Amber

All these moments where men think they’re being gentlemen but actually they’re just being sexist.

I used to play soccer (I was very young and back then they didn’t separate girls from boys) and the coach had the boys run laps but said the girls didn’t have to. Sure, he meant to be a gentleman and do us a favour. But I ended up just standing awkwardly around and being bored because I actually wanted to run. And also, it makes us look weak! Boys can run laps and girls don’t? And no wonder boys are better at sports if they get challenged more! If you have the boys run and exclude the girls from it, the boys will be fitter in the end and the girls will only be weaker and the whole cycle starts again.

The same thing at school. The teachers need to get some books from the school’s library. Standard phrase: “Can I get some help from some strong boys to help me carry the books?” Yeah because us girls can’t carry a fucking book. I know you’re trying to do us a favour and I know you’re trying to be a gentleman, but honestly don’t make us look weak. Just don’t make us look weak, because we’re not.