Messages to Aussie actor reveal what is wrong with Australia

If you’re still wondering why Australian women in 2024 are angry and fed up, just read these messages

Aussie actor Jordy Lucas has been left stunned by the gross response she’s received after speaking out about domestic violence and misogyny in Australia.

Lucas, 32, who is famous for her stint on the long-running soap Neighbours, took to TikTok to discuss her experience of going to the Melbourne private school Yarra Valley Grammar after hearing about boys from the same school “ranking” their female classmates.

The shocking list was posted on Discord and discovered by the school. It featured photos of female students and ranked them from best to worst as “wifeys”, “cuties”, “mid”, “object”, “get out” and “unrapeable”.

Two of the four boys involved in creating the document were expelled, with the other two suspended and subject to further disciplinary action.

Aussie actor Jordy Lucas has called out sexism in Australia. Picture:TikTok/JordyLucas.

She was previously a star on Neighbours. Picture: TikTok/JordyLucas.

Lucas said she wasn’t “surprised” by the list, even as a former student, because she believes misogyny in Australia is rife at the moment and a fancy education isn’t going to be enough to stop men from becoming sexist.

“Disrespect and violence does not discriminate based on your socio-economic status. We can’t be complacent in believing this behaviour exists only in private school settings. It is everywhere,” she said.

Jordy said sexism is ‘everywhere’. Picture:Instagram/JordyLucas.

She was stunned by the response she received to her video. Picture: Instagram/JordyLucas.

Lucas argued that kind of list plays a part in the way “men’s attitudes” towards women are developed and shaped.

The Neighbours star pointed out that there’s always going to be a domestic violence crisis in Australia if men don’t respect women.

Twenty-eight women have allegedly been murdered at the hands of a man in Australia in 2024, according to the Counting Dead Women Australia organisation.

In response to her argument, Lucas was then inundated with disturbing messages, many from men, who responded by making sexist comments and assumptions about her.

Lucas said that the real “irony” in the gross response she received was that people were being sexist to her while telling her that sexism in Australia isn’t a problem.

“So many of these people are angry at me and trying to make me feel like there isn’t a problem?” she said.

This was the response to her calling out sexism. Picture: Supplied

Jordy shared the messages she received. Picture: Supplied

She couldn’t believe that the result of expressing how she felt about the state of violence towards women and the “horrifying levels” of disrespect towards women in Australia was just that she’d experience even more sexism.

The actor told news.com.au that the response to her video made her “sad” because this is the world her daughter is growing up in.

“It’s scary that there are so many men walking among us who harbour these feelings towards women. I do wonder how brazen they would be if they weren’t able to make these comments anonymously,” she told news.com.au

Lucas reported the comments to TikTok but was disheartened to find that the comments weren’t getting deleted.

“How vile and hateful does a comment have to be for you to consider it a violation of your community?” she asked.

“I’ve reported so many of these comments but apparently TikTok thinks this is okay. So, there’s really no point wasting my time reporting them. As long as you allow people to anonymously post this kind of vitriol hate and level of disrespect towards women, you’re contributing to the problem.”

When contacted for comment, a TikTok spokesperson said that the social media app does not condone bullying on its platform.

“While it is normal for people to have different opinions, our Community Guidelines do not allow content that contains bullying or harassment, statements targeting an individual, or hateful speech or behaviour,” the spokesperson said.

“If content violates our guidelines, it is removed and accounts can be banned. Every year, across the platform, we remove millions of pieces of content that violate this rule. Many of them are taken down before they even have a single view.

“In addition to our sophisticated systems, and a team of more than 40,000 trust and safety professionals, we also encourage users to report content that they feel breaches our guidelines in app.

“The TikTok user experience can also be tailored to individuals, so they have the power to decide who can see and comment on their posts.”