Men Will Be Boys

I have worked in a male-dominated industry for 17 years. I succeed in a male-dominated sport. I support women's atheletics. I love men. All these things can coexist peacefully. Jenkins is brave enough to point this out.

Parents of daughters in love with jocks and parents of male atheletes should read and give their children this book. Jenkins makes a solemn point that while the NFL sanctions it's players for drug abuse, they turn a blind eye to spousal abuse and rape. The NFL is more prone to fine a player for staying at his wife's side while she is in labor than they are to bench a player for gang rape. Every parent should consider the consequences of this "sense of entitlement from years of being let off the hook".

I think this is the original "Mars and Venus" book. It's fun to read Joe Gibbs' and Boomer Esiason's take on gender differences. You owe it to yourself as a parent, athelete, or fan of any sport to read Sally Jenkins "Men Will Be Boys".


Not what I expected   January 11, 1999
 1 out of 3 found this review helpful

This was a strange book and not at all what I expected after seeing the reviews. It tries to be a funny book, yet there are also some very serious issues discussed and the combination doesn't make for enjoyable reading -- only confusion. As a die--hard female NFL fan, it didn't represent my views of why I watch or enjoy the game at all. When I finished the book, I was left thinking, "What was the point?"