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Rick Epstein: The time my dad went wild

My big brother and I stood with our father at a railing, gazing down through iron bars at a big brown bear that lay sleeping directly below. I was six. "HEY, BEAR! WAKE UP!" I yelled.
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You throw, girl!

"You throw like a girl" is a statement that still recoils around us today. As I began to gather data for this article, every girl and woman I asked agreed that she perceived this comment as derogatory. One said, "It means your throw stinks." In other words, the ball was thrown short or it veered off in the wrong direction.
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kids and balls

photo - Hannah Tuttle