{"id":469793,"date":"2022-03-24T02:50:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T02:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/?p=469793"},"modified":"2022-03-24T02:50:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T02:50:11","slug":"man-slams-toxic-masculinity-and-burns-his-blazer-at-private-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/?p=469793","title":{"rendered":"Man slams &apos;toxic masculinity&apos; and burns his blazer at private school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A man who attended the same elite Melbourne private school as Jordan De Goey has burned his blazer in protest against the institution&#8217;s &#8216;patriarchal culture&#8217; after the \u00a0player was arrested in New York over assault allegations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">James Robinson, a former pupil of St Kevin&#8217;s College in Toorak, has taken to social media with a catalogue of accusations against the all-boys Catholic high school, claiming the halls are rife with toxic masculinity, homophobia, and bullying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Detailing the years spent at his alma mater, Mr Robinson said he was left suicidal at 15 after being unwillingly &#8216;outed&#8217; by peers as homosexual and witnessed fellow students engaging in vile acts towards women.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In the wake of the charges laid against De Goey, Mr Robinson &#8211; who also now calls the Big Apple home &#8211; this week decided to stage a &#8216;protest&#8217; on the college&#8217;s grounds by taking a lighter to his old uniform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I broke into the school yesterday to protest.Something snapped in me this time,&#8217; he wrote on Instagram, sharing photos of his flame-licked blazer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"moduleFull mol-video\">\n<div>\n<div \/>\n<div class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news\" id=\"v-4123008195124245257\"> <video controls=\"\" class=\"video-js vjs-default-skin\" preload=\"none\">  <\/video> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-745877ae0cef6548\" height=\"581\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">James Robinson, a former pupil of St Kevin&#8217;s College in Toorak, has set his blazer alight (pictured) on the school&#8217;s grounds in protest after Jordan De Goey was arrested in New York\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The patriarchal culture I saw inside the school gates burst out and made its way to New York, my new home for the last five years.Allegedly assaulting someone in a city, where many in my queer community, like me, are rape and sexual assault survivors.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Robinson, who graduated in 2013, said it was &#8216;unsurprising&#8217; De Goey was arrested in the US\u00a0for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on a dancefloor given the culture at their former school.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;St Kevin&#8217;s is a bubble where privileged young men can rehearse oppression without consequence, before graduating with flying colours into public,&#8217; Mr Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;A place where &#8220;locker room talk&#8221; exists openly in hallways and classrooms,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-track-module=\"am-related_carousel^related_carousel\" data-track-selector=\".rotator-panels a:not([class*=external])\" data-dm-rotator-rotate=\"false\" data-track-pos=\"static\" data-preferred-shared-network-enabled=\"\" data-dm-rotator-auto-init=\"\" id=\"p-19\" class=\"related-carousel with-fb-or-tw news half\" data-dm-rotator-active-class=\"active\" data-dm-rotator-page-count=\"1.0\" data-dm-social-article-auto-init=\"\" data-dm-rotator-page-size=\"1\">\n<div class=\"rotator bdrcc\">\n<div class=\"rotator-title\">\n<h2>RELATED ARTICLES<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"rotator-pages link-xocc\">\n<li class=\"rotator-prev\"><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li class=\"rotator-next\"><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>   <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><b><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><h2>Share this article<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"share\"><span class=\"wai\">Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I saw a system designed to let young boys think they can do anything, assault anyone, and get away with it.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Robinson said he witnessed his male peers committing a range of derogatory acts towards teenage girls and female teachers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzznet.com\/?s=revenge%20porn\">revenge porn<\/a> against girls from &#8220;sister school&#8221; &#8230;the objectifying of female teachers and the transphobic bullying of a teacher who transitioned,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I saw friends make a pact of silence to protect two students who pulled a knife on a taxi driver, and a principal who subsequently paid to keep it quiet.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Robinson dedicated the stunt to current students who may be experiencing similar feelings and said the protest &#8216;takes my healing full circle&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-3d48a5877ea87171\" height=\"909\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Mr Robinson said he was left suicidal at 15-year-old after he was 'outed' by peers as homosexual\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Mr Robinson said he was left suicidal at 15-year-old after he was &#8216;outed&#8217; by peers as homosexual<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Former students of all-boys school across Australia praised Mr Robinson for his &#8216;powerful&#8217; message, with many reporting enduring similar experiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Well said James.such a beautiful post, definitely can&#8217;t remember many good times from that place sadly but this protest is a beautiful one,&#8217; one man said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Thank you for speaking up. Sending you so much love,&#8217; another wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This is incredibly powerful.Well done James. [I had] a similar experience from a different same sex, all boys school,&#8217; a third wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">St Kevin&#8217;s principal Deborah Barker has written to parents telling them she has been in contact with Mr Robinson and admires his courage for speaking out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;On Wednesday night I became aware of social media posts by a former student who attended Year 12 at the College in 2013,&#8217; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I immediately took steps to reach out to James because I genuinely want to listen to, and fully understand, his heartfelt concerns and his personal journey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-1f683975d20c084c\" height=\"657\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Mr Robinson said the protest was an act of healing from the pain he suffered while attending the school as a teenager\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Mr Robinson said the protest was an act of healing from the pain he suffered while attending the school as a teenager<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Most importantly I want James to know that we care for him and acknowledge his courage for speaking out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;James and I have already been in communication and we plan to meet shortly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I would also like to acknowledge and thank the many current and former students who posted strong messages of support to James.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Your support is vital and I am sure this means a lot to James at this critical time,&#8217; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ms Barker said there is much &#8216;goodness&#8217; in the college but &#8216;we still have much to do&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It has become clear in my first year, of the importance of listening deeply as we strive to deliver a safe and inclusive environment for all of our students in partnership with their families,&#8217; she said.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Issues with sexism and misogyny at the $19,000-a-year school first surfaced in October 2019 after footage of students singing an offensive chant on a tram began circulating online.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Former principal Stephen Russell resigned in 2020 after a string of scandals, with Ms Barker &#8211; the school&#8217;s first female principal&#8217; stepping in to lead the school at the beginning of this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div>\n<p>  <img id=\"i-7e022e61227981cc\" height=\"1120\" width=\"630\" alt=\"Collingwood player Jordan De Goey prepares for a night out in New York. He was later arrested and charged after allegedly groping a woman at a nightclub\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>  <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Collingwood player Jordan De Goey prepares for a night out in New York.He was later arrested and charged after allegedly groping a woman at a nightclub<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In July this year, an independent review into culture at the school found sexism and misogyny are &#8216;still clearly an issue&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, De Goey&#8217;s career is hanging in the balance after he and\u00a0his tattoo artist mate Luke Dyso allegedly touched a woman in a trendy\u00a0\u00a0nightclub then bashed her male friend on a Halloween-themed night out on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Collingwood forward has strenuously denies all allegations and plans to defend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/search\/?q=charges\">charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 25-year-old, who was in America for  <a href=\"https:\/\/sexteenmovs.net\/ma\/malay-trimmed-pussy-foursome-dorm\/\">video<\/a> a six-week training session, will likely have to remain in the US until December 8 to appear in court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Collingwood Magpies will reserve the right to terminate De Goey&#8217;s playing contract should he be convicted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ad: website --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man who attended the same elite Melbourne private school as Jordan De Goey has burne\u2026","protected":false},"author":161794,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469793"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/161794"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=469793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":469794,"href":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469793\/revisions\/469794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=469793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=469793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=469793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}