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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 09:57 AM Original message |
NYT op-ed by a college admissions officer: To All the Girls I've Rejected |
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monktonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. I live in a town with five colleges. |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. LOL! |
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Johnyawl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm not quite sure I understand this remark... |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 05:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
60. That's pretty backward. |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:40 AM Response to Reply #60 |
82. I think it's pretty darn logical! |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 02:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
84. My thoughts exactly. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. Why should women |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
4. So women work with their minds and men with their backs? |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Men don't like to be in overly feminized places |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I think this might be part of the reason why men are not so |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Well vet med is also real tough |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 11:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. My class (1982) was only the third to have more than the token one |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 11:09 AM Response to Reply #30 |
48. Hmm, that's what I was told in the 60's about medicine and law. |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Not if you are a straight guy who is secure with yourself. |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 07:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Maybe men need to get over themselves-- |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:23 AM Response to Reply #16 |
80. I doubt that is the real reason men are not enrolling in college |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-26-06 09:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
147. True dat |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. So they'll give up being educated because of the fear they'll appear gay? |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. That's because those men are goddamn insecure fools |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 08:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
34. I'll bet they really flee from schools where the FACULTY is majority |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 10:10 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. They're fleeing from all colleges, |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 11:58 AM Response to Reply #38 |
50. Why is this happening? The lower expectations we have for boys? |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 12:43 AM Response to Reply #50 |
70. I believe there are many reasons |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 09:33 AM Response to Reply #70 |
101. The sad truth is that this is |
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radio4progressives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 06:37 PM Response to Reply #70 |
123. huh? |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:16 PM Response to Reply #123 |
131. You haven't seen statistics |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 06:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
119. absolutely...and it's a disturbing trend |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. don't let Stephen Colbert see your great photo! n/t |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
7. Let's get rid of affirmative action |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
11. The bigger problem is why are our high schools producing this imbalance? |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 07:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Umm... |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 10:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
41. Girls and boys do indeed lean differently |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #41 |
57. Which is how, exactly? |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 12:45 AM Response to Reply #57 |
71. The problem is very pronounced long before algebra |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:14 AM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Could that possibly have to do with the way they tend to |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 08:42 AM Response to Reply #76 |
90. It really doesn't matter to a teacher why |
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radio4progressives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 06:46 PM Response to Reply #90 |
124. Do the Researchers include Montessori or Waldorf Data? |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:32 PM Response to Reply #124 |
134. Good question Radio4 |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 04:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
115. Most of the recommendations I have heard have to do with |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 06:59 PM Response to Reply #57 |
127. math video games |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:20 PM Response to Reply #127 |
132. This is what we need out educators and |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:32 PM Response to Reply #132 |
135. whatever it takes |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 08:05 PM Response to Reply #41 |
66. Who is teaching them to act that way? |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 08:18 AM Response to Reply #66 |
89. I think it's both |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:29 AM Response to Reply #41 |
81. In my experience teaching in a couple of universites.... |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 08:45 AM Response to Reply #81 |
91. Interesting |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 10:59 AM Response to Reply #91 |
102. It was college math, so.... |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
107. Boys sit down and pay attention just fine... |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:34 PM Response to Reply #107 |
136. But they are doing something all the time |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 08:05 PM Response to Reply #136 |
140. I have two boys. I was a high-achieving girl... |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 10:14 PM Response to Reply #140 |
145. Obviously generalizing, but |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
113. I agree, totally! ADHD has changed the mood for learning |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 04:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
116. Oops- doublepost. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Maybe it's not the high schools. Maybe its the anti-intellectual |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #11 |
40. Lots of ideas, but the problems start |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
12. Funny thing that... |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 12:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Is it possible that education has become less guy friendly |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 07:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. There have always been a lot of female teachers--- |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. yes and no--consider the Hardy Boys, Alfalfa and Spanky |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. If doing what you are told is feminine |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Because in the military they are doing what they are told |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 10:26 AM Response to Reply #26 |
43. But not to worry |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I think that the disadvantages correspond equally-- |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 08:29 AM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Minority males do much worse than minority females |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
54. Really? |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 08:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
142. ADD is a reality, though. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. I don't think boys are EXPECTED to do as well |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Boys have never had to do as well in school as they do now to get ahead. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 09:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Link please? |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 06:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
122. no link, but a story |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 09:07 AM Response to Reply #23 |
37. My anecdotal experience is that parents expect less from their sons |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #37 |
65. That was what I was trying to get at |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 09:03 AM Response to Reply #15 |
35. Hey ! THEY crashed to econ in the Reagan years, bringing many |
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PSUDem (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 03:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
112. Why, aren't we a little sexist? |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 05:59 PM Response to Reply #112 |
118. Look, when I was finishing hs the number of athletic scholarships |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-26-06 09:17 AM Response to Reply #118 |
