Author's Note: This is my first article so it might be kind of corny. Also, I'll talk about church a bit and it shouldn't offend anyone.
Maybe someday the world will change. I have to face the challenges of a day, every day, the challenge of being a girl.
Being a girl can be very hard. You have heard, "Men are the dominate creatures of the world," they say. In my eyes, they're not. There are no "dominate creatures" of the world to me. When being a girl, this is what rips you apart. That saying can be a bully. It can be on your shoulders for all of your life. It can make you feel unimportant. Someday, this might change.
In all of the churches that I have gone to, I have never gone to a service where they haven't referred God as a man. In most of the prayers that I've heard, it starts out as: Dear heavenly Father. The only thing I hear when they refer God as a woman is: God is a motherly hen, watching over her babies. That's one thing folks!
Haven't you heard that chant: Boys rule girls drool! Do you think that's really good? I have also heard one that goes: Girls rule, boys drool! That's not good either. Sure it's the cootie game but it will probably grow stronger and make you really believe that boys are better than girls or girls are better than boys. Also, if a boy were to stand up in front of African Americans in your class and say, "White people are smarter than black people!" That boy would be headed towards the principal's office in 5 seconds. But if that boy would stand up in front of the girls in your class and say, "Boys are smarter than girls!" The teacher would ignore him and keep grading her papers.
But is that really true that boys are smarter than girls? No! It depends on the skill you have. A lot of people think of the woman to be a soft caring person that stays home to be the loving mom, but the world is changing folks! As some of you may know, Hilary Clinton is running in the democratic party to be president. People are being hard on her because they don't want a woman to be president, because if a woman is president, a man wouldn't get that good power feeling that they think only a man can have. Sadly, there has never been a woman president. If there was one, it would change the reputation of a girl.
There are also phrases that only contain things about men. For instants: Human. There aren't just men on this planet. Dogs are man's best friend. They're also woman's best friend too. There are a lot more phrases and words like this. I'm not saying men are bad or anything. It's just that they don't contain anything about women.
Maybe someday the world will change. But right now, a lot of people are sexist.
You can help by not being sexist. Women can be leaders, as well as a loving, caring, and soft mother. Help the world develop a change. You can do it.
This is M0nkey97 going to do her geometry homework. *click*
