“I never wanted to join in or be good at sports because I thought it made me less girly and less attractive. I definitely dumbed down some of my abilities in order to be attractive to boys, because I thought that was normal and should be m y p r i o r i t y.�
“In year 9 I used to shave and use tin just in case we bumped into the boy’s like I had to, I felt really embarrassed b e c a u s e I w a s t o l d i t w a s n ’ t s e x y .”
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“I remember h a t i n g P. E i f the boys had their class on at the same time. I felt really watched and they knew it. I think they liked that they had the power to make you feel really uncomfortable by taunting y o u .�
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“In year 8 one day we had to run around the field, but the boys were having their class in the middle, all the girls were really embarrassed to be seen exercising in f r o n t o f t h e m s o o u r P. E t e a c h e r r a n a l o n g s i d e u s i n order to try hide us from the boys�
“I got filled with dread every time i t r a i n e d w h e n w e h a d P. E b e c a u s e it meant both sex classes had to be in the sports hall at the same time, when you’re 13 and in front o f a r o o m f u l l o f g u y s i n u g l y P. E shorts with pasty legs you just felt ashamed and like you wanted to h i d e .