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Old 09-10-2007, 01:58 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Kyt View Post
Oh dear guys, welcome to the 21st century - being a straight bloke is one of the last great sins left.

When I left uni one of my friends was accepted for a course in masters in social work whilst I was still umming and ahhing. She tried to convince me to enrol too because I wouldn't even have to do any work to get it - I ticked a lot of the right boxes:

Ethnic Minority? tick
Disabled? tick
Male? tick
Gay? Damn, knew I'd forgotten something - oh well, probably only get a Masters without a distinction

I wish I'd enrolled because nobody knows what Medical Anthropology is (including me, and I've been involved in it for 14 years!!!)
I can see you out there involved in social medicine, endeavouring to improve the lot of the working class and their susceptibility to disease and illness.

A sad case of the haves and the have nots!
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