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To: brushwud who wrote (208854)	10/27/2004 3:32:20 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574565

Brushwud, there's this website that shows Bay Area residents statistically prefer men without red hair. (I'm not making this up.) I was shocked and disappointed by this statistic (I mean, who cares what color a person's hair is) - this statistic conveyed something of a level of intolerance and bias against red hair men. Meanwhile, this website showed people with red hair are more preferred in Texas. I think being biased against bald people or red hair people basically falls in the same bucket: intolerence. I don't think there is anything wrong with people that have red hair and find it bizarre the statistics show that Bay Area residents as a group have a bias against red haired men. RE: "Bay Area denizens are a certain way" I hear you, but there are two key things you are forgetting, first is that the laws and enforcement of laws can be completely different in different regions. This means that a different culture of behavior can get created due to this difference in law enforcement. For example, in this one area in Oregon, there's a judge that controls a vast area and he has decided not to enforce hate crime, while our judges here tend to enforce hate crimes. So, for purposes of safety, a foreigner may prefer to make a safe decision to avoid that region in Oregon. Never underestimate the power of a judge for creating an environment of good or bad systemic behavior. The second thing you are ignoring is the power of influence and its reach or extension. For example, many times a person will say "we don't have that in industry ABC" because that person is confident in their ability to influence and reach out to correct something in their industry. Regards, Amy J

To: brushwud who wrote (208854)	10/27/2004 2:25:25 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574565

I am liberal and proud of it! Upon rereading my prior posting, I wish I'd said "liberal" and "unbiased". I'm a liberal and proud of it. When did you say that? If you are liberal, I will eat my voter registration card! Anyone like you, who thinks San Diegans are a certain way, or Bay Area denizens are a certain way, or eastern or western Oregonians are a certain way isn't what I think of as liberal or unbiased. You're abjectly prejudiced. And if you think all people think and act essentially the same.......well that's just plain stupid! There's considerable difference between the mindset of the average San Diegan and the average SFO'er. That's one of the reasons why the Times Union is endorsing Bush and the SF papers are endorsing Kerry!