I know this can ruin many girls' reputations. The gossip that goes on ruins people's reputations and is not always true. What makes guys think that they can make things up about girls that can hurt them immensely just to advance their reputation? Why do they think that scoring is the only thing that matters concerning girls?

Why has our nation become so sexist? Guys go around and say everything they have ever done with a girl details and all. Then they get a pat on the back. Then if someone even suspects that a girl has done something "sexual" with a guy they are labeled as a "slut". Why is there such a big difference between guys doing things and girls doing things? It takes two people to have sex why is the girl labeled a slut and the guy is a hero? It just does not seem right.

I know that even girls that have done the same thing themselves look down on the girl that everyone is talking about. I have seen it happen myself. One of my friends was talking to me and the conversation

just happened to lead to another girl. She had happened to do something with a guy on the basketball team. He then proceeded to tell the whole basketball team every single detail of what went on between the two of them.

It is not just society where guys are looked at different from girls. Most parents are more protective of girls and do not let them do as many things just because of the fact that they are girls. There are many things that tend to happen more frequently to girls because people perceive them more helpless then men. I know this happens to many girls who have brothers. Their parents will say no to letting the girls go do something, but it is okay for the guys to go do it simply for the fact that they are guys.

I suppose it is not totally men's fault. Some women utterly abuse the whole women in distress act. They play out the helpless women act to get men to notice them and make men feel superior. I think that this is very degrading to women.

I see it happen in my class all the time. When some girls get around guys their whole persona changes. They are just like the Barbie's or something on television. They sit there and twirl their gum around there finger and bat there eyes and laugh at everything the guy says. Then the

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