Girls do not want to be in open competition with boys because they are afraid to appear less feminine and attractive.

女孩子们不想与男孩子们进行公开的比赛，因为她们害怕自己看起来像女汉子，毫无魅力。

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I hated rough-and-tumble boys' games and preferred knitting, but I had no idea my feminine leanings were down to genetics.

我喜欢针织，讨厌粗野的男孩子的游戏，但是我从没想到我的女性倾向来自我的基因。

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Boys are punished and urged to conform to a more feminine style of play instead of being taught how to play responsibly with their preferred toys.

教师们惩罚男孩，驱使男孩进行一些更女性化的游戏，而不是教他们如何有责任感地玩他们喜欢的玩具。

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From early childhood onward, boys learn to reject anything pink or feminine, to avoid the possibility of peer disapproval or ridicule.

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