When to Touch a Woman (or, Things I Wish My Male Friends Knew) : comments.
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Also, want to bring up that a lot of the time, women seem to think it can be appropriate to hug/touch/kiss another woman (or even someone who is genderqueer, or male!) without permission, or with less explicit permission. It's less often regarded as an invasion of privacy than it is if a man is initiating the action, as well, which is something I just don't understand and don't get.
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I think that the reason I focused on guys touching women without permission is that (at least in my personal experience), while women may be more likely to hug other women without asking, I personally feel more uncomfortable when my space is being violated by a hetero man, thanks to the long history of male violence against women. There's a certain level of sexualization there that makes it particularly squicky, even with touches that aren't specifically sexual.
But I really appreciate you pointing out that it's certainly not a one-sided problem. Thanks for stopping by!