>Ugh this dude

ikr?

>I do agree it's concerning like you as a person who works on
>this
>
>I forgot about the country' puritanical roots
>It's where we have our weirdness about sex and nudity in
>general as well

i saw a documentary on PBS about the history of Italians in America and learned that many Italians turned away from much of their Italian cultural behavior as part of their assimilation process to become Americans (aka 'white') as opposed to Italians. reading your reply about your family reminded me of that and i wonder if many American immigrants lost platonic touch b/c they wanted to be more like the Americans. also, thinking about the hand-holding i saw in Ghana and have read about in this post also made me wonder if immigrants drop platonic touch in a desire to assimilate. but i dunno for sure.

>This might be a weird one
>I quirked an eyebrow at those hugging parties when they popped
>up
>But they maybe more needed than I oreviously gave credit for

damn. that's good. i hadn't thought of that in this context. i tend to agree w/you.

>Also it stems from the whole men and women can't be platonic
>friends thing
>When did society get so damned sexualized?!

i like what the author said - once platonic touch is lost then the only touch that remain are sexual and athletic, it seems.

>I hate auto correct with a passion

LOL