in my experience with people from all boys it hasnt been that bad but that cranbook thing was fucked (only saw in articles)
im glad your experience was fine but in a few boys schools their attitudes toward women are horrendous. and i don't have to go off my experiences for this bc its been on the news, the types of garbage ways these boys are talking abt girls or even their female teachers online, reports of harassment that essentially go uninvestigated etc.
and btw yeah it is just a few boys in a few schools but this type of mindset is so much more prevalent in boys schools bc the misogynistic bros get their own little echo chamber and very little push back on their attitudes. ik how the boys in my school were a few years ago (they were never abusive but they had disturbing behaviour) and i know how they have grown to be less misogynistic and more open minded (at least not overtly misogynistic) bc they have interacted with girls their age. for example think about how much less tolerant people would be if a guy was misbehaving with a female staff member in a co-ed school or using derogatory language towards women in front of girls as opposed to i a boys school
and yeah cranbook has come out publically with it but the complaints from female staff has been overlooked for sooo long before it got to the point where it was seriously investigated. to think they are about to go co-ed in 2026... what's the guarantee that girls in that school won't be mistreated considering female staff are being harassed with little to no consequences