When a teacher asked students to list what they don’t like about being the gender that they are, one boy’s answers were surprisingly poignant and perceptive.
His bullet points cover stereotypes in careers and sports, the expectation to enjoy violence and machismo and even the negative judgement some may make of men before they’ve even met them.
via ‘Not suppost to cry’: 9-year-old lists the worst things about being a boy – Americas – World – The Independent.
I’d like to read some of the other kids’ responses.
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