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Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:00 AM

Pollitt takes a swipe at the "war on boys"

The Nation columnist sounds off at critics who would hide their sons from gangs of educated women.
Rebecca Traister

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  • Thursday, January 19, 2006 09:53 PM

    Boys Will Be Boys

    And girls themselves, as well.

    What we ought to recognize - and celebrate - is the difference between boys and girls. We develop as humans along different arcs and toward different ideal contributive talents in humanity's dance of life.

    Whether you are a boy or a girl, smarter is always better than not smart, hardworking better than lazy, kind better than mean.

    What's so hard about this stuff for so many people?

    —lonbud Read lonbud's other letters

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