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Study Confirms Social Conservatives Are Less Douchey When Entering College

Even if members of the incoming college freshman class describe themselves as “far right,” some 24 percent of them walk on to campus supporting same-sex marriage, compared to just 14 percent of America’s conservative Republicans as a whole, according to new data from the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles. Moreover, the freshman female-male ratio of support stood at 72-57; nationally, that rate is 43-34, according to a Pew survey.

The findings confirm freshman will believe anything.

By:           editor editor
On:           Mar 17, 2010
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  • 4 Comments
    • No. 1 · terrwill

      “The findings confirm freshman will believe anything”…sometimes the Queerty writers are kinda douchey…..

      Mar 17, 2010 at 9:38 am · @ReplyReply to this comment ·
    • No. 2 · Sam

      The findings confirm that younger people are more tolerant than older people.

      Mar 17, 2010 at 1:37 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment ·
    • No. 3 · B

      No. 2 ยท Sam wrote, “The findings confirm that younger people are more tolerant than older people.”

      More precisely, it shows that younger people in 2010 are more tolerant of gays and lesbians than older people. Keep in mind that prejudices that everyone thinks are correct never get noticed as prejudices.

      Mar 17, 2010 at 11:03 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment ·
    • No. 4 · San Francisco Treat

      WAY TO BURY THE LEAD QUEERTY. That Pew poll you cite ALSO says… wait for it…

      Americans SUPPORT civil unions 57-37. 68-29 among young adults. 63-33 among independents. AND 43% of self-identified CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS.

      Americans say LGBT people suffer a LOT of discrimination 64-30.
      And these numbers are 1 1/2 years old!

      http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1375/gay-marriage-civil-unions-opinion

      Here’s one from THIS YEAR:
      http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-4972643-503544.html

      42% Support FULL MARRIAGE EQUALITY. 67% Support Civil Unions – that’s 10 points higher than your Pew poll.

      Who does your research? You just read an article you find online and then just cite all the same stuff without all the context or the actual CITE?

      Mar 18, 2010 at 3:56 am · @ReplyReply to this comment ·

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