The Two Second Hug Is Acceptable
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A hug for two seconds is acceptable. A three second hugs is problematic. And the students think it is ridiculous:
“MESA, Ariz. — A school policy banning student hugging prompted dozens of east Valley students to protest with a giant group hug across the street from campus.”
link: School Bans Hugs Over 2 Seconds
In Mesa, public displays of affection are frowned upon. Do they have school personnel specifically trained to time hugs? Will it go on a student’s permanent academic record? Perhaps an academic file can be flagged for ‘being affectionate’. Let’s stop the affection early before it becomes a problem…
Catherine Forsythe
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[tag]schools, security, hugs, mesa[/tag]
2 Comments
WereBo
March 5th, 2008
at 3:00am
WTF???? Stand sweet looking girl in front of me and I’ll hug her for minutes or hours, if she’s amenable to the idea!!!!
Bl@@dy daft idea, 2 seconds indeed!!!
John Howard Oxley
March 12th, 2008
at 9:42am
This is simply a step in a developing relationship ecology. We are moving towards a world in which the only situations where touching another person will be permitted and legal is when a complete contract of understanding has been signed by both parties. Spontaneous and emotional behaviour is distracting to your office-mates, and in the modern corporation, cannot be tolerated — so it is best if we train this out of people early, when they are still children.
This is all a consequence of Women’s Liberation and the rise of lawfare as a means of implementing social change — so we had better get used to it!