I don’t think that’s the argument for more touching.
I don’t think anyone is making that argument. If anything the author is saying that if we get rid of homophobia, that would allow men to touch each other again without fear of stigmatization.
Not saying we shouldn’t get rid of homophobia. Kill it with fire.
That being said, how come men in other homophobic countries touch each other without this stigmatization?
No idea, but that’s a good question.
The article doesn’t go into why America is different in that way, but I think the author left us a clue as to why we’re different:
“A society steeped in a generations old puritanical mistrust of physical pleasure have created an isolating trap in which American men can go for days or weeks at a time without touching another human being.”
I’m far from an expert, and I freely admit that I could be talking out of my ass, but America’s puritan past could be the “X Factor” as to why men don’t touch each other.
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I feel like the validity of that theory relies heavily on similarities with England, where they even had a Puritan theocracy at one point, as well as Calvinist Europe. I don’t know if those similarities exist but if they do that would strengthen your theory.
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I don’t know either. Maybe this has already been done before and all I need to do is google it, but I think it would be interesting if someone did an sociological study/examination about why America is so different when it comes to male-male touching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWPMJwHrWFU
Exploding brain thing of the day: the top comment on the video. Jesus Christ.
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For what it’s worth, I think she pinned it to the top. I don’t think it got there on it’s own. Still brain-explody
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The entire time I am watching this all I could look at was the giant stuffed porg.
Elon Musk wants to start a new comedy publication.
I thought he already had one, under the name “Tesla Earnings reports.”
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I almost didn’t click on this, but then I saw this WASN’T the fuck the police thread.
It seems the Big D and I have the same YouTube subscribe list.
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