IIRC, she’s also claimed she finds breast-feeding perverted, even though Roma traditions are the exact opposite. So she really only uses her background as an excuse when it fits her biases even when it doesn’t)
Of course she is. How do you know when ZPG Zealot is lying or trolling? She’s posting.
Bwaaaaaaah.
For a long time now I’ve smoothly slid proffered handshakes into fistbumps.
I’m a guy with no problem shaking hands, I do it only to add some whimsy, which it does. I recently fistbumped an elderly woman who then went around fistbumping everyone she could, cackling each time someone responded.
I don’t imagine ZPG would appreciate being fisted.
She’s whatever specific branch of Roma she is. She speaks as if she was the voice of all women, when her attitudes are shared neither by the majority of the women within 500 miles of her, nor by many Roma.
Nah, a cat wouldn’t shake hands with a king. It would just start washing its butthole with gusto.
Not offensive but if you are going to do the credit card swipe it is polite to ask permission first.
Through a bizarre set of circumstances I found myself at the reception for the first Kuwaiti ambassador to Iraq since the 1990 invasion. I was on the receiving line and met him and his wife. The guy in front of me mistakenly put out his hand to shake the hand of the ambassador. He was not shot. He was not accused of rape. He was not dragged out of the al Rasheed. Instead she graciously said she does not shake hands. Then we had a nice brief conversation about the military. Amazing how that worked out even in a Muslim country.
You mean, she was pleasant even though he’d just raped her? Wow!
Phrasing!!
Lets keep things accurate. Attempted rape.
I will admit that at times, when it’s been a while, I will shake my own hand.
People shake hands because 95% of us aren’t pants-wetting children looking for reasons to be offended. Also, non-dysfunctional people sometimes like to touch other people to form a connection. If you don’t like human connections, may I recommend discontinuing use of this board?
I know this pit thread isn’t about you, but I want to take this opportunity to let you know that there’s a special place in hell for people who treat adopted children like pariahs.
Oh and super fuck you to ZPG Zealot. {{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}
I hadn’t realized school officials had such brittle ribs, what with all that cafeteria milk they drink.
Kudos on safe sex. It’s important. Make sure you wash your hand first, though.
Whoa! That’s a real thing?
And I thought it was only the Japanese who did strange thinks to butts!
In competitive chess, you shake hands both before and after the game.
A refusal to do this is taken very seriously and may result in a forfeit.
I personally have played chess all over the world and every game had the two required handshakes. This included games against men, women and children of many nationalities, religions and cultures.
I have also worked for several large companies (plus a private school) and every one of them expected me to offer a handshake to customers (and parents), whether male or female. This had the backing of each HR department.
You completely misunderstand. The message I was trying to send is that men, well actually everybody in general, should err on the side of caution in how their behavior can effect those around them especially those they don’t know.
And yet coincidentally “err on the side of caution” as you suggest it never works out to be the actions statistically least likely to offend people, but the actions that offend you and your, ahem, rather particular sensibilities the least. Funny, isn’t it?
When it comes to matters of concerning physical touch, verbal consent is the best the standard. Seriously, nonverbal consent is too easily a quagmire in a lot of behavior.
Yes, everyone should try to do no harm. The problem is, there is no choice that does no harm to anyone. Well, i assumed the standard choice, which is to offer a handshake politely, without grabbing anything, did no harm. But you seem to disagree.
Making a fuss about my being a woman and checking before shaking my hand, but not before shaking the hand of a man, harms me. It announces to everyone in the room that this person views me as a woman first, and a colleague second.