Friday, July 21, 2006

"Author William Pollack argues in Real Boys that popular culture teaches boys to suppress all emotions except rage. This “boy code,” Pollack says, prizes toughness and rebellion, and denigrates studiousness and traditional achievement. “The message does not come across that being smart is being cool,” says University of Washington administrator Thomas Calhoun." [ Or as I always phrase it: "It's not cool to be smart." -ed. ]