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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

'Rape list' part of misogyny girls face at school

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IwantToRetire · 04/08/2026 18:50

A group of teenage girls have said they feel "worthless" and "frightened" as a result of the extreme misogyny they regularly experience.

The students, from Tyneside, have spoken out after making a film about the language they endure at school and online.

Many comments are too explicit to share, but they include threats of violence and rape often masked as "banter". One girl described how disturbed she had been after a "rape list" was made by boys in her school.

The North East has the highest rate of violence against women and girls in England and charities warned unchallenged attitudes could lead to abuse in early relationships.

One girl told the BBC she felt "worthless" after learning of the "rape list" made by boys in her school.

"Boys ordering girls, who they want to rape the most and then the least," she explained.

"It is frightening because you don't know people's real intentions."

Marchant said her charity saw generations of women using its services, with breaking the cycle of abuse having to begin by educating young people.

"We're almost having 13-year-old girls being raped by 13-year-old boys," she said.

"But nobody's told the girls that boys shouldn't do that to them, and in some cases nobody's told the boys that they shouldn't."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lqjjwvw2xo

'Rape list' part of misogyny girls face at school
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Kirschcherries · 04/08/2026 19:42

Glad to see this on BBC news. It’s so shocking that girls are being subjected to this in school on a routine basis.

Amiacoolorwarmcolour · 04/08/2026 19:41

Boys aren’t made to feel special……

is this a joke?

The patriarchy ensures that boys are ‘special.’

icingonmycupcake · 04/08/2026 19:37

Dr Alex Blower, a researcher specialising in masculinity, inequality, and education, founded Boys' Impact, a UK-wide network which looks at improving opportunities for young men from working class backgrounds.

He praised the bravery of the girls for sharing their experiences and said more work needed to be done "with boys and young men to create a hopeful, values-based expectation for the type of dad, mate and romantic partner they can be".

But he said while there had been clear messaging for girls and young women about empowerment over the last 40 years, boys had been left behind.

"What we haven't done is created a parallel narrative for boys and young men surrounding what a happy, healthy, successful future looks like for them," he said.

"Instead, we've left a void, one which has been filled with nefarious online actors peddling their own narratives surrounding what a successful manhood looks like."

Blower said current interventions in schools could often start with the assumption that there was "something inherently wrong with being a boy", rather than creating conversations about the type of man they aspired to be and how they could be supported to achieve that aim.

So...boys aren't made to feel special. They're not given narratives that show what a successful future could look like for them. They turn to online misogynists to boost their feelings on inadequacy.
Because when boys (much like men) are unhappy, who do they vent that unhappiness on? You guessed it. Girls! To the point of making 'rape lists'.

Make boys happy.