“No. Not really, but why can’t I just mess around with him? He does it to a bunch of other girls.” “’Cause you’re not a dude, Charlise. You’ll get a bad reputation,” I say. “See? That’s the problem. If we treat guys the way they treat us, then we’ll get a bad reputation? That’s messed up.” “Well, do you care about your reputation?” She pauses, looks up at the bright blue afternoon sky, rubs her chin, and says, “My reputation for playing ball? Yep. My reputation for playing guys? Nope.”

