Girls night out.

      So, over spring break I went to visit a friend of mine who goes to Mount Holyoke University, an all girls college out near Amherst, for a couple days. While there, I was probably one of the few non-professors on that gigantic campus with a 'Y' chromosome. It mad me feel out of place, being surrounded by women, like I was in the wrong by being here. This was really one of the only times I have ever experienced being a minority group, and I have to say I disliked it immensely. I started wondering if this is how women feel constantly in a male dominated atmosphere. This was also without anyone actually discriminating on me for being a male. I could not possibly imagine what it is like to be in a place, like in a male centered society, where one is actually discriminated against. It takes a lot to live with that, and to think that women have had to put up with this feeling, and in some cases still do! I imagine the same goes for African Americans, or Asian Americans, or anyone. One feels pressured naturally even if there is no active discrimination occurring. Although I cannot say I enjoyed this experience, I would say that it has influenced how I view other groups now.