Comments on: It’s Alright [For Guys] To Hug http://www.ypulse.com/its-alright-for-guys-to-hug Daily news and insight into the Millennial generation for media and marketing professionals Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lori http://www.ypulse.com/its-alright-for-guys-to-hug/comment-page-1#comment-5026 Lori Fri, 29 May 2009 16:41:54 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=9752#comment-5026 I saw this on NBC Nightly News last night and thought that this was the stupidest thing I had heard coming from school boards in a long time -- well maybe since Monday. Here in NC, the legislature is rightfully passing a law banning bulling in schools, but we have some good people wanting to leave out sexual orientation. It's not okay to bully the short, blind, smart