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This reader's letter redefines what it means to 'play like a girl'

*applause*

WHILE THE PHRASE “play like a girl” is often used as a put-down, this reader’s letter shows that it may be something to aspire to.

The author of the letter was watching a women’s soccer international between England and Germany, and noticed that women don’t really play soccer like men…

I like this. Women can't play football. pic.twitter.com/tjnPOaRpgG
— Georgina Turner (@georgina_turner) November 25, 2014

Georgina Turner / Twitter

That’s not the way to play football!

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This reader's letter redefines what it means to 'play like a girl'

Dud paper called Get Me Off Your F**king Mailing List accepted by academic journal >

Woman writes in to newspaper to correct grieving woman’s grammar >