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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please don't laugh at this.

I come from a very affectionate Italian American family. We hug hello, goodbye, so I understand hugging.

However, I've observed older men who are in way superior positions, publicly and on camera, hugging much younger subordinate women who work for them or with them.

These are men who are giving great big "bear hugs" to these much smaller women. It's creeping me out. I'm a woman. I'm not a child in a kindergarten class. I don't need or want a "hug" from a much larger man. And I know for a fact these men do not consider these women to be respected colleagues at all. They talk badly about them.

I honestly believe that these men are considered neurodiverse, based on the field we're in. We all have doctorates, most of us. And I've been in this field for decades. They don't pick up on social cues at all. And they honestly believe that other people don't pick up on their social cues.

Do they see anyone else "hugging" people as a greeting in a work setting? No. I might "hug" a friend, who is a genuine friend, if I haven't seen the person in a long time, at a work conference or something.

This is triggering me in a big way. And I don't normally get triggered.

How could they not have learned after the "me too" movement to not touch people at work? Don't comment on a person's appearance at work. [/quote]

Sounds to me you're sexist, ageist, sizist, and brainist. What a peach.[/quote]

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