I have a handfull and I'm a boy. But they are all off right now. I guess you guys are right. Boys do give up too easily on the poor little buggers. But that's where Digimon come in. The were originally Tamagotchi for boys, being easier to care for and having a battle feature.
Also, I don't see anything wrong with boys carrying Tamagotchi around. I'm 17 and I brought my green Digimon to school for a week and a half. This girl I like was playing games with it in Geometry. Fun times.
Finally, when those boys getting picked on in school for having Tamagotchi, why didn't their moms send them to live with their aunties and uncles in Bel-Air?