<p>what do you think about overly competitive girls? (if you don’t know what i mean by “overly competitive,” use Hillary Clinton as a reference.) does it bug anybody else when these girls say stuff like, “i’m just playing by the guy’s rules” or “since i’m a girl, i have to be twice as tough as the boys”, and so on?
do you find it offensive that “playing by the guy’s rules” is used as a synonym for “playing dirty” or “playing unfairly?”</p>
<p>in addition, it seems to be the case that when these girls are accused of being overly competitive, the accusers are labeled as being sexist because the accuser “can’t handle the notion of a girl being/doing <insert typically=”" male=“” activity=“”>." does anyone feel that this is ridiculous and unfair?</insert></p>
<p>I think what you said is a bit ridiculous. Girls are not “overly competitive” because they have to work harder to show how good they are. Sometimes women do have to fight harder becasue they are women. Many men do not take women seriously and do think that women are as competent as they are. So, sometimes women have to play harder (and not necessarily dirtier) to prove their worth. Oh, and please do not use Hilary Clinton as a reference. She is not representative of the rest of us. She is crazy.</p>
<p>There are people of both genders that are overly competitive. The problem is if you only refer to girls, you appear sexist because you’re implying boys can’t be overly competitive. As long as you acknowledge that boys can be overly competitive, it is not sexist to claim girls can be overly competitive.</p>