Discuss “The oppression of lefties”
Web Special: Left-handedness. It's one of the few things Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Aristotle, Henry Ford, Yogi Berra, O.J. Simpson, Bill Clinton, and Napoleon Bonaparte have in common. In fact, it's a trait shared by approximately 10 percent of the world's population. Left-handers represent a significant minority, and throughout history they have often been at a disadvantage in a broad range of categories including language, education, genetics, and machinery. Thankfully, the treatment of left-handers within society is showing continual improvement, especially since the late 20th century; but in order to appreciate this golden age for left-handedness, we must first recall to the not-so-good old days, when it was hard to be a lefty.
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Jun 10, 2006 at 11:13 PM
Stanley's theory is no longer deemed credible since he came to that conclusion
(lefties die faster than righties) from samples that were too small to be reliable.
Aug 16, 2006 at 01:02 PM
I'm a lefty and my young son is a lefty too! He started coming home from school with GRAPHITE SMUDGES on the side of his left hand and I HATED THAT! I had the same problem when I was in college with ink smudges. So I tried to find a product out there to solve this problem but none was available. So I decided to create my own product for my son. We call it "SMUDGE GUARD" and will launch it within a few months. It has eliminated the smudging problem for us when we write and draw and we hope that all left-handers will find this new product helpful in the future too! Email me at aajjwoo@verizon.net if anyone is interested in getting a free sample when it becomes available.
Sep 28, 2007 at 08:01 AM
I am interested about connection between left handedness and insomnia. I have problems with this. We lefties have different brains, as we prefers as painters, physicst, scientist, higher wages etc. But our language is worst. So any comments about insomnia?