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Originally Posted by CoolBee  So true.
I remember in 1973 our chemistry teacher got some newly created textbooks and all the photos of kids doing good stuff were of boys and the only photo showing a girl doing something was blowing bubbles. He had a bit of a rant and asked if any of us girls in the class thought we were better than that. I SO desperately wanted to put my hand up but none of the other girls did and there was this boy in the class that I fancied so... |
Yep, yep, yep. I've heard stories like that, and I have a few of my own. My opinion is that it should be up to the person to decide whether they like the subject in question. That's a decision that the person himself/herself should determine by what's between the shoulders, not what's between the legs.
Of course, when you're a kid and you're taught otherwise, it can take a long time to realize that you've been had by others' stereotypes of what you can do based on things beyond your current level of control.