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To start off, I am new here, and I apologize if I am not formatting this correctly. In the negative association of language section, there is an example of two Korean words sounding similar. The fact that they sound the simlar should not be an evidence given to support the idea of negative association. It'd be appropriate to point out that the root of the word, "right had" actually came from "correct hand" Thank you! (Please disregard my last post-brain cramp!)
Left-handedness is not a preference, as falsely claimed in the lead. It is something born with, and cannot be chosen. AD 19:07, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
Early chronicles depict him in positive colors, as a skillful diplomat (see es:Lloque Yupanqui). The epithet "Yupanqui" also had only favorable connotations in the Inca era, it was a part of many Inca names such as Capac Yupanqui and Tupac Yupanqui. Raoul NK (talk) 10:49, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
This article discusses the problems caused by tools and machinery often being designed for right-handed operation but it does not go on to discuss the consequently increased accident rate for left-handed people. See Left-Handedness and Accident-Related Injury Risk Roger (talk) 09:17, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
The article also fails to mention specific design features that cause increase risk, as opposed to merely not being optimal. For example a lock button for an electric drill may end up under the palm of a left handed user instead of being positioned for an optional finger press; thus an inadvertent locking can cause the drill to fly out of control. The current article overlooks tools that are difficult to impossible to operate safely with the left hand. Hagrinas (talk) 23:09, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Restored the alternative sexuality section. The Rahman & Symeonides abstract clearly states, "elevated paraphilic interests were correlated with elevated non-right handedness" . In the introduction section of article (pg 166 Archive of Sexual behavior) the researchers reference pedophilia.
I got the homosexual reference from the wiki page /Handedness and sexual orientation, but that page had the % wrong, I corrected the % to align with the research. That is homosexual men have 82% greater odds of being non-right-handed than heterosexual men
Will expand negative correlations with left handedness to include stuttering, dyslexia, autism, when time permits. Witch Hazell (talk) 17:46, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Should we redirect this to Handedness like we did to Right-handed? Just a thought. Levonscott User talk:Levonscott User:Levonscott 06:08, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
The article fails to mention brain damage as a cause. It's important because physical hemispheric damage has a 50/50 chance of disabling the left or right side if it's the type that causes physical impairment. Therefore about half of the 90% naturally right handed individuals would end up left handed as a result, but only 5% of the overall population would become right handed as a result. Also, there's a strong correlation between such damage and impaired cognitive ability.
Thus sections of the article such as those on intelligence and income lack context. If the percentage of left handed individuals is artificially high at the "low" end, and statistically high at the "high" end, it would put lefties and righties on par with each other on average. But it would also explain why lefties with college educations do better financially (as is stated) and why increased intelligence can be possible among those without damage induced left handedness yet the same groups might show no statistical advantage overall.
This in not some sort of new theory that needs to be introduced, but merely a mention of what's already known based on an equal likelihood of damage to either side of the body in a random accident, in utero or otherwise. Hagrinas (talk) 23:24, 24 April 2012 (UTC)