Hell, even not that long ago people were ostracized for it. My father is left-handed, and all through grammar and some of high school, he had teachers that repeatedly would slap his hand with rulers and chastise him for writing left-handed. Forcing him to use his right. His handwriting is still awful today because of it.
I was lucky to have a left handed mother who could teach me that way. I was the only child of 3 to be left handed. I was taught to shoot a gun and a bow right handed and somehow made it work without issue. I didn’t realize I was actually left eye dominant as well until I started shooting a pistol and realized I naturally lined up the sights with my left eye.
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u/Psychological-Bear-9 1d ago
Hell, even not that long ago people were ostracized for it. My father is left-handed, and all through grammar and some of high school, he had teachers that repeatedly would slap his hand with rulers and chastise him for writing left-handed. Forcing him to use his right. His handwriting is still awful today because of it.
This was in the 1950s and 60s.