Why are adults sexist? Maybe because they've had to face sexist ideas since they were kids.
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00:00I like playing badminton. I don't play badminton because it's a girls' game.
00:08My sister wears a pink dress. I tell my family that I wear it too. They say no, because it's a girls' game.
00:17I like playing po-po. But my friends say it's a girls' game. So I play badminton, football and cricket.
00:26She doesn't work much. She is a girl. I go out and play cricket.
00:34I come from Sukkot. My sister works here. I have taught her to do housework.
00:43When I tell my family that I want to go on a picnic, they allow me without any objection.
00:49When my sister says that she wants to go on a picnic, they don't allow her.
00:55Just like my family allows me, they allow my sister too.
01:00My favourite game is skipping. When my sister skips, my friends ask me why I skip.
01:07Girls say that it's a different game. And boys say that it's a different game.
01:14It's not like that. Everyone can play their own games.
01:18Just like boys play badminton, they say it's a girls' game.
01:21It's not like that. Anyone can play any game in India.
01:25I used to play when I was a kid. Now I have grown up. My family has allowed me to play a lot.
01:31I go out and play. I tell my sister too. My family says no because it's a girls' game.
01:43For more information, visit www.fema.gov