S17E19 · SCENE 4/23 · 02:35
Girls Just Want to Have Sums · Springfield Theater
Skinner's sexist remark

Principal Skinner tells Juliana girls are bad at math, sparking outrage.

02:35→05:09
in the episode · 2m 34s · S17E19

What happens

02:35–05:09

Juliana recognizes Skinner as her former principal. Skinner comments that girls get B's in math because they are girls. The women in the audience become angry.

WhereSpringfield Theater
DriverPrincipal Skinner
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadSchool gender divide

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Scene DNA

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social rule violation1.0
double standard1.0
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argument

Beats

04:33Skinner says girls are worse at math

Scene in the episode

02:35–05:09
A · Lisa's math disguise
B · School gender divide

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