Girl Talk | A Balance Between Self and a "Good Debater"
Clip: Season 7 Episode 1 | 1m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
Bella, a co-captain, shares the struggles of maintaining her identity and that of debater.
Bella, a co-captain of the Newton South High School debate team, shares the struggle of maintaining her feminine identity and that of a confident debater. Even today, dress code is one relevant point in presentation at tournaments with girls wavering between skirts and pants.
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Girl Talk | A Balance Between Self and a "Good Debater"
Clip: Season 7 Episode 1 | 1m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
Bella, a co-captain of the Newton South High School debate team, shares the struggle of maintaining her feminine identity and that of a confident debater. Even today, dress code is one relevant point in presentation at tournaments with girls wavering between skirts and pants.
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Ready, set, go.
(students chat loudly) (students continue to talk over each other) - I think in some ways Gaby reminds me of me.
But for me as a novice, I was probably way more confident and way more competitive.
And somewhere, I think along the way, I had a lot of comments on ballots, like, "too aggressive," "tone it down a little."
I had multiple comments on, like, "skirt is too short."
As Alex's theory explains in 2014, Burmese refugees call upon cities in two ways.
I made a decision at one point to wear pants mostly my sophomore year.
I thought I felt more, less girllike, I think.
I was, like, trying to strike this perfect balance that I don't think exists between exuding confidence, but not too much.
But as soon as you start to second guess how you present yourself, I think that's when you start to lose it.
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