Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do some Mexicans like to lower their cars? Candice, 52, white, Sacramento, Calif. Replies I think it’s for the same reason some Americans like to raise their cars [back end] and four-wheel drive trucks: To the driver, it’s cool. C.M., white female, St. Paul, Minn. Mexicans aren’t the only people who alter motor vehicles. Have …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Pregnancy a turn-on to some men?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why are some men attracted to pregnant women? My husband seems to be. Robin, 29, Greensboro, N.C. Replies A pregnant woman is perceived by men as very “fragile,” which reinforces a sense of vulnerability. Many men like the thought of having a sweet and beautiful woman who needs our protection. JLM, 38, male, Kenosha, Wis. Men …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Goth boy’s parents in the dark?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question My mom said I could wear Gothic clothes as long I don’t do devil worship. Then her mood went bad about it. And my dad is totally against it. I thought I had found something I liked. Any advice? River, 12, male, Heath, Ohio Replies My boyfriend is Goth and is hard-working, hardly drinks and doesn’t …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: When it comes to dancing, white people seem to have missed the beat
By PHILLIP MILANO Question I’ve noticed white people don’t have rhythm when it comes to dancing. Why is this? Janice, 22, Atlanta Replies I’ve seen black toddlers two-stepping to hip-hop six months after learning to walk. The parents encourage it. Black people get introduced to rhythmic dancing at an early age. Eric, 29, white, Kansas City, Mo. White boys tend …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Catholics on sex and birth control
By PHILLIP MILANO Question If Catholicism doesn’t allow sex without the possibility of conception, does that mean Catholic married couples can’t have sex after a vasectomy, menopause, etc.? Jim, Chicago Replies Most Catholics look at the teaching of sex for procreation only as a joke. For that matter, vasectomies aren’t permitted under Catholic “law” because that’s a form of birth …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Dreaming: What it’s like for the blind
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Do folks who have been blind since birth have dreams? R.W.K., 62, male, Jacksonville Replies One of my relatives is blind, and I’ve read many times that those who are blind from birth dream mostly in other senses, most notably sound and smell. Because most of them have only very little perception in light, I would …
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