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THE QUESTION: R590: I’ve noticed that while white children often have black sports heroes, and certainly black children have black sports heroes, I’ve never seen or heard of black children having white sports heroes. Is it considered “uncool” for them to do so? Would they be thought of as a “traitor” to their race? POSTED FEB. 1, 1999 Ken M., …

THE QUESTION: R600: To our users, from the Director of Y?: What is your reaction to the following post, which we received yesterday? “Y? Forum sucks! It’s nothing more than dumb-ass white people asking stupid questions about other people (mostly blacks). The answers are obvious if these white people would just scratch below the surface and elevate themselves beyond their …

THE QUESTION: R610: Why can’t white people have Pride days or marches, when every other racial, ethnic, religious or sexually-oriented group can? POSTED FEB. 18, 1999 Gail, white female, 37, <bubba5737@aol.com>, Arden, NY ANSWER 1: They do! Here in New York City, the following “whites” have parades: Italians (Columbus Day), the Irish (St. Patrick’s Day), Greeks (Hellenic Day), Germans, Albanians …

THE QUESTION: R620: Is the “rasta” dreadlock hairstyle generally worn as a political statement? POSTED MARCH 1, 1999 Jubu E., Boston , MA ANSWER 1: I think whether dreadlocks are grown for political reasons usually depends on the person and on your definition of a “political statement.” Most African Americans with dreadlocks have them because “natural” hairstyles like locks, twists, …

THE QUESTION: R630: Please help me! I’m searching for a way to help my mom find her long-lost Japanese brother and sisters. The problem is that my grandfather was in the Korean War and had four kids with a Japanese woman. He was later discharged and took my mother with him. He died soon after I was born and my …

THE QUESTION: R640: I noticed the creator of Y? Forum is a white male, and that there is a plea for donations to keep the site up and running. I have several questions: 1) Why do people responding to questions think they have the authority to answer ethnic-related questions when they haven’t lived in the shoes of other ethnic backgrounds. …