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Rust-myth never sleeps: the scent of redheads

Do I imagine this, or do redheads kind of smell ‘rusty’? Nina, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation: Bisexual, Race : Arab/Indian/French, Religion : Pagan, Age : 23, City : Perth, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : Researcher, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 10049 Replies You may not be imagining this. …

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Is ‘hate crime’ just another term for Orwell’s ‘thoughtcrime’?

What is the justification for increased penalties for “hate crimes”? Why should an assault motivated by greed incur a lesser sentence than one motivated by the victim’s race or religion? To me, the only mitigating factor that should be reasonably recognized is premeditation; eg. accidental vehicular homicide vs. a planned murder. The idea of “hate crime” smacks awfully close to …

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You put your kid in prairie dresses and plain cotton?

What really gets me are the stores that sell satin, sexy underwear for little girls. They have sizes for my 5 year old! It’s absolutely sickening. Kim28688, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation: Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 28, City : St. Augustine, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Paramedic, Education level : Over …

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People give a flip about getting the finger because…

How and why did the finger between the ‘ring finger’ and the ‘pointer finger’ come to mean an offensive gesture? TG27574, City : Springfield, State : IL, Country : United States, 10512 Replies: I think it has to do with the phallic imagery and the implied violence in the upward motion. If you turn that hand upside-down, it looks like a …

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