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In reply to the discussion: Even if you're a "touchy, feely" guy, do NOT put your hands on a woman without her permission. [View all]Codeine
(25,586 posts)Some really bad shit happened to me as a kid, starting from before I was old enough to really remember to an age where I was old enough that Ill never forget. Because of that experience being touched by anyone with whom Im not intimate is deeply, deeply uncomfortable, even terrifying on a bad day.
Parroting some idiotic balderdash about the wounds of Puritanism only serves to remind people that their personal desire to control their own bodies is something to be laughed off, dismissed with nothing more than a staggeringly-unoriginal bromide intended to convey some imagined sophistication or enlightenment. Thank you so very, very much for that.
Im able to respect the boundaries of others. I dont need to pat someone on the back or hug them to show admiration or pass on congratulations. I dont need to lean in and violate someones space to talk to them. I dont need to come up behind their chair and rub their shoulders. I expect the same level of respect for my boundaries.
tl;dr : People should keep their hands to themselves.