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PREJUDICE-ENFORCING
EXPERIENCE BACKGROUND
Both the teacher and counselor made me feel as though a "girl" could not learn to work on cars. They also made me feel a though I needed to in Home Economics, even though I had little interest in learning to sew or cook. They made me feel inferior to the "boys" who were allowed to take the Auto Shop.
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When
I was in 8th grade, at a junior high school in
Chula Vista, I wanted to take an Auto Shop class.
Unfortunately, the teacher told me that I was not allowed to
take the class. He referred me to the counselor's office.
The counselor informed me that I needed to take a Home
Economics class instead, because I was a "girl", and the
Auto Shop classes were only for "boys". I did as I was told,
but I did not enjoy a single minute of sewing or cooking. I
remember this situation clearly because I was angry
that I could not take a class that I was interested in,
because according to the rules, I was not the right
"gender".