I've always been against sexism and personally never understood the need for it. I have also been the target of countless numbers of sexist comments and I've also been denied the ability to do certain things based on my gender.
What defines someone's gender? Well originally it is your genetics (however some people may change their gender by law and/or via surgery, but I'm not focussing on that right now). So, we've established that someone's gender is decided by their genetics, specifically whether they have the chromosome XX or XY.
Of course phsysically there are differences between males and females, and studies have also shown that there may be some mental differences. But why should this stop one gender from being able to do something?
Many sports come with a gender which is mainly associated with it, like football is a 'male' sport and dancing is a 'female' sport. But you can get people of both genders participating in both. However, when boys and girls dance, they're allowed to dance together, whereas when boys and girls play football, they're told to play seperately because apparently boys are 'too dangerous' for girls.
As well as the opportunities we are given, the way we are treated is also to do with our genders. Women are more likely to be sexually or verbally harassed by men than men are by women. Women are more likely to have derogatory comments directed towards them for no reason other than they are a girl.
I could go on for so long about sexism, but I will always say that it's wrong. We are all human beings, we deserve equal rights regardless of our gender.
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