by Parker on March 15, 2011
During the 2008 US Census, most Americans said they approved of racial or ethnic intermarriage. At least six of every 10 people checked “it would be fine.” But data gathered from online dating sites illustrates a different story between what people believe and how they behave.
“According to a new UC Berkeley study of one million online daters, cyberspace is just as segregated as the real world. When it comes to dating online, whites prefer whites, research reveals. More than 80 percent of whites — even the 48 percent of males and 28 percent of females who said they were indifferent to race — sent messages to whites and just three percent contacted blacks.”
Read the article here.
by Parker on March 11, 2011
-I love reunions. Last month I partied with friend who I used to get stupid with back in the day. In the midst of all the debauchery with my old amigos (while in a drunk and high on life kind-of-state), I slurred “Heey! Wee shoold defenently hang out! You, me, your hubby—seriously!”
But y’know how sometimes when you meet an old friend, you catch up, and then quickly realize after five minutes you’ll probably never see each other again—due to how different your lives are now versus then? This was one of those times. However, alcohol always seems to outweigh logic for me, so, we exchanged numbers and made her promise to call and hang out with me anyway. [click to continue…]
by Parker on March 7, 2011
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With women beginning to outnumber men in college and the workforce, a recent Slate Magazine article examines how this growing imbalance affects relationships.
“If women were more fully in charge of how their relationships transpired, we’d be seeing, on average, more impressive wooing efforts, longer relationships, fewer premarital sexual partners, shorter cohabitations, and more marrying going on. Instead, according to the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (which collects data well into adulthood), none of these things is occurring. Not one.”
Click here to check out the article, and please share your thoughts in the comments.
by Parker on March 4, 2011
—–--Goo goo for Gaga?
Whether you love her or not, there’s no denying that Lady Gaga has joined the ranks of the most influential people today.
After inking a deal with Target—Gaga held a meeting with the execs and demanded they stop funding anti-gay groups.
Subsequently, Target has rescinded any and all financial support to anti-gay groups and has made a donation of $500,000 to LGBT(lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender) groups.
Isn’t this news kind of insane? The fact that Lady Gaga is powerful enough to change one of the biggest corporations is pretty mind-blowing. Imagine if Lady Gaga was a creepy Christian who hated gay people. That alternative is terrifying.
Regardless of your feelings about Gaga, it’s important to note that she’s a progressive liberal who has been named by Time Magazine as 2010′s Most Influencial Person, beating out the Queen of Daytime Television herself, Oprah Winfrey. Whoa. That’s quite an impressive feat. And so American. [click to continue…]
by Parker on February 28, 2011
