"When all the girls were getting all made up and getting into all that girl stuff in junior high I was out playing softball or touch football with the guys"
- Catherine Bell
About this Quote
In this quote, Catherine Bell assesses her experience in junior high school. She describes that while the majority of girls were hectic with activities such as putting on makeup and taking part in stereotyped "woman things," she was rather taking part in sports like softball and touch football with the young boys. This declaration highlights Bell's tomboyish nature and her preference for more active and generally male-dominated activities. It also suggests that she did not adhere to societal expectations of how women must behave and rather chose to do what she enjoyed. In general, this quote showcases Bell's independent and nonconformist mindset throughout her developmental years.
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