From Locker Rooms To Classrooms

Recent cases such as the ‘Bois Locker Room’ and other examples of non-consensual sharing of images online to threaten and shame girls and women, have given a disturbing glimpse into the minds of some of our youth and the challenges we still face in these COVID times.

These instances have raised serious questions about the mindsets of not only boys but of all youngsters, and their use of social media. Public opinion has pointed the finger at the growing and sometimes nefarious influence of technology. A quick fix of deactivating social media handles or deleting so called ‘provocative pictures’ is often the most common response to such situations. However, this merely skirts around the contours of the issue without addressing the real problem…………………………………………………………….