a stronger voice than men in court and the media.
Men are emasculated nowadays and all our primal desires are limited. I find it interesting that most girls want a guy to take charge in bed anf like it when they're aggressive, but we're taught to never treat girls like that. And girls can easily turn that into a rape case in court making men more uneasy about loosening up in bed.
And then there's the fact that men are no longer the providers. It used to be hunters, gatherers and nurterers. Nowadays, anyone can provide and men don't see their role as easily as back in the day. Women have fought for equality and yet still want a man to pay their meals in dating and there are many girls that will not will not date a guy that makes less than their income.
Why can't we just accept that men are physically stronger IN GENERAL and girls should be careful for the minority which have bad intentions towards them?
Seriously? Things are getting ridiculous. What happened to being individuals? I'm hated by the majority of men because I have a vagina because of this bullshit. Both females and males are destroying each other. I'm honestly surprised there are still relationships happening. But tbh real relationships are on the decline so who knows. I LOVE the male gender. Why the fuck would I want them to apologize for being something I want and need? People are bogus. Damn.. starting it this young? I'm honestly concerned of what the implications will be for future generations. I will honestly say that women started this gender hating bullshit and have taken it further than men have. But I already see that changing, the men are going to be at their level soon enough. Oppression doesn't fix oppression.
I wouldn’t never want an apology from anyone who didn’t give it genuinely.
Either apologize when you mean it or leave me alone.
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This takes wokeness to another level!
Not even remotely right to do! That's like forcing all women to apologize for being women and rape victims. As for the the whole, "Toxic Masculinity," thing, it is rare. Most people forget that its has yet to be a century since women truly became equals here in the US, and there are still older generations from before such movements that are running things. You have to be patient, once they die out naturally, most of the problems will disappear. Also, respect is EARNED not given, taken, nor commanded. If women want respect, they should do something to earn it, not wag their tags and claim to be the victims. Not all women are [insert preferred expletive] but some are, just like all men aren't [insert preferred expletive] but some are. I will not apologize for my biology, which no one chooses by the way! Gender is not assigned, it is observed, identity is up to the individual, and yes, they are, by very definition, different. I'm biologically male, and identify as one. Some people don't identify with their biology due to certain reasons, such as, but not limited to, damage to their DNA (proven in 2016), mental illness, abuse and other trauma, the environment they grew up in, manipulated by others, have no sense of self, to be political or gain political favor, or to be trendy. Men are not the sole cause of problems women face, in fact far from it in this modern age. Women are their own worst enemies, the undermine each other and sabotage themselves for one reason or another. Just because you called ugly once, doesn't mean you are, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have female friends who have no faith in themselves, some for no reason at all. Ignore society and it's norms, they aren't laws, and ignore anyone who says you'll never be worth it, only listen to friends and family if the warn you, they know you and how you react, so the may just be trying to save you some trouble. You are not completely useless nor worthless, if nothing else you can always be the friend who listens. But change, though inevitable, takes time. Blaming the other sex for your problems is what children do, mature adults give and take credit, and blame for that matter, where it is due. It takes two to tango, you can't have a relationship of one, multiple personalities don't count. If boys have to apologize for something they can't control, then being equals, girls should have to do the same.
Yeah, I totally agree with the majority that said a nay on this one.
There does need to be more constructive conversations with young boys on this, to help them understand the impact and reality of how actions like that can affect a woman.
But also in a way that doesn't drive a population of growing young men who probably already hate themselves because of everything that's happened in human history, further into the ground in shame.
Something like this I don't think has a place in the school system.
The way it was approached seemed inappropriate and more along the lines of causing them to feel ashamed about something they most likely had no part in considering their age.
That being said, I attended a workshop a while ago with men and women about positive male and female connection.
And during that process there was a point where the men and women took turns sitting on the ground in a circle while the other group stood up in a circle around them, holding hands.
When it was the male's turn we stood in apology on behalf of all the things any man may have done to hurt them in their lives. And that we would stand on working on ourselves to be better, kinder and to do our best to be more stable, dependable men for the women in our lives.
And then we went in a circle and each said one thing that we were sorry for and one thing needed to work on as a person.
And then the women took their turn to say anything they felt in response when they stood up.
It was interesting because we were all a little bit emotional by this stage, and the responses were quite genuine and varied.
Some of the women seemed very hurt, some of the women extended compassion and gratitude for hearing a group of men say those things.
Like I said, the reactions were really quite varied and in all it felt like a humbling process to be a part of, in a good way.
But yeah, there's a difference between a group of grown men choosing to take part in something like that and a hall full of young boys just learning what it means to be male.This happen in some dopy Australian school, and there has been so much backlash that the school apologized.
Personally, the school should be burnt to ground and forced every teacher to rebuild over that global dumb decesion. There should be far harsher consequences.
Forcing young boys who didn't understand, confused and angered for the pleasure of these radicalized feminist is not only appalling, it turns out a few of the girls in the class were molested and began to cry and needed counseling because they mistook what was going on, and felt like their own classmates were going to hurt them again.If this happened to my son, I would lose my shit. I would have a hard time not giving everyone in that school a reason to hate males more.
This type of activity is doing nothing but reinforcing a negative perspective against females in the minds of young boys along with eroding the idea of what a true apology should be.
I mean, if males are already the bad guys, because they're born into it, and are required to apologize for each other, why would they want to respect females when they grow up?
