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Re:How can minorities of regular individuals overturn social... by klyrs on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @11:03AM (#30361712)
It's also a standard greeting in north American business culture. Failing to fit culture is a "legitimate" reason to be excluded. And yes, lots of men have expressed that handshakes are a men's club. I know guys do the crushing handshake thing as a dominance game. I'd love to be left out of that garbage without being deprived of equal opportunity.
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Re:How can minorities of regular individuals overturn social... by ska on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @12:48PM (#30363154)
> I know guys do the crushing handshake thing as a dominance game.

It's ironic how an attempt to show dominance is actually such a clear demonstration of (psychological) weakness.

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Re:How can minorities of regular individuals overturn social... by BurningFrog on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @11:32AM (#30362085)
I can understand the crushing handshake as some kind of game between men.

Doing it to a woman seems more like a form of assault.

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Re:How can minorities of regular individuals overturn social... by klyrs on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @11:54AM (#30362362)
No. Just like ass-slapping, it's assault if it's unwanted, regardless of gender.
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Re:How can minorities of regular individuals overturn social... by 5040 on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @12:56PM (#30363243)
Like everything, it depends on the context. Ass-slapping athletes are different than Ass-slapping construction workers.
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Re:How can minorities of regular individuals overturn social... by 3729426s73 on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @02:09PM (#30364317)
No. Consent is the only thing that matters. Gender and profession is completely irrelevant. It should be obvious that you don't touch people without their consent.
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