Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences

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. …

THE QUESTION: R650: I deliver pizza and subs part-time and noticed that blacks almost never tip. Why? The others where I work say the same thing. Are there others out there who notice this? POSTED APRIL 19, 1999 Patrick W., 31, Irish American, male <pwalsh@bellsouth.net> Orlando, FL ANSWER 1: Probably for the same reasons you may not have tipped in …

THE QUESTION: R653: In a society that portrays the black male as the epitome of serious violence and criminal activity, why isn’t anyone publicly questioning the psyche of the white male? In light of the Columbine incident, does anyone dare ask what’s going on with the white male? I’m looking at a pattern of violence here: The mass murder in …