This is often done through playful flirting, but is actually a guy physically dominating the girl through rough accommodations. This compulsive heterosexuality also manifests itself through bullying towards those who do not fit the masculine norm. This is seen when Pascoe introduces Ricky, who is gay and visually rejects masculinity on a daily basis in front of his classmates. Ricky does this by being the only male who participates in choreographed dance performances in the school, dressing up and wearing hair extensions. Ricky shows true strength by maintaining his unique identity despite white male students constantly harassing him for being too feminine or weak. Pascoe shows how Ricky's strength is a positive thing even as his peers try to deny his masculinity so they can enhance their own. However, Pascoe weakens himself again by failing to analyze Ricky's emotions and experiences and simply displays them to the reader. As social researcher Pascoe is able to analyze the evidence in a systematic way, but instead makes the reader think about whether or not they are uncomfortable with how overt Ricky is about his sexuality. It might even seem like his choice of words condones violence against Ricky. When Ricky states, "this is the only school that throws water bottles and rocks and food, ketchup, sandwiches, anything like that" (p. 70), Pascoe goes on to tell the reader that there is a law that protects students from sexual discrimination and that, “River was not a particularly violent school, it may have seemed that way to Ricky because sexual harassment increases with grade level as gender differentiation becomes more intense” (p. 196). Saying that River wasn't a particularly violent school, even though Ricky told her about his experiences seems to show that she doesn't believe Ricky and that