Nov 22, 2019 10:45 PM
Some women feel fetal kicks years after they've given birth (data collection)
https://www.newscientist.com/article/222...ven-birth/
EXCERPT: ... These phantom fetal kicks can last for years and in some cases decades after the pregnancy has ended. Disha Sasan at Monash University in Australia and colleagues conducted an online survey in which they asked 197 Australian women who had been through pregnancy about whether they had experienced these sensations. The team found that 40 per cent of the women had experienced phantom fetal kicks after their pregnancy and that the experience continued for an average of 6.8 years after giving birth. For one woman they persisted for 28 years. Almost 20 per cent of the women who experienced the kicks said they felt them daily, and double that proportion said they felt them more than once a week. [...] It isn’t known why phantom fetal kicks occur. (MORE)
RELATED: Babies kicking in the womb are creating a map of their bodies
Sexual racism on gay dating apps like Grindr (scale / survey)
https://www.businessinsider.com/sexual-r...dr-2019-11
EXCERPT: . . . "No Blacks, No Asians." This isn't language taken from a segregation-era poster. Rather, they're "dating preferences" listed on some queer men's online dating profiles, found on apps like Grindr and Scruff. Queer digital dating spaces — especially those involving men — have a race problem. And while apps like Grindr have launched campaigns to combat racism on their platforms, there's little existing research on how this form of racism impacts young men of color.
[...] Most research on young gay and bisexual black men focuses on HIV/AIDS while neglecting other important areas of study, according to Ryan Wade, a University of Illinois social work professor. This lack of data inspired Wade and Gary Harper, a University of Michigan health behavior professor, to create a scale and survey measuring the psychological impacts of Racialized Sexual Discrimination (RSD) on young men of color. Overall, their research confirmed that racism on queer dating apps can have significant negative health impacts on men of color, including depression and feelings of lower self-worth.
[...] One study participant even tested how race impacted the way he was rejected by other users by remaking his entire Grindr profile with no photos, and his race switched from black to white. "Even with no profile photo, he said the number of messages he got increased four-fold," Wade said. [...] According to Wade, erotic objectification stems from certain racial groups being stereotyped in the context of sex, like assuming that black men are aggressive or dominant in the bedroom.... (MORE - details)
https://www.newscientist.com/article/222...ven-birth/
EXCERPT: ... These phantom fetal kicks can last for years and in some cases decades after the pregnancy has ended. Disha Sasan at Monash University in Australia and colleagues conducted an online survey in which they asked 197 Australian women who had been through pregnancy about whether they had experienced these sensations. The team found that 40 per cent of the women had experienced phantom fetal kicks after their pregnancy and that the experience continued for an average of 6.8 years after giving birth. For one woman they persisted for 28 years. Almost 20 per cent of the women who experienced the kicks said they felt them daily, and double that proportion said they felt them more than once a week. [...] It isn’t known why phantom fetal kicks occur. (MORE)
RELATED: Babies kicking in the womb are creating a map of their bodies
Sexual racism on gay dating apps like Grindr (scale / survey)
https://www.businessinsider.com/sexual-r...dr-2019-11
EXCERPT: . . . "No Blacks, No Asians." This isn't language taken from a segregation-era poster. Rather, they're "dating preferences" listed on some queer men's online dating profiles, found on apps like Grindr and Scruff. Queer digital dating spaces — especially those involving men — have a race problem. And while apps like Grindr have launched campaigns to combat racism on their platforms, there's little existing research on how this form of racism impacts young men of color.
[...] Most research on young gay and bisexual black men focuses on HIV/AIDS while neglecting other important areas of study, according to Ryan Wade, a University of Illinois social work professor. This lack of data inspired Wade and Gary Harper, a University of Michigan health behavior professor, to create a scale and survey measuring the psychological impacts of Racialized Sexual Discrimination (RSD) on young men of color. Overall, their research confirmed that racism on queer dating apps can have significant negative health impacts on men of color, including depression and feelings of lower self-worth.
[...] One study participant even tested how race impacted the way he was rejected by other users by remaking his entire Grindr profile with no photos, and his race switched from black to white. "Even with no profile photo, he said the number of messages he got increased four-fold," Wade said. [...] According to Wade, erotic objectification stems from certain racial groups being stereotyped in the context of sex, like assuming that black men are aggressive or dominant in the bedroom.... (MORE - details)