How Rural America Steals Girls’ Futures
“Boy crazy” was what people called it. “She was so boy crazy,” I would hear about my girlfriends. I never heard the reverse, that a boy was “girl crazy.” Girls having crushes, sneaking out at night to have fun: It seems innocent enough. But in my small, conservative town, a “wrong” choice at a young age could cut girls off from their future dreams, leaving them mired in despair.
TL;DR
- The term "boy crazy" was commonly used to describe girls, but not boys, in a small, conservative town.
- Girls having crushes or sneaking out was perceived differently than similar behavior in boys.
- A "wrong" choice made by a girl at a young age could jeopardize her future dreams.
- These circumstances could leave girls in a state of despair.