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Documentary - rape culture in schools

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DomesticatedZombie · 15/02/2022 20:30

Posting this here - aired in November but I missed it - has anyone else seen it and is it harrowing?

It says 'upsetting scenes' and I'm havering over watching it ...

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0b23rrf/zara-mcdermott-uncovering-rape-culture

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FOJN · 15/02/2022 21:52

I've just watched it. Yes, parts of it are harrowing.

Trigger warning story of a 12 year old who takes her own life at 43 - 53 minutes approx.

It's evident that schools do not take the issue seriously and when girls do report assault, either to the police or the school, they are not supported. In almost every story covered in the documentary the girls were afraid to speak up for fear that they would be blamed or not believed.

There was quite a lot of discussion about the role porn plays in rape culture but it seemed clear to me that male entitlement came before exposure to porn. There was particular emphasis on the increasingly violent nature of porn. It covered a program to educate boys but some of them seemed under the impression that women needed to be responsible for educating them. The boys appeared to appreciate porn depicted sex in an unrealistic way but there was a hint that some of them actually believed some women enjoyed sex which was violent.

Jess Phillips makes an appearance and states that our education must start before children have even had the opportunity to view porn. I agree with her on this because it seemed so apparent that whilst teenage boys understood the concept of objectification they didn't seem to grasp girls are fully human just like them.

Notwithittoday · 15/02/2022 21:58

I don’t think I can watch it. I already know that secondary schools are dangerous places particularly for girls. I’m worried about mine going

FOJN · 15/02/2022 22:11

The website with link below is a place for survivors of sexual assault to share their stories. I haven't explored the site but they have details of the schools which are mentioned in survivor testimonies. This may be a useful resource for parents to find out how prevalent the issue is at their children's schools and how well the school is doing supporting girls and tackling rape culture.

www.everyonesinvited.uk/

DomesticatedZombie · 15/02/2022 22:12

Thanks, FOJN. I hope it wasn't upsetting. I will bookmark and steel myself to watch it at some point. There is another programme in the same two-part series - on revenge porn, same presenter.

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FOJN · 15/02/2022 22:19

I've just looked at the list of schools on the everyone's invited website, it runs to 58 fucking pages.

BettyFilous · 15/02/2022 23:10

I am not remotely surprised to see my sixth form on the Everyone's invited website. A significant number of the boys behaved appallingly 30 years ago and none of the girls I was at school with can bear to attend reunions. In hindsight I think its a miracle I was “only” sexually assaulted (on school premises). The sexual “banter” was relentless and pervasive. I dread to think what it’s like now porn use is endemic.

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