Are blondes dumb?

Here's a provacative little musing on the mystery of blonde hair.  The piece is a little lengthy, but it's a fun meandering through one "born-blonde" woman's thoughts.  Hard news this ain't, but it might give you some fodder for this weekend's cocktail party."As any...

Stereotypes: Alive and Well

iVillage has what's <A href="http://love.ivillage.com/lnsunderstandmen/whathedoes/0,,askmen_c53n5qnz-2,00.html">supposed to be a humourous article</a> on things men don't do, but should. And, initially, at least, it's kind of cute and harmless fun. In regards...

Believing is Seeing: Optical Illusions and Social Stereotypes

Interesting research shows just how our news is tainted by the biases of the journalist reporting it. Funny, how many times we see the same information used to prove or disprove the same arguments. It's not always the proof, but who's presenting it,  that tells the truth...

The Real Effect of Racial Stereotypes

What people want more than anything is to fit in, to feel at home, feel like integral parts of their society, so they boil their community down to the most obvious characteristics to engender this feeling of safety.

Racial Stereotypes and Why they Threaten

So there he is, stronger than you, tougher than you, and with a bigger penis than you. Even without the first two white guys still worry that maybe that third is true, that maybe they might be able to satisfy a woman better.

Texas ranked No. 1 in teen birth rate

"While teen pregnancy and birth rates have declined in the Latina/o community, the reality remains that one in two Latina teens (51%) are still getting pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20, according to the National Campaign Latino Initiative. That is nearly...