Monthly Archives: May 2016

Gender Questions 111-120

THE QUESTION: GE120: Why do most men prefer to stand in the restroom? I have spoken to “sitters” and gotten logical reasons, but “pointers” don’t seem to have cogent rebuttals. Is it societal? Men, what do you prefer, and why? POSTED FEB. 10, 1999 Aris A., 21, female <Arissssss@AOL.com>, Alameda, Bay Area, CA ANSWER 1: The simple answer boils down …

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Gender Questions 121-130

THE QUESTION: GE130: Why don’t women who start getting hair on their upper lip – sometimes to the extent that it becomes a true and full mustache – shave it off? I’ve heard the argument that it will just grow in thicker, but men shave their faces regularly, as do women their legs. Why not their upper lips? POSTED MARCH …

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Gender Questions 131-140

THE QUESTION: GE132: To men: Who is more attractive: A woman with a model’s body but an ugly face, or an average-bodied woman with a pretty face? POSTED APRIL 19, 1999 Sarah, 14, female, Los Angeles, CA ANSWER 1: I’m sure you will find that men have different tastes and definitions of beauty, but I must say from my own …

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Disability/Challenges-related Questions 21-30

THE QUESTION: D30: Why does it seem the Entertainment Industry has little interest in using closed captions for movies and television for the 30 million hearing-impaired, yet wants to make movies more enjoyable for the hearing public? There are non-intrusive ways to provide close captions (and descriptive captions for the visually impaired) for a film so it will not interfere …

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