Posted on 07/01/2019 12:06:35 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
It sounds to me like author Mark Greene is a poofter. What a load of drivel.
While we’re at it, why not more tight Italian suits, Italian man purses, and skinny Italian dress shoes?
Oh, and our young men might as well just give up thoughts of moving out from their mom’s house, essentially, ever, too, I’d imagine.
Ha! I forgot all about the Pajama Boy...
And until we get rid of the other 55 mental disorders, we can never hope to condition our boys to be gentlemen towards girls.
this sounds like a recruitment commercial for the local homosexual bar
but anyways,
it is accurate to observe just how little real friendship there is in so much of American society, culture
you see it in interpersonal conversations, on the highways, in many offices or factory settings, in the deterioration of even minimal civility in our institutions of governance, in the decay of our public square, in the falling apart of so many churches, synagogues, and civic organizations, etc.
less and less civility, meaningful discourse, friendship or even friendliness...in so much of America nowadays
not a completely negative picture, and there are many small towns (especially in ‘fly over country’) where the D-party’s “deplorables”) still maintain a civil society
but overall, there’s been a terrible decay
so maybe the article is reflecting a bit of this
“And if you are a man, imagine a five minutes of contact with another man. How quickly does that idea raise the ugly specter of homophobia? And why?”
Sicko. No crossed swords..
He’s choosing his conclusion and working back.
Inane.
Dear Mark:
The “gentle platonic touch” didn’t clear the bunkers and blockhouses on the bluffs overlooking Omaha Beach; nor did a “gentle platonic touch” plant a flag on Iwo Jima or clear the caves on Peleliu.
Tough, Depression-hardened street kids from all over America did. And when it was finished, the majority that came home settled into their post-war lives, worked at their jobs, raised and loved their families, remembered their buddies who weren’t so fortunate, and cherished their lives.
Because THAT’S what a Man does.
I once witnessed a man be horribly humiliated by a supervisor in front of others. Later we were talking and I wanted so much to give him a hug and show support, and I thought he could have used that. But the inhibitions of the workplace just messed it up. I’ve always thought that was sad and regretted not going with my instincts.
This is actually just a public service announcement attempting to placate the anxieties of people subject to TSA pat downs.
Working front too.
What a twit. I hate being touched by anyone who is not immediate family.
And yes, the sex drive of any youngish healthy male makes any attempt at a platonic relationship with a youngish female... difficult. It is supposed to. I have had women who were just friends, but there was absolutely no touching or spending time alone together.
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