Touch

Apr. 4th, 2019 06:50 am
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Suzette Haden Elgin (olev ha-sholem) said that many people are touch-dominant and relate to the world by making contact with it. My immediate reaction was that it would not be fun to work for such a person, especially if one is of a sex the boss is attracted to.

I have spent many years in a 12-step program in which hugging is mandatory. I didn’t like it at first, but thanks to much Remedial Hugging, I now do it competently.

Joe Biden appears to be touch-dominant. It is of course an order of magnitude different from our president’s pussy grabbing, but the culture is finally beginning to take personal space more seriously, even when the person violating it is a high-status white male who means well.

This strikes me as a sign that while Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders are great people who should keep doing what they’re doing indefinitely, I hope the Democratic presidential nominee is someone younger.

Date: 2019-04-08 08:51 am (UTC)
marahmarie: (M In M Forever) (Default)
From: [personal profile] marahmarie
I was dropping by to ask the same question but see that you beat me to it. Good work! Seeing EW's name lumped in with the others honestly made my jaw drop.

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