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.
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..
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.
This is actually just a public service announcement attempting to placate the anxieties of people subject to TSA pat downs.
This is gay.
Woof! Woof!
And we're pigs, too. Dogs - Pigs. UNITE!!!
Behavior within families is one thing. Trump still hugs and kisses his adult sons as he pleases, which is how it should be. Do what works for you and for your family or small circle of real friends. Behavior out in the adult social world can be very different. I don’t see our society changing that much too soon, not even with the Millenials.
Women have always been more free to hug, smooch and tap a listeners hand without negative consequence. This seems to be what the women themselves wish to do. I am fine with it, but I let the woman initiate any such contact. I learned a long time ago the proper way to shake a ladies hand; i.e., you don’t crush it in vise. She won’t like you that much more. Not all, of course, but a large percentage appear to be more at ease with kissing and hugging someone they just met. This female custom of friendly, platonic contact continues (paradoxically), in spite of the #MeToo Witch Trials.
I went to a graduate school for a while where there were a number of “recovering alcoholics”. A couple of them subscribed to the Leo Buscaglia school of touch. I got hugged by one of the big ones, and felt like the cat in the Pepe Le Pew cartoons.
Hug me.