Tuesday, September 05, 2006

 

Thank you Mr. Wolfe


When “I Am Charlotte Simmons” was printed the book was promptly attacked from many fronts. It was salacious, exaggerated, and narrow. The book was loosely based on Duke University and emphasized the amoral hook-up culture of modern University life.

Now The New Yorker has an excellent article by Peter J. Boyle about the culture of Duke University that restates Mr. Wolfe’s thesis in more somber tones. Regardless of the innocence of the Duke Lacrosse team, the culture of the hook-up is real.

Resolved: to ignore Mr. Wolfe is to ignore truth.


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