THE QUESTION: R150: What qualities do residents of the United States have that seem to produce such a dislike from other cultures? POSTED APRIL 3, 1998 C. Morand, 31, Windsor, Ontario, Canada ANSWER 1: Throughout history, residents of major empires have tended to be offensive when they travel outside their boundaries. The United States is an empire. The main troublesome …

THE QUESTION: R160: Why do many black guys date Asian girls? Or is it Asian girls dating black guys? POSTED APRIL 6, 1998 C., 24, white <cobok@hotmail.com> New York, NY ANSWER 1: I’m an African-American professional male, age 28. I have dated predominantly white females and a variety of foreign women. I have been relentlessly curious about Asian women, but …

THE QUESTION: R170: I am from a white suburb and go to school in the city. I have found that black people are rude to me because I am white. I am a very friendly and outgoing, and I do not understand why I get different treatment from black people than they give others who are black. POSTED APRIL 13, …

THE QUESTION: R180: Why is it that when a black person is successful and moves to the suburbs, some black people accuse them of “selling out,” as if they have betrayed their race? POSTED APRIL 14, 1998 Simon M., 32, white <btmspm@aol.com> Metro Detroit area ANSWER 1: Some black people do sell out. By that I mean they deny who …

THE QUESTION: R190: I am a recruiter and meet a great number of college-educated professionals. I give presentations and offer jobs to a wide variety of people. Why will white prospects with marginal qualifications assume they are extremely qualified for a position, while black or minority applicants with better overall qualifications doubt their ability to obtain the same position? POSTED …

THE QUESTION: R200: Is it true that African Americans are incapable of bigotry, i.e. that this is a “white disease”? POSTED APRIL 20, 1998 Curious female, Anchorage, Alaska ANSWER 1: Though some of us deny it, black people are just as capable of being racist as any other racial/ethnic group. Those who deny that black racism exists allege that racism …