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From: rcj@burl.UUCP (Curtis Jackson)
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Subject: touching women
Message-ID: <1102@burl.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 8-Mar-86 19:26:08 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  8 19:26:08 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 9-Mar-86 07:57:15 EST
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Summary: 

In article <443@cuuxb.UUCP> frye@cuuxb.UUCP (frye) writes:
>I always found it easy to touch women. I don't think its
>anything I think about consciously. The only problem I
>have is when she doesn't want to be touched. She'll take
>her hand back (or her shoulder) if she doesn't want it
>held though, so its not a major problem. I also don't
>just walk up and start pawing at a lady I don't know.
>
> [etc. etc. -- lots more stuff that makes sense]

I know, Griz; and I do the same thing, including the occasional
backrub.  But you do need to know someone reasonably well or have
a high sensitivity to people.  A woman at a <nameless location
in the universe> recently brought a sexual harrassment charge against
a man because he leaned over her shoulder to get something off her
desk and his arm lightly touched her shoulder in the process.
Their co-workers were shocked at the charge; (several of them were
actually present at the time and saw nothing wrong, from what I
hear).  Meanwhile, this guy is facing this charge and, since he is
married, hoping that his wife will understand that he didn't really
do anything wrong.

Won't stop me from giving backrubs, though!
-- 

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