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| Boxing Stereotype Comes Crashing Down | | 2008-08-01 02:36:38 | | Boxing Stereotype Comes Crashing Down was written by Robert CarberryThe latest victory by an Eastern European fighter over an American for a heavyweight title nearly completes a sweep for Eastern Europeans. Wladimir Klitschko's dominant performance over Chris Byrd gave him "part" of the heavyweight title in a sport where there are often four recognized champions in one division. Only in boxing could something so dumb and corrupt occur. That aside, the shift in boxing, particularly with the heavy... | | By: Boxing - Fighting Center | | |
| | The Stereotype Breaker | | 2006-03-23 17:08:00 | | If you follow politics at all, you've most likely heard all of the stereotypes. Republicans are supposed to be the hawkish wackos, Democrats are supposed to be either immoral or pansies (depending on what part of the country you're in), and Greens supposedly really, really love trees.(Notice how I left out libertarians. There's rarely much to suppose with them: they're usually structural conservatives who may not like wiretaps much and tend to know how to party hard. Needless to say, a lot of Republicans at WVU are not-so-closet libertarians. But I digress.)But what if I were to tell you a new study just came out today that turns some of these stereotypes on their heads? It's true. The report, a special to the Toronto Star, claims that whiny kids grow up to be conservative adults. The article goes on to say that "the confident, resilient, self-reliant kids" usually turn out liberal. Wimpy conservatives? Tough-as-nails liberals? It almost sounds sacrilegious.Alright, reality check time. If you haven't followed the link (and you should), let me help lay a few key points out for you:1.) The study in question was conducted by UC Berkeley professor Jack Block, who tracked about 100 people in the Berkeley area from nursery school to adulthood. In other words, the study was longitudinal and was conducted over the course of a few decades, starting back in the 1960s. Character traits were determined by personality tests.2.) The participants all grew up in one of the most liberal areas of the entire country. UC Berkeley is so infamously liberal that I've seen some commentators refer to it as "Berserkeley." Like conservatism in the Bible Belt, liberalism is the status quo there.3.) As anyone who's taken a basic psychology course knows, correlation does not equal causation. There could have been other variables determining what these people became politically when they grew up. In that part of the country, wouldn't it make sense for stable people from ... | | By: The Unknown Blogger | | |
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