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Originally Posted by AnonymousTurtle
... I just want to make a safe place for people to be able to learn about STEM without the fear of being pushed into gender roles or yelled at.
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Superficially, this is easy.
And, in practice it's still not hard.
FRC is
not the only place to learn about STEM, and in some ways it's definitely not the best way.
Start an FTC or VRC team (or a ...team, or a venture crew, or a ...), with or without support from a school, and just have a blast doing whatever you enjoy.
Pick just about any subject that would interest you in an FRC context, and notice that you can probably go as deep as you care to, learning that same subject, in an FTC or VRC context.
Neither FRC in general, nor the FRC team you described are the only game in town. Take away the current situation's power by not thinking of it as your only option.
Pick your own goals and path, and then head out on that path. You absolutely don't need anyone else's permission (other than the neutral/welcoming FTC/VRC organizations, and one adult who will agree to be part of the team).
The best revenge is living well.
Blake
PS: I'm not encouraging you to frame this as a situation that calls for hostile "revenge". The saying means that alternatives to fighting with jerks are often the better choices.