https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/sexist-offensive-student-list-melbourne-yarra-valley-grammar/103808062

I am surprised that no one else has made comment?

What a storm in a teacup.
This is normal behaviour for young men.
However, they made the mistake of expressing themselves publicly?
That was a step too far perhaps?
But it is in line with present day standards.
I remember many of the things which were said and written when I was at school.
A list of books worth reading for example.
Titles such as A Baby's Revenge, by that foreign authoress Nora Titoff.
And what was sometimes said about young ladies, was truly scandalous.
But by some strange reversal, we grew to become stable and reliable citizens.
There are those who think that sanitising the words of these boys will do the same for their thoughts?
No, it won't.
You are fooling yourselves.
When hormones are raging in young males, odd thoughts and odd behaviour can and will happen.
When these boys are a little older however, they can, and will, behave differently.
They will seek the favours of those same young women.
Those women who have now become, suddenly and inexplicably, intensely attractive to them.
Ever has it been thus.
If you need more information, a psychologist might explain it to you?
But don't penalise young men for being young men.
Perhaps guide them a little more?

These observations are a little late, but better late than never?

IP

If you wonder why nobody else has made a comment, and you say it's a “storm in a teacup”, perhaps you didn't need to comment either.

Was it “normal behaviour” when you were that age? As far as I can remember it wasn't normal when I went to school.

I saw news items on it, and was as mildly disgusted as you can be about the behaviour of strangers. Ignorant little bastards they are. If that sort of behaviour is normal by “present day standards” you are all ignorant bastards. You too, for trying to defend the horrible oiks.

Your link is undependable by the way.

Hi IPF,

I have commented on this matter on another discussion.
But here goes again:

Apparently the 3 boys suspended were involved in
putting out a spreadsheet that used offensive terms
and referenced sexual violence, using terms like
"unrapeable." I think that with the severity of
the problem of domestic violence in our society -
excusing male behaviour with "boys will be boys,"
should not be encouraged.

I'm not sure what else the Principal of Yarra Valley
could have done. He had to get the school's message
across that this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated.
Either by males or females. That referencing sexual
violence is not something to encouraged or sewpt under
the rug.

Storm in a tea cup ? Are these people from the ABC vying for a prize in idiocy & stupidity ?
Are they actually trying to destroy natural attraction ? I think it's time some of these academic types get charged with stupidity !

Indyvidual,

Look at it from a more positive perspective for yourself.
After all you can put on your resume that you have:

"Vast experience in dealing with stupid people."

That has GOT to be a marketable skill.

That has GOT to be a marketable skill.
Foxy,
In a thinking society yes !

Indyvidual,

Real change in society must start with individual
initiative.

Which means with YOU!

Which means with YOU!
Foxy,
The light that's still blinding you made me see decades ago !

Indyvidual,

It's blinding ignorance that misleads.
Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic world view.

" The truth is not always a blinding light.
Sometimes it's a deep and dazzling darkness that
illuminates and burns - just as surely."
(Albert Einstein).

In the darkness we can still see the stars. And in the
darkness - there's always a flicker of light.
Hang onto that.