Internalized Misogyny: You Throw Like A Girl

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The internalized misogyny that clouds this country is overwhelming in the sense that woman will never be seen as equals. Girls are taught from a young age that they will never be as good as the boys are. Girls are not as tough, girls are not as strong, and girls are not nearly as smart as the boys are. Even the seemingly “harmless” phrases such as “You throw like a girl” or “You run like a girl” teach us that breaking through the misogynistic barrier that separates males and females is impossible. There are countless battles that women face everyday (catcalling, wage gaps, demanding mutual respect to name a few). Personally, I think the most important of these battles is wardrobe; more specifically, a school’s female dress code. When in