Capítulo 2: Second Class Citizens

I felt hostility toward that way. I always tried my best for females to be respected and given authority.

I had this science teacher that I hated so much because of what he did to girls. During his time whatever happens that was negative "the girls did it" he would say. When positive things happened he would say " it was there boys." He would support them and praise them even if it was a girl who did there positive thing, he would say it was there boys.

He would punished there girls. He made us to brush the school year, clean the bathroom or kneel down at there devotion platform until after recess. I hated it! I hated how the girls where treated by him.

There were some teachers who would say that girls aren't smart. They can't solve math problems. They wouldn't be able to pass in chemistry and physics as those subjects are good for boys and not girls!

There were others who believed that it wasn't good for girls to learn too much. As she will become arrogant. She won't get marry and will be a bad influence to there other females society.

I hated all of their thoughts about women. As a feminist that I am, it pained me to the core but there was nothing I could do about it.

Girls were harassed by boys and they would go unpunished. It pained me daily but there was nothing I could do about it. I was also a victim of their verbal harassment. I told mine parents but they couldn't do anything about it. I asked my parents to send me to another school but they couldn't afford to send me to another.

During that time I felt like a chained magician, who had so much power but couldn't use it because my hands were bounded by a spell stronger than me. That spell was there society. They judge me and classified me in another way because I was different.

They said I was rude and didn't respect the culture and traditions of our tribe that was given to females