"What Does it Mean to 'Throw Like a Girl'?"

In this excellent article from the New York Times, Eric Anthamatten explores what lies behind the phrase, “You throw like a girl,” exploring what it means to not only have a body, but own the space your body lives and moves in.

He draws on the work of other philosophers to challenge where we locate our sense of freedom:  do we locate it just in our minds and spirits, or also in our bodies?