THE QUESTION: R600: To our users, from the Director of Y?: What is your reaction to the following post, which we received yesterday? “Y? Forum sucks! It’s nothing more than dumb-ass white people asking stupid questions about other people (mostly blacks). The answers are obvious if these white people would just scratch below the surface and elevate themselves beyond their …

THE QUESTION: R610: Why can’t white people have Pride days or marches, when every other racial, ethnic, religious or sexually-oriented group can? POSTED FEB. 18, 1999 Gail, white female, 37, <bubba5737@aol.com>, Arden, NY ANSWER 1: They do! Here in New York City, the following “whites” have parades: Italians (Columbus Day), the Irish (St. Patrick’s Day), Greeks (Hellenic Day), Germans, Albanians …

THE QUESTION: R620: Is the “rasta” dreadlock hairstyle generally worn as a political statement? POSTED MARCH 1, 1999 Jubu E., Boston , MA ANSWER 1: I think whether dreadlocks are grown for political reasons usually depends on the person and on your definition of a “political statement.” Most African Americans with dreadlocks have them because “natural” hairstyles like locks, twists, …

THE QUESTION: R630: Please help me! I’m searching for a way to help my mom find her long-lost Japanese brother and sisters. The problem is that my grandfather was in the Korean War and had four kids with a Japanese woman. He was later discharged and took my mother with him. He died soon after I was born and my …

THE QUESTION: R640: I noticed the creator of Y? Forum is a white male, and that there is a plea for donations to keep the site up and running. I have several questions: 1) Why do people responding to questions think they have the authority to answer ethnic-related questions when they haven’t lived in the shoes of other ethnic backgrounds. …

THE QUESTION: R650: I deliver pizza and subs part-time and noticed that blacks almost never tip. Why? The others where I work say the same thing. Are there others out there who notice this? POSTED APRIL 19, 1999 Patrick W., 31, Irish American, male <pwalsh@bellsouth.net> Orlando, FL ANSWER 1: Probably for the same reasons you may not have tipped in …