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Author:  paulzolo [ Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:42 am ]
Post subject:  African-Caribbean boys 'would rather hustle'
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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
Author:  veato [ Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: African-Caribbean boys 'would rather hustle'
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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