ut I cannot begin to imagine the upbringing in which girls (intelligent, nerdish ones no less) accepted that, much less in which they grew up to assume everyone was subject to it.
Trust me, it was very confusing growing up in a culture that valued education and intelligence but also valued modesty and meekness in women.
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Date: 2006-01-29 10:41 pm (UTC)Trust me, it was very confusing growing up in a culture that valued education and intelligence but also valued modesty and meekness in women.
"Hey dad, I just won a math contest!"
"Good job! Be humble!"