Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By Phillip Milano Question I am Latina and have dated outside my race, particularly black males. … I’ve never been mistreated by blacks; I received only positive vibes. From my own community, I was criticized and harassed and called names. What have been other Latinos’ experiences? Raquel, 31, Gary, Ind. Replies Hispanics and blacks have animosity toward each other, and …
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Dare to Ask: Gaydar: How do you get it?
By Phillip J. Milano Question Do gay people who have gaydar have it from birth, or do they learn it? Roland, 16, straight, Fleming Island Replies My gaydar’s always been inherent, but I didn’t realize it for what it was until I was well into my teens. I’ve always been drawn to people who were gay (or who later turned …
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By Phillip J. Milano Question Why do you write this (choose one, preferably C): A) embarrassing, B) offensive, C) fascinating column, anyway? Many different people, Earth Reply That’s an interesting question, but it would mean I’d have to blatantly insert myself into the conversation here at Dare to Ask, and as we all know, I just don’t do that, being …
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By Phillip Milano Question I still don’t understand why women talk so damn much! Most of the time, they’re talking about b- s-! Shoes, the mall, babies, clothes, makeup, celebrities, etc. Why is it I never hear women talking about anything deep? David, Woodbridge, N.J. Replies You mean as opposed to talking about sports, how drunk they got last weekend, …
Read More »Dare to Ask: A lack of transaction interaction?
By Phillip Milano Question I’ve noticed Middle Eastern cashiers won’t touch your hand when they give you your change. They crease the bills, place the coins in the crease and hand you your change. It seems like they do not like to touch me. What’s going on? Jim S., Wheeling, Ill. Replies Wow. Do you really want a cashier or …
Read More »Dare to Ask: Women of all races get bigger
By Phillip Milano Question When I was young, I never saw fat white women. Now, everywhere I go, I see out-of-shape white women. Many of them, especially their legs, are larger than NFL players. What happened? Is it their diet, or are they just lazy? Dorothy, black female, Jacksonville Replies We’re lazy, our cities lack green spaces to exercise, we …
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