And that makes it even worse!
Most of the boys wanted Trump to win. Should they mope around and pretend to be sad, as a way to cheer-up the girls? Would the girls pretend to be sad if Harris won, to cheer-up the boys?
If this was a fancy East coast private school, maybe a majority of the boys <i>wanted Harris to win</i> and were also disappointed. This would give them even less reason to performatively comfort the girls. They've got their own crosses to bear.