Yes I have for example they had told me you can not play any sports because you are a girl. Since little I love to play football but they will always tell me “You are a girl and behave like one. Go play with dolls or something a girl does. You only could play if you make the team something to eat.”
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4 comments
Tyler
that is crazy.its that whole woman in the kitchen thing getting in boys heads. play on and show them what your made of!
Karen
If the team you want to play on gets federal money, they probably have to let you try out to play.
There is a great article on that here:
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Articles/Issues/Title-IX/C/Coed-Participation–Girls-Playing-on-Boys-Teams-and-Male-Versus-Female-Competition-The-Foundation-Po.aspx
Rebecka Winton
Wow that sucks. Cooking for the team???? what ever! I hope they soon realized that not all girls r girly girls.!
gretchen
Oooh – that’s harsh. You could play if you cooked for the team? Get real. I hope you’re proving you can stand on your own merit. ;)