This is dangerously synonymous with the prejudice many have experienced in history simply because they're born black/Hispanic/Asian.. except now they're born male.This is ludicrous. As a guy, I've been harassed by girls a lot in school, and every time I tell them to shut up, they whine to the teachers and say some deplorable shit about me, like I told them they were some various slur or was being sexist. And guess what, now they're the most popular kids in my whole school. It's BS.
A lot of girls, however, are very kind, and the majority are. Just because of gender doesn't mean one is made up of horrible people.
It's very painful sometimes to hear on the news that a female had been sexually attacked, but it happens to boys too. Not as often, but it happens. A friend had been sexually assaulted last year, and he's trying to cope still.
TL/DR, I can't believe that girls are outright bullying guys, and vice versa.Okay I'm a feminist but this is extreme, women are more in danger around men than the opposite, but men kill each other much more than they kill women, it's not a gender thing it's a been doing this for thousands of years thing, and I honestly think boys go through more challenges than girls (on average) in their lifetime, so this is stupid, it went from Equality and giving us equal opportunity and protection to just hate and making men feminine and guilty
It's totally wrong. It's absurd. Boys should never apologize for the behavior of other males. Just coz he's a male too.
If that's the case, the same school should be making 12 year old girls apologize for Aileen Wuornos or Joanna Dennehy.
It's just so ridicolus and unfair to the kids. There's no way my son would be made to stand up and apologize to women for his gender. That will cause young boys to grow up feeling ashamed and guilty for being a maleBoys don't need to apologise for being a gender. But they do have to learn not to be a bystander and in that way sort of "help" the bad people.
All kids should be tought to hold your peers accountable for their actions and taking a stand for people who get mistreated (boy or girl)
We all need to speak up for each other and stop expecting a reward (fame, money, even gratitude) for this common decency towards our fellow humans. The world would be better for it.When I was a very young kid my mother told me that if a teacher in school ever asked me to get down on my knees as punishment regardless of whether I did something or didn't do it I am to resist even if they threaten to expel me I was never to kneel before any human and through my entire school life it only happened once where me and a few boys were asked to kneel and they did but I refused and the teacher couldn't manage to get me on my knees and eventually gave up.
This is the same concept, were I student there I wouldn't apologize no matter how much peer pressure they apply and would very much rather being kicked out of school than to be subjected to any form of tyrany.
Of course my would be kids will be taught to do the same.
Because that act really represents all that is wrong with our world. We are making boys feel guilty about things they have no control over and making girls feel entitled to apology for things that have never been done to them.Are you fucking kidding me that’s ridiculous if people think it’s that fucking bad women should just abort all the males that’s not fair at all and ya know what why do men always have to apologize those crimes committed against them are isolated incidents
if I’m eating lettuce outside and a fluffle of rabbits come eat it is it fair for me to shoot every rabbit in existence no it’s not some rabbits like strawberries some like bell peppers it’s fair to punish the rest for a few lettuce eating dicksThe outrage is justified. If I happen to be a parent of one of those boys, I'd do everything to make sure to get them to another school.
Absolutely sick how far the western world has come to only go backwards. Nobody is supposed to apologise for actions they did not commit, regardless of gender.No that’s not ok. I don’t want people to apologize for something they had no part in.
No they had no idea what they were being asked to apologise for.
I have a relative in the town where this school is, the schools Head teacher started back pedalling like mad after the parents of the male students threatened to pull them out of the school en-mass because the school is funded by the number of students in the school. The parents are trying to get the Head teacher replaced as she is not fit for the job
The school is in Warrnambool, Victoria a state that seems to be competing for the title of the WOKEST State in Australia.No at all. But let em do whatever they want destroy, humiliate and angry men more sure go ahead make us slaves for all i care.
Let them see where this movement will take em.
Sure I'm be laughing when this escalates 🤦 destroy this world even further go ahead be my guest. We all know this was coming because why the f not. Next thing we know men are in the Zoo locked behind a cage like beasts.
I will ask this WHERE ARE OUR RIGHTS AS MAN? WHERE ARE THEY? We don't have any anymore!
We are a bunch of idiots all of us.
AND THAT AIN'T EQUALITY! Because we men are nothing this days. Because we keep on showing understanding to woman & what do we get? We have to apologize for everything. I'm done with this world and when this escalates blame yourselfs because there is a difference between equal rights and being the village idiots.This is the result of propaganda. It's interesting to me that to feminists "gender is a construct" until it come to antisocial behavior then men are inherently evil. No men aren't more antisocial it's just that women are usually treated more lightly in the legal system so arrest and conviction numbers are misleading.
this stupid fucking I have seen.] if men tried to force women to apologize they would get a go for jail or prison. yet fine is women force men. this is why I dislike modem feminist these people are worst and they only do for cloud and bad negative for me.
Sigh... No, no it is not. This goes for us too, it's not cause some guy's been abused by girls in his life that I'm gonna apologize on their behalf. We're all different. They're at fault, they should apologize. Not some random individual who just happens to be of the same gender.
Man hating posts by women here? Beats me. The majority of my friends are still guys. You all rock.Ridiculous no one needs to be sorry for their gender orientation country religion or heritage. If u can not handle someone it is ur own lack of awareness, control and understanding not theirs. Esp when it comes to kids. Yes boys are boys and there are way to deal with what boys do. Not all are testo nuts and not all girls are sensitive. But to make someone to do this is just plain ignorance.
What. the. hell.
This is lunacy.
There are far better ways to teach compassion and empathy. Somebody's got to wrangle in these teachers.
They're causing more division and bitterness, not less.
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