... female athletes. For example, young girls are supposed to play with dolls and play house where they take on maternal roles. If a young girl shows interest in sports she is deemed with the term a "tomboy". The term itself is insulting to females. If a girl likes sports she is automatically associated with a boy because that is a typical male interest. The ... word tomboy originated with a negative connotation meaning a boisterous young boy. So why is now acceptable to label a young girl because she is not interested in what society deems she should be? In addition to the media and commun...

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