Sexism In Small Town

Living in a small town can be fun but, it can also be quite public. Everyone is always in everyone else’s business and small towns are full of judgement. Usually, in small towns most of the people who live there are close minded. Especially when that small town is right smack in the middle of Texas. I have heard many racist and sexist remarks in my 15 years of living here.

Paul Theroux says in his magazine article “The Male Myth”, “Femininity – being ladylike – implies needing a man as a witness and seducer” (para. 4). This mean to me, to be a woman means you are living to impress and/or please men. Coming from the tiny town of Blum with a population of only 444 people, I can confirm that to this day there are still people who believe this is how it should be. As unbelievable as I think this is,

6). I can’t agree more with this quote. The most sexist remarks always came from the guy athletes and their coach. For example, once when a few of us were wasting class time hanging out in the gym the boys coach came in. My boyfriend of two years and I were with some of the better guy athletes of the school when the coach came in. He started asking who all was going to the FFA fundraiser and when he turned to us he looks at my boyfriend and says, “Are you bringing your toy” referring to me. I was blown away. I knew he was sexist but the way he said it along with the smug look on his face made my blood boil. Although he was my coach and an adult, I had no respect for him. Stopping mid-sentence while talking to my boyfriend I could feel the heat surging up my neck and spreading throughout my face. With my ears burning like a hot coal, I looked at the coach, called him a douchebag, and walked out of the gym. Every time I think about that moment I get angry. About how he can say things like that and expect respect in return and can get away to talking to students like