MizJenkins's discussions

PREACH!!! Read more

@DailyLattes: I have no doubt that those play a role as well, but do they play a role independently of race or do they just add another filter on the racial lens through which the issue is viewed? I would argue the latter. Read more

@underwaterfraulein: See my last point. Maybe it's because the upper-middle class White folks are the ones most eager to denigrate and distance themselves culturally from minority/brown-skinned/lower class values. Largely because in terms of class they stand in a precarious position between those brown-skinned people… Read more

@deeemer: And finally, I liked her theory that female viagra won't solve the problem, because I think that women's sexuality is closely tied to our perspective on what IS sexy, and that societal norms have a huge impact on our, um, horniness. Read more

@Penny: That's understandable. And no, I don't think she drilled down on her thesis enough to really overcome that bias. Read more

@WillowWeen: I think what we're calling "big" in terms of T&A varies greatly by culture. And while men of color do "support" small waists I suppose, that is not their emphasis when assessing feminine desirability. Read more

Interesting that Anna N. and so many others have read this as saying that White people need Black people to magically come spice up their sex lives, that it's the obligation of Black people to teach White people to be more meaningfully in touch with their sexuality... Read more

@WillowWeen: Small relative to what? Read more

@HidingInCanada: We only do the needful. None of this funny business! Read more