I just finished writing a response in the other thread, but then I saw the moderator note. I didn’t feel like wasting my post, so I’ll just throw it in here.
Not at all. The handshake is a normal/cultural gesture of respect, here in the US, and the vast majority of people are adjusted enough to do so in the proper context (a professional setting is one of them). By doing so, we’re in line with social norms, not aggressive sexual behavior. Beyond the US and across other racial groups/cultures (speaking personally, now), both can definitely be more tactile, and it goes so far as socially kissing on the cheek and hugging.
I have a coworker who is Muslim who will not shake hands or touch for religious reasons, and even she will politely explain it to others, in place of taking immediate offense-- probably because she understands that most people intend no offense (or advances), or most are just ignorant of her practices, so she exercises some patience and explains every so often. However, every other woman I know is comfortable with it (and will raise an eyebrow if a man were to shake every other man’s hand in a room, but not women).
Now that doesn’t mean you have to be comfortable with it, but it also doesn’t suggest anyone else is a predator.