wow there ARE a lot of comments...i never really thought about "bros" much before, i'm a little older so I don't seem to encounter too many "bros" in my everyday travels, but occasionally i do notice a herd of em (posted to Bro Culture)
I'm so sorry to hear of your situation. I'm not sure if this would help, but I've recently had similar troubles, I'm in a homeless shelter right now. I'm also disabled. The particular shelter that I'm in is run by (posted to Shelters that allow home health aides)
Far be it for me to argue with a biological and evolutionary expert. But I believe the article was talking about animal societies, not individual animals. I think there's a big difference between an individual example, i.e. a single homosexual (posted to Teacher Suspended Over Article About Homosexuality in the Animal Kingdom )
I would feel deeply betrayed if this happened to me. I would also wonder why my partner seems to be so influenced by those around them. This seems like a case of succumbing to peer pressure, but it would also (posted to Help me: my feminist boyfriend paid for a 'happy ending')
We all have some sort of privilege in one way or another. But in response to your concern, what I have seen on this site is that 99% of the times, it's people of privilege (who don't belong to minority (posted to Allies asking questions)
"How did people deal with this before 1990-whatever, when nearly everyone has internet access?" Er, if it wasn't already apparent, that was supposed to read "BEFORE nearly everyone had internet access?" Like I said, too much caffeine... (posted to Allies asking questions)
I agree. Personally, I'm completely unclear on what the intentions of the original blog owners are regarding this issue. I've gotten the impression that its mostly commenters in the community site that are upset about it. (posted to Allies asking questions)
Why do minorities consider themselves to be less in power? I'm a minority- but I actually feel quite powerful in that *I* know some things that the general public does not- and that gives me a sort of status. When (posted to Allies asking questions)
