Reply To: Why can't girls stick out in a crowd?

Avram- My point is saying that in general it is not considered proper for us. Although many girls in my school haven’t taken upon stuff like that our teachers are always telling us that we have to be refined in the street, look refined, no screaming, running, and so on….how talking on the phone makes people look in your direction so it shouldn’t be done.

I have to wonder if boys ever get speeches like this? I guess I just brought it up now since till now I just thought only like rebetzins do this stuff but then my friend joined in, so I started wondering if our teachers really mean that ALL girls should not be taling loudly, how are boys, men, children allowed to do so too? It’s seems so outlandish to say girls can’t run in the street and boys can cuz you can’t have a man’s eyes wander to a girl chas vishalom but I guess were like allowed to just stare at men all day or something. I mean it’s not like I’m wearing a bright red dress, or screaming on a megaphone…

I just don’t see why it’s considered to “moshech eneyim” of guys when we run, or talk loudly, but if boys do it, kids are doing it….then why would we stick out anyway?