by
Zadie Smith
[...] The girls sing without facial affect; dead-eyed, unsmiling. Around us the bored schoolboys skulk. Nobody speaks to them or takes their picture. The teacher does not worry that boredom and disaffection may turn to resentment and violence: "Oh, no, they are very happy for the girls."
chilling and really worrisome portrayal of the boys as being neglected in favour of "the girls" in developing countries