Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By PHILLIP MILANO Question Because people with light skin get tattoos with black or colored inks, why don’t black people get tattoos with white ink? Jean T., Shreveport, La. Replies White ink exists, and I’ve seen it on some tattoos, but it is quite transparent, more so even than other light-colored tattoo inks, and is mostly used to lighten the …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Do American Indians have a low physical tolerance for alcohol?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Is there any truth to the stereotype that Native Americans cannot hold alcohol? R.D., female, Jacksonville Replies People whose cultures have been decimated by genocide face a great risk of substance abuse. We demolished their cultures, stole their land and brought about the death of well over 90 percent of their people. Who could endure this …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: If she asks, should a guy give up porn?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question To men: If you had a great sexual relationship, but your partner did not want you looking at porn because it bothered her, would you stop? T.H., 20, female, S.C. Replies Are you crazy? Carl, 30, Hamden, Conn. I wouldn’t. Men have porn, women have Cosmo. Ethan, 32, New Orleans My partner using porn makes me …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Why is Patel big name in motel biz?
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why are so many Indian people either owners or managers of independent motels, and why do a large percentage have the last name “Patel”? Dick A., Santa Rosa, Calif. Replies One or two families get their foot in the door, then through hard work, networking, informal credit and pooling resources they get their brothers, sisters, cousins, …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: ‘Attitudes’ of upper-class white women
By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do a lot of upper-class suburban females have a stuck-up attitude when lower- or middle-class dudes (mostly Latinos or blacks) try to talk to them? Nick, Latino, Dallas Replies Please. You live in America, where money is king. E.D., 48, black female, Missouri There’s a perception that girls who get hit on by blacks and …
Read More »DARE TO ASK: Got milk? Cows who give birth do
By PHILLIP MILANO Question I was drinking a glass of moo juice a few minutes ago and it struck me: Does a cow produce milk 365 days a year? Sounds like a dumb question, but look at some of the questions readers are asking about sex and stuff like that around here. Ron S., 60, Stockton, Calif. Replies I have …
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