Two Maryland high school girls are on a mission to end ‘toxic masculinity’ after learning that boys at their school created a list ranking girls based on their attractiveness.
Two high school girls are on a mission to end a culture of “toxic masculinity” at their school after finding out that a group of boys at their school created a list ranking girls based on their looks.
“I definitely felt a sense of betrayal. I thought that these people were my peers and my classmates. I realized that I had been compared by other people and it definitely felt like a punch in the gut,” Behbehani told CTV News Channel. , the list included the names of 18 girls ranked and rated based on their looks. The list was created more than a year ago, but resurfaced earlier this month.
“I think they were very open and forthcoming to starting a movement and supporting us in that movement,” Behbehani said of school officials’ reaction.
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