# One Small Slap for Hand (One. Giant Slap for Womankind?)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-small-slap-for-hand-one-giant-slap-for-womankind/787239>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 22, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-small-slap-for-hand-one-giant-slap-for-womankind/787239 "2017-05-22T22:01:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-small-slap-for-hand-one-giant-slap-for-womankind/787239/21 "2017-05-25T14:11:18Z")

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Turns out [the Pope won’t hold his hand, either.](http://i.imgur.com/RBFkxEh.mp4) Yeah, it’s doctored but still funny.

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**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-small-slap-for-hand-one-giant-slap-for-womankind/787239/22 "2017-05-25T14:51:50Z")

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> [@Grestarian](#):
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> I just watched the clip via the second link above.  
> My interpretation is that he was looking forward while reaching back for her to take his hand and she was looking out at the crowd. Then she noticed and reached slowly forward to grab the offered hand but, just a microsecond before they connected, he got impatient, did a dismissive ‘well, forget it then’ wave of his hand and rescinded his offer.
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> –G  
> Just another view to throw into the mix.

You’re not a very good gestarian, after all. It is clearly a swat.

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-small-slap-for-hand-one-giant-slap-for-womankind/787239/23 "2017-05-25T16:50:36Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> She’s not accustomed to him grabbing her by the _hand._

We have a winner.

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