Celebrating ‘Pretty in Pink’ ‘s 30th Birthday…
I wrote about Duckie and how he taught a generation of teenage boys (including me) all the wrong lessons…
Beyond Hughes’ other sidekicks, “Duckie” has become synonymous with “weird friend thrown over for safe, popular choice,” adolescent canon reinforced by a generation of boys who mimicked Duckie—in dress, manner and seduction—to joke and serenade their way into the hearts of their dream girls.
Disciples of Duckie, we had it all wrong.
Full essay at Salon.com.