Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them! controversy

Cover of the Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks at Them! book

"Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!" is a slogan on a T-shirt by Florida clothing company David and Goliath. In 2003, the shirt became the subject of a campaign by radio-host and men's rights activist Glenn Sacks on the grounds of misandry and the incitement of violence against children. This raised national attention and led to the removal of the shirts from several thousand retail outlets.[1]

The publicity of the campaign increased sales of the shirt, which features the slogan printed next to a cartoon image of a boy running away from five stones flying in his direction, which was later used as the cover of a book which was also titled Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks at Them!

  1. ^ Crary, D (2004-01-30). "'Stores pull "Boys Are Stupid" merchandise'". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-05-17.