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fern hill
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posted 16 January 2006 03:25 PM      Profile for fern hill        Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I found this on the Dark Site. It's from the Edmonton Sun, about a study showing that having female children shifts parents thinking/voting leftward.

Here's a quote:

Economists Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick and Nattavudh Powdthavee of London University released a paper in December that says "having daughters pushes people to become more left-wing. Giving birth to sons, by contrast, makes people more likely to vote in a right-wing way."


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Accidental Altruist
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posted 16 January 2006 04:07 PM      Profile for Accidental Altruist   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Wow. I guess that's how I got my dad to vote for Bob Rae!
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Kevin_Laddle
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posted 16 January 2006 04:10 PM      Profile for Kevin_Laddle   Author's Homepage        Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Wow! If true, it is frightening to imagine just how right-wing Dumbya would be if he had 2 sons rather than 2 daughters.
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skdadl
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posted 16 January 2006 04:22 PM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Accidental Altruist:
Wow. I guess that's how I got my dad to vote for Bob Rae!

Well, we all have a few skeletons in our closets.


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skdadl
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posted 16 January 2006 04:25 PM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
Originally posted by Kevin_Laddle:
Wow! If true, it is frightening to imagine just how right-wing Dumbya would be if he had 2 sons rather than 2 daughters.

It would be interesting to see whether/how those figures break down on a class basis.

Presumably, Paris Hilton's dad hasn't ever much worried about whether she'd be treated fairly by the world. If you're rich and powerful, who cares?


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clersal
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posted 16 January 2006 04:53 PM      Profile for clersal     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
It's from the Edmonton Sun, about a study showing that having female children shifts parents thinking/voting leftward.

Hah, I would think the opposite. Must be a male study. Hah again. Both my parents were so right wing......Oh dear elections come around and look what happens.


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