Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By Phillip Milano Question Do people really start looking the same after many years of marriage? Andy, 57, Jacksonville Replies I feel it’s being in the same environment: For years, the two of you eat the same basic food, are exposed to the same chemicals, have the same stresses, etc. So, one’s surroundings and life story run much the same ...
Read More »Dare to Ask: How bare they: Why do porn?
By Phillip Milano Question What encourages people to be porn actors or actresses? Azucena, 30, female, London Replies For guys, it’s pretty much what you may have already guessed. Taz, 32, male, Detroit Easy money. And lots of it. Kelly, 19, Richmond, Va. Although I can’t say from experience, most women in that business have been sexually abused at a ...
Read More »Dare to Ask: Do blacks wait longer to bury dead?
By Phillip Milano Question Why do black Americans wait at least a week after death before burying the deceased? D., 52, white male, Jacksonville Replies A lot of my family is spread across the East Coast. It takes time for those able to attend to get the time off work and travel. Rosemary, black, Nashville My mother works at a ...
Read More »Dare to Ask: Agreement can also be hard to find
By Phillip Milano Question For a class assignment I’m asking students to shop for items hard to find in mainstream culture (for example an Asian Barbie, a book with a lesbian main character, etc.). Any suggestions? Sarah, 32, white, Mankato, Minn. Replies Well, lesbians as main characters in novels aren’t very hard to find nowadays. Just off the top of ...
Read More »Dare to Ask: Are Asians the worst drivers?
By Phillip Milano Question Why do most bad drivers seem to be Asian? D.M., 26, white male, Vancouver, Canada Replies It is a myth. What’s more, if you check with someone who works in the auto insurance industry, you will find that Asians have the lowest rate of auto accidents. Pinny, 19, Asian female, Stockton, Calif. I cannot drive here ...
Read More »Dare to Ask: To shave or not to shave – your toes
By Phillip Milano Question Is it worth shaving my toes for the next 40 years of my life, or do people even notice? Faye, 17, St. Louis Replies People don’t notice. Don’t bother. Ellen, 47, Mesa, Ariz. I also have hairy toes. I shave them; it only takes like three seconds to do it. I don’t do it all the ...
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