Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By Phillip Milano Question Is it true that Libyans have less sects than any other combination and eventually stop having sects altogether? Jeremiah C., Burney, California Replies Not the Libyans I know. Sounds suspiciously like a little piece of hetero male ego-salving mythology to me – i.e. “Oh, those Libyans are frigid anyway, so it doesn’t matter that they don’t ...
Read More »Dare to Ask: A serious lack of female ‘juniors’
By Phillip Milano Question Why don’t more women name their children after themselves, and why aren’t there more women with “Jr.” after their names, like men? Steve, Jacksonville Replies I think this relates back to the tradition of a family business or trade – where a father passes the business on to his son. Many businesses were named “Johnson and ...
Read More »Dare to Ask: Don’t judge Italians from a movie
By Phillip Milano Question Why are Italians so apparently racist? Remember the Spike Lee film “Jungle Fever”? That Italian girl was beaten to a pulp for having a black boyfriend. Bajan, 29, black, Toronto Replies Many Italians hate everybody (I’m 100 percent Italian). The last person I dated was white but not Italian, and my parents were upset. It’s a ...
Read More »Dare to Ask: Are Southern men and their ball caps inseparable?
By Phillip Milano Question I do not understand the habit some Southern men have of wearing ball caps indoors, in restaurants and movie theaters, in particular. Has etiquette changed while I wasn’t looking? Jeff, 58, Jacksonville Replies I don’t know about the Southern men you’ve encountered, but as one of the GRITS (Girls Raised In The South), I can promise ...
Read More »Dare to Ask: Are love scenes a rarity for minorities?
By Phillip Milano Question Why don’t you see minorities in love scenes in movies and on TV? Is it too taboo? M.B., male, Pittsburgh Replies What have you been watching? On “NYPD Blue,” Jimmy Smits continued that show’s long, proud tradition of male [posterior] shots just prior to a love scene, and on his 2007 show “Cane” he was not ...
Read More »Dare to Ask has a few questions for you
By Phillip Milano Hey folks, it’s that time again: Yep, here are some reader questions we’d like you to answer. See instructions below. This event only happens on the first Wednesday in June (starting now), or on any other Wednesday that we feel like doing it. And for print-only readers: Think of this as a little non-cyber gift for you, ...
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