upworthy
Add Upworthy to your Google News feed.
Google News Button
More

These Schoolboys Planned 'Lift The Skirt Day,' And Their School Knew All About It

Wouldn't it be amazing if everyone took a stand? Maybe we can all take tips from these boys. A government report came out in France saying "teachers give preferential treatment to male students." So as a protest, the schoolboys deconstructed gender stereotypes in a very visual way. They were met by a counter-protest from an anti-same-sex-marriage group that was already hot under the collar about a new gender equality curriculum introduced in 2014. The curriculum includes teachings on LGBTQ tolerance and gender theory.