Dear Boys,

Please don't treat girls like we're not equal. 
I would like to start off this blog post with a story from May 18, 2017. I was in fourth period with my friends, most of which are girls, in our least favorite class, P.E. During P.E. we were playing a game that I assumed was meant for kids around the age of 10 to 12. Yet, we were going to play it in P.E. Of course, with simple games like these, the boys tend to get very competitive. The game was similar to basketball. The objective was to get a ball down the court by tossing it to other team mates. Then, the ball would be thrown into a trampoline-like thing, and when it springs back up a player must catch it in order for a point to be made. Some of my friends were put into the first round of the game. I quickly realized that the ball wasn't being passed to the girls at all. Being a person that automatically stands up for what she believes in, I began shouting that the girls were open and read to be passed to. Still nothing. The game ended, and new girl friends were put in. Still, nothin was passed to them. I was getting frustrated. Why weren't we being passed to? We were completely open! Finally, it was my turn to go in the game. My P.E. teacher mentioned something about involving girls, but no one really listened. I ran up and down with the game, but was passed to once. Once.
End of story. The point is: why did boys not feel the need to pass to girls? Are we not equals and both capable of playing the game?? 

Me being perplexed. Courtesy of Green Auto Market
I just want to know why guys do not feel as if it is okay to pass to a girl? Do they not believe that she is able to pass the ball as well? I believe that things like this come from years of gender stereotyping. I make this claim due to the fact that since long, long ago, women have been seen as the baby makers or the weak. The gatherers, not the hunters. Only on occasion have some females branched out and proven themselves as the strong. Kudos to these women for proving the stereotypes wrong, but it doesn't mean they don't exist. My point is that I believe men still perceive women not as equals. I believe that going back hundreds of year and comparing it to the now, women still wouldn't be passed to. Heck, women wouldn't have even been playing.
In conclusion, I would very much enjoy if women could be passed the ball. Give us a chance to show you that we can do it as well, just as well. Women deserve to be treated equally. If we're in the game, let us play.