I'm quite sure that being a white male (and also on the large size, which doesn't hurt) relieves me of some of the burden of disrespect. But being a smartass offsets that somewhat. I have, however, been told I can be intimidating, which is always a positive for a guy, and never for a woman. (My grad advisor told me to consider a career in academic administration, because it was a good field for hard asses)
Questions of clarification: ain't dat the truth. I have offended so many people by asking such questions, which were immediately perceived as challenges. Since the whole point of asking a question is to receive information and not to impart it, it has baffled me from time to time. I never stop asking "why," which a lot of people immediately seem to interpret as "I don't agree with you." I wonder why that is?
-- Mal
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