I remember numerous accounts throughout grade school when the teacher would need assistance moving something heavy. Without a doubt that wretched, infamous phrase would seep from my teachers mouth. "Can any strong boys help me carry these?" At first, I accepted it after having gender roles shoved down my throat for most of my life. But more recently, as I've grown into who I am today, I wish I challenged my teachers whenever they'd say this. Why is it that they only wanted the boys? Did they see me as inferior? Learning what I have about American culture and gender roles, I see now why me and my friends deprived of a "y" chromosome were never selected. Looking back at this scenario, I grow increasingly aggravated. Not only because I was taller,
