I became fixated on the image of a girl who looked like me – in a Manchester United football shirt, no less
Also like Jess, my athleticism was met with judgement and comments stemming from a fear that I would never “grow out of it” . As a 7-year-old Asian girl, I had concerns about whether I would be penalised for standing up for myself in games after facing racial abuse. In year 3, a kid told me and a group of Asian boys that “no p***s” were allowed to play.became a virtual sanctuary for me; I loved how brilliantly it captured so many parallels.
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