READER REPORT: Rape jokes are shocking - but sadly, they're no surprise NAME WITHHELDLAWRENCE SMITH/FAIRFAXNZ "Until we create a culture where boys can safely call out boys for sexism, it will continue to simmer unchecked." The rape comments made by two senior Wellington College boys on social media recently have been met with shock and outrage in many quarters, and rightly so. READ MORE:* Investigation launched over students' rape comments* Schools need to show young males that rape "jokes" are intolerable* Rape culture action moved after Wellington College boys threaten protesters* Year 9s at St Patrick's Silverstream suspended over sexual harassment of staffFast forward two nights, and my daughter showed me the screenshots of the offensive comments made by the boys on Facebook. I left Wellington College in disgust at the end of 1991, and studied my last year of school at Onslow College. Wellington College has suffered a mighty blow to its reputation, and only immediate and visible action will serve to restore it.

Source: Stuff March 10, 2017 03:00 UTC