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 …

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 …

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 …

THE QUESTION: D10: What is the appropriate word to use for small people; i.e. those who in the past were referred to as midgets or dwarfs? POSTED MAY 12, 1998 Jackie J. <cjeanp1@ix.netcom.com>, Houston, TX ANSWER 1: The preferred term is Little Person if a term is required. POSTED OCT. 19, 1998 Kimberley B. <kim@cripworld.com>, Whitefish, MT To respond BACK …

THE QUESTION: D20: I am an American Sign Language student and would like to know how deaf people really feel about hearing people becoming involved in their culture. POSTED AUG. 13, 1998 Lesly B., 30, Arrowbear, CA To respond BACK TO TOP THE QUESTION: D19: Is it true that a larger percentage of people with mental disabilities have oversized and …

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 …