Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why don’t guys like to hear about our menstrual cycles? Deborah K., 16, Richmond, Va. Replies I guess it is the same reason we don’t want to hear about any of your other bodily functions. Men tend to idealize women, and we don’t want to think of the less pleasant aspects of your physiology. Cal, 43, …
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DARE TO ASK: The mullet: Hair-do or hair-don’t?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Do men and women who wear their hair in a mullet hairstyle actually think it looks good? J. Masiulewicz, 41, male, Jacksonville Replies I had a mullet in junior high and thought it looked good. There are other hairstyles just as bad, if not worse. Mike, Chicago Are these mullet wearers in their early 40s? I …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: How useful is braille at an ATM?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do drive-through ATM machines have braille on the buttons? Nick, Moscow, Idaho Replies Haven’t you ever backed up to an ATM so your passenger could use it? Cindy, Lansing, Mich. A better question would be why they don’t have instructions posted in braille or aren’t required to speak instructions. Each ATM has a different button …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Catholics in need of education
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why don’t Catholics understand why they do and say all the rituals they do and say? Robin, Bastrop, Texas Replies Most likely the Catholics you’ve talked to didn’t pay attention in Catechism class (yes, we have slackers, too, just like every other religion). Or they only went to church to please their parents, and stopped once …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: White ink will fade on dark skin
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Because people with light skin get tattoos with black or colored inks, why don’t black people get tattoos with white ink? Jean T., Shreveport, La. Replies White ink exists, and I’ve seen it on some tattoos, but it is quite transparent, more so even than other light-colored tattoo inks, and is mostly used to lighten the …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Do American Indians have a low physical tolerance for alcohol?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Is there any truth to the stereotype that Native Americans cannot hold alcohol? R.D., female, Jacksonville Replies People whose cultures have been decimated by genocide face a great risk of substance abuse. We demolished their cultures, stole their land and brought about the death of well over 90 percent of their people. Who could endure this …
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