Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences

By Phillip Milano Question: As a black child, I was beaten as punishment/discipline and so were my friends and relatives. Black comedians often joke about childhood beatings. Why does this seem acceptable? T.C., 24, black female, Enterprise, Ala. Replies Because most of us who were beat did do something wrong. Mistakes and “bad” things generally lead to negative results. The …

By Phillip Milano Question, thin Do American Indian males grow beards? Montie, 65, white, Grinnell, Iowa Question, thicker This may seem a silly and ignorant question to those who are Native American (American Indian), but do Native Americans have facial and body hair? Recently, I met a man who said he was 100 percent Native American but who had heavy …

By Phillip Milano Question I’ve seen blind people waiting at intersections to cross the street, but how do they know when to cross? Jennifer, Maryville, Tenn. Replies When someone goes blind (or is born blind), the other senses attempt to compensate for the lack of information that the eyes supply. For example, a blind person can “feel” a wall before …

By Phillip Milano Question Does anyone else think National Public Radio is the voice of all the white, rich, liberals (mainly women) … with nothing better to do than brag about their most recent “knitting in Manhattan” idiocy or lame adventure in Europe? Jerry R., 30, Indianapolis Replies Yes … just as loads of others think other media outlets are …

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 …

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 …