THE QUESTION: A20: Why is so much youth fashion so aggressively visually unappealing, sexually unappealing or unflattering to the wearer, such as grunge or baggy styles? What is the first impression the wearers of such clothing wish to convey ? POSTED JUNE 30, 1998 Greg C., 35, male <gregc@NewZealand.Sun.COM>, Wellington, New Zealand (Similar question regarding the revival of ’70s baggy, …
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Age-related Questions 21-30
THE QUESTION: A30: How come it seems as though teenagers are afraid to take part in the care of AIDS patients? POSTED SEPT. 25, 1998 Shannon, 18, Southampton, NY ANSWER 1: I don’t think it is just teenagers who are afraid of this. Many adults tend to shy away from taking care of AIDS patients as well. There could be …
Read More »Is doing yoga really un-Christian?
I’ve been doing yoga for quite some time, and a ‘friend’ of mine recently told me that by doing yoga, I was acting against God. Anyways, I know that the practice of yoga comes from India, but I’m just curious as to how doing it is supposedly ‘ungodly’. AliO, City : Hatteras, State : NC, Country : United States, 2712 …
Read More »Why do Hispanic girls pluck, draw, paste and gel?
Why do a lot of Hispanic women pluck their eyebrows and then draw them on with an eyebrow pencil? And why do they draw a hard lip outline and paste their hair flat with gel? These appear harsh to me, but they must appear sexy to you and Hispanic men? Ellen, Gender : Female, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 48, …
Read More »They may be ‘young and plumptious,’ but I don’t always want to hook up
Thanks for the question. It really made me think, and I may not be proud of all that I am going to say. First, we are all people. Anyone can “try to talk” to anyone. Did you mean talk, or what in England I would call “Chat up” or try to “Pick up”? Second, some young girls do want to …
Read More »Should I let the young’ns see daddy behind bars?
My children are 9-and 7-year-old little boys and their real father is going to jail soon for a third DUI. They know that he is sick (alcoholism). My oldest has extreme anxiety that is a result from the lies that he has told him. We are in counseling now and I’m not sure that seeing him in jail would help …
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