Are you a guy who believes that a woman's place is in the home and that your job is to bring home the bacon while your wife watches the kids and cleans? If so, that philosophy is probably working out pretty well for you, financially speaking. A new study suggests the men with "traditional" views make substantially more money than men with "egalitarian" views, and traditional-minded women make the least money of all.

Men with egalitarian attitudes about the role of women in society earn significantly less on average than men who hold more traditional views about women's place in the world, according to a study being reported today. It is the first time social scientists have produced evidence that large numbers of men might be victims of gender-related income disparities. The study raises the provocative possibility that a substantial part of the widely discussed gap in income between men and women who do the same work is really a gap between men with a traditional outlook and everyone else.

Do you buy it? Who knows — but let's hope this study's findings doesn't make misogynists out of all men around raise time. [WP]

"Me love you long time" is phrase uttered by Vietnamese prostitute in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, but 2 Live Crew made it infamous in the song "Me So Horny." Fergie, Nelly Furtado, and Mariah Carey have all used the line or variations of it in their songs, but do they know that many consider it to be a racial and sexual slur? Probably not. MTV talked to some prominent Asian Americans — some of whom have to regularly deal with yells of "Me so horny; me love you long time" as they walk down the street — about the line and what it means to them when they hear it.

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Wherein you, the readers, talk amongst yourselves.

It's only human to harbor a little (or a lot) of intolerance here and there, whether you choose to display it or not. Do you ever find yourself having negative feelings about someone based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion? Why? Do you try to have a more open mind when you recognize your own prejudices or do you believe it's not a problem?

Wherein you, the reader, talk amongst yourselves.

Do you think you're more desensitized to racism or sexism in our society? Which "ism" makes you more angry when confronted with it head on?

This is not a question of which form of oppression is worse — we've talked about that quite enough, I think. This is a question about reactions to racism and sexism and how they might differ.

• The pin-making vendors who produced that stupid "Black House" pin have a history of repulsiveness. [Jezebel]

• Keep waiting for that phone call from the Obama camp, J-Hud. [Bossip]

• Speaking of Obama (for a change, right?), he delivered a personal apology to the two women that were barred by volunteers from standing behind him at a campaign event. [Politico]

• Don Cornelius has officially stepped off the Soul Train. It was a long ride. [BV]

• 50 Cent's now suing his baby mama for defamation. Yawn. [EUR]

If you ask most North Carolinians about their political prejudices, they'll say that they're pretty open-minded. It's the other people they know who need to brush up on their tolerance. A recent poll said 91 percent of North Carolina voters said race would not affect their decision in the May 6th presidential primary, but 54 percent said they knew someone who would never vote for a black candidate. Similarly, 79 percent said that gender made no difference to them, but 63 percent copped to knowing someone who wouldn't vote for a female candidate. Sure, they're all perfectly tolerant, but they, uh, know this guy who, uh, probably would never vote for a black man or a white woman… These "prejudice polls" are so reliable. [LAT]

SEXISM OR JUST ANTI-CLINTONISM? I'm thinking a combination of both. "While much has been written about the role that race and racial innuendo have played in Sen. Obama's candidacy, much more has been written about the role that sexism has allegedly played in Sen. Clinton's. From claims of overzealousness by male Obama supporters, to claims of bias in the media (as confirmed by the media authority known as Saturday Night Live) a number of Clinton supporters have argued, and she herself has inferred, that the barbs she has faced are rooted in the fact that she is a woman. What they all seem to have forgotten is that she is not just any woman… The reality is that Hillary Clinton was viewed as polarizing by a number of men and women long before she ever ran for president. The reasons why vary."

THE RACISM-SEXISM MATCH UP In a recent CBS poll, 42 percent of participants said that racism was a bigger problem than sexism, while only 10 percent said sexism was a bigger problem. RACISM WINS! And that officially did nothing to eradicate either racism or sexism. Moving on…

In the same poll, which was taken before Obama's speech Tuesday, 42 percent said they had heard little to nothing about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright scandal. I guess that puts things into perspective. [NYT]

Gwen Ifill, senior news correspondent for NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and moderator and managing editor of Washington Week, was on Meet the Press this weekend and discussed the mercurial nature of the Democratic race, and how everyone needs to watch their words. Voters are sensitive — to the point that the slightest hints of racism or sexism could morph into something powerful enough to swing the entire election. Do you feel extra sensitive about your candidate of choice?

As the Williams sisters are moving through the ranks of the Australian Open, at least one Aussie is having a problem focusing on Venus Williams' tennis game. Sports commentator Robert Rasheed made some on-air comments about Venus Williams' ass that were both complimentary and creepy. Controversy ensued! Serena, the sister with what is inarguably the more formidable/famous body, is probably feeling like she's in an alternate universe. Maybe that's why she's already gotten a code violation for swearing. [EUR]

Don Imus, who really should quit while he's ahead but has no real incentive to, considering the financial gains he's made since his racist, sexist faux pas, will probably retaliate against his more vocal detractors once his new radio show airs next Monday.

According to Page Six, Imus has a bone to pick with former regulars on his show like Harold Ford, Jr., and Al Roker, who spoke out against Imus after he called the Rutgers Basketball Team "nappy-headed hoes." Because being a guest on someone's show in the past automatically means you have to publicly support them after they say something that offends you. And also, how can anyone say mean things about a jolly weatherman? If Imus has a bone to pick with someone, it should be himself and his racist producer.

I don't know where I've been, but the seedy, sexist underbelly of the Knicks franchise is being exposed in a $10 million sexual harassment suit filed by Anucha Browne Sanders, a former executive at Madison Square Garden, against Knicks coach and basketball legend Isiah Thomas. Sanders says she was fired because of her complaints about Thomas, who she says called her bitch and a ho and claimed not to "care about white people." He also told the former college basketball player he loved her after a friendly game of horse.

For sheer entertainment value, I think, genius orator Stephon Marbury took the stand yesterday, when the case went off in a slightly different direction. Marbury was forced to admit that he lured Sanders' intern into his car for sex (after his cousin had speculated out loud about the attractiveness of her genitalia) and that he called Sanders a bitch (but not a black bitch, he is quick to say) when she told him he couldn't give away any more free tickets.

I concluded, from looking at the photos from outside the courtroom, that Marbury was happy to be there despite the somber proceedings. But that's probably because it's Thomas on trial and not him. And, I mean, who doesn't have sex with an intern at some point? Isn't that what they're there for?

[NYDN]

What annoyed me most about a recent column in the Washington City Paper by a white woman who blames the cat-calling Latinos and blacks in her neighborhood for her illicit racist thoughts? How much time do you have? The writer is misguided and wrong. Her honestly is not refreshing. It makes her look stupid.

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