146. However, nowadays, the # of athletic scholarships are equal |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 10:25 AM Response to Reply #14 |
42. You are correct and |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 05:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
59. Were there ever many male elementary shool teachers? |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 08:42 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. We have a few in elem & mid. school--maybe 10-15% |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 08:49 AM Response to Reply #59 |
92. I guess the biggest difference was |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 08:55 AM Response to Reply #59 |
94. That mirrors my experience |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #59 |
126. When I was in grade school, most of the fifth and sixth grade teachers |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:01 PM Response to Reply #59 |
128. i don't recall many when i was in elementary school in the 1960s |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:19 AM Response to Reply #12 |
78. HA HA HA!!! |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 08:58 AM Response to Reply #78 |
95. No the burden is not always on the women |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 11:14 AM Response to Reply #95 |
103. What about programs to get males interested in some "female" jobs |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:39 PM Response to Reply #103 |
138. That would be great |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-26-06 09:34 AM Response to Reply #78 |
148. Ding Ding Ding |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 04:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
117. Wow- a female Archie Bunker. |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
18. Until the early 80s at least, boys scores were adjusted on the |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. REALLY??? |
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cally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 11:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. I don't have one now but I'll look for it tomorrow |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:35 PM Original message |
Too hilarious, just invite off campus guy to dance |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
25. Going to college has become femnine |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-23-06 11:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Good, I hope that business, medicine, and government do, too! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 02:53 AM Response to Reply #25 |
86. That sounds exactly right to me |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
39. GOOD FOR WOMEN! |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 10:40 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Having a huge underclass |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 10:43 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. We need ditch diggers |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 12:47 AM Response to Reply #45 |
72. Man if someone said that about |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:08 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. So, why did you bring up African-Americans? |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:11 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Because your post reminded |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:14 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. There are statments on this thread that remind me that not much has |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 09:24 AM Response to Reply #74 |
99. But we're talking about men in general - not white men, not black men, not |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 06:20 PM Response to Reply #74 |
120. there is a BIG difference |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 01:13 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. That's what the RW overlords want |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:17 AM Response to Reply #55 |
77. Challenge partriarchal thinking and they come at you with sharpened knives |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:23 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. Yeah, you are so right, as always. |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 02:48 PM Response to Reply #77 |
111. I totally disagree w/ you, Swamp Rat...sexism goes BOTH ways. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 03:50 PM Response to Reply #111 |
114. LOL! |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:06 PM Response to Reply #55 |
130. Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding! |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 12:41 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. Not as many minorities (blacks, SE Asians, Latinos) |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 02:56 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Wow! What a racist post! |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 07:06 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. You took the words right out of my mouth. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 08:38 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Did you have fun insulting me with all that passive-aggressive crap? |
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Chemical Bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 07:05 PM Response to Reply #52 |
63. I noticed you didn't complain... |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
46. I Blame Video Games |
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TimeChaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 02:42 AM Response to Reply #46 |
85. I'm a girl gamer |
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Chemical Bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
47. Women need the degree to earn enough money. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #47 |
61. I agree |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
49. Gals, our plan to take over the world is on track ... |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:40 AM Response to Reply #49 |
83. I can't wait! |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
51. Very discouraging and proves that meritocracy only extends so far! |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
53. and it once was Jewish college applicants |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
56. A good society needs balance isn't that right |
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laheina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 03:02 AM Response to Reply #56 |
87. There are several meanings for "minority" used in these |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 09:29 AM Response to Reply #87 |
100. BRAVO |
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Nikki Stone 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
62. Men can make more $$$ with out a degree than women can |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-24-06 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
69. Umm if the applicants are 60% women than it only seems natural |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
88. This means that my daughter is really very smart then.... |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
93. This is what happens when you have a monkey for a president! |
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Muddy Waters Guitar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
96. Young men are increasingly just training at vocational ed and tech schools |
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misternormal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
97. College women... |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
98. It should be illegal for colleges to consider gender in |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 11:20 AM Response to Reply #98 |
104. Same with race? |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:19 PM Response to Reply #104 |
105. At the University of California, |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:22 PM Response to Reply #105 |
108. Minority if one counts Asians as minorities |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:38 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. Black enrollment in the University of Californa is |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 02:31 PM Response to Reply #109 |
110. But does the raw number indicate a true increase overall? |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 09:06 PM Response to Reply #109 |
143. In 2000, it was down in % terms and down in the best schools |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #109 |
144. In Cal system (2005), black enrollment is at lowest point |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
106. Indicative of America overall.... |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
121. Another thought |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
125. what bullshit |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:30 PM Response to Reply #125 |
133. It sure was when I was a teacher |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:35 PM Response to Reply #133 |
137. historically speaking, of course |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:50 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. That's very true and a very good point |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 08:10 PM Response to Reply #139 |
141. true...and we are also good at forgetting about ignoring things |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-25-06 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
129. My college was 80% women |
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