I was in third grade, and on the last day of school, my best friend, who was male, decided we should play Star Wars. This was already a little bit of a sacrifice, because I would have much rather played Harry Potter, but what really made me upset was that by saying, “Do you want to play Star Wars,” he really meant, “Do you want to watch my brother and me while we play Star Wars? You can’t play because you’re a girl and girls can’t fight.” Apparently
