Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By PHILLIP MILANO Question How do you differentiate between different Asians, i.e. Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, etc.? Rachel, 36, white, Canada Replies Good luck. I’m Asian and I can barely tell. What complicates matters is intermarriage between different ethnicities. Also, the Chinese have migrated throughout history to many parts of Asia, giving their genetic material to other people. Siggy, Newport …
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DARE TO ASK: Is lifting kids by the arms a racial issue?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do African-American women pick up their babies by one arm? Are they aware they can dislocate the shoulder? Becky, Jacksonville Replies I hate anyone picking up a young child like that, and I do not pay attention to the race of the offender. My mother has always said the same thing: she hates to see …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Should we thank them for service?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question If I am in a situation where I am with a serviceperson who is a stranger to me, should I initiate a handshake or thanks? Is this expected of me? Ben, Seattle Replies I have thanked many service men and women because I feel very appreciative for their service. I am quick with the gratitude and …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Insulting the French, and prostitutes
By PHILLIP MILANO Question What does it mean when an American calls someone a “French whore”? Julie, 22, Nashville Replies Our country is still obsessed with moralistic rules and judges the way France glorifies the female body as immoral. These same people also don’t want to admit that the American media glorifies the female body, too (but the plastic Barbie …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Pump up the volume on that car
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do so many young men have those loud boom radios in their cars and loud noisemakers on the exhaust pipes? Cal N., 66, Jacksonville Replies It’s a way of showing they have money to spend on these things – even if they have to miss a few bills. Jesse, 28, male, W.Va. It’s just a …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Is fastidious 5-year-old possibly gay?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question My 5-year-old son is very sensitive and fastidious. Last night, he told me he was going to marry his friend, a boy. I will love him the same no matter what, but it does worry me and scares his dad to death. When do boys begin to know something is different about them? Renee, 35, San …
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