Miss Universe Australia’s Story is just one of many: The Culture of Sexism at Melbourne’s Top Schools
<p>In Australian primary schools, getting a year 6 jacket is one of the year's highlights- a symbol of seniority and maturity, a way to let the year 5s know that you rule the school. I felt a rush of excitement as my teachers fitted me for my jumper and as I watched my friends design the back- 2015 in big bubble letters, with the names of every student on the back.</p>
<p>However, this excitement wouldn’t last long. Once the jackets arrived, a new trend quickly spread in the schoolyard- ‘Kiss, Marry, Kill’- an adaptation of ‘Fuck, Marry, Kill’ and the more juvenilely titled ‘Bang, Smash, Dash’. This game involved students turning around and letting their friends tap different names on their jumpers- the names of other students of the opposite gender- and then providing a verdict on who they wished to perform the respective action on. This game was seen as endearing and little more than childhood fun, with students squealing as crushes were exposed and friends were killed. To a 12-year-old, this game was excellent entertainment and made for great fun. To 17-year-old me, though? Not so much.</p>
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