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Black schoolboys can choose to perform poorly to avoid undermining their masculinity, the head of the Jamaican Teachers' Association has said.

Adolph Cameron said that in Jamaica, where homophobia was a big issue, school success was often seen as feminine or "gay".


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15387444

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I have a Jamaican friend (although to be fair he's dual nationality and lived all his life in the UK) who did well in school - he's a physiotherapist. I wouldn't call him feminine though --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qseXFx4ec2E

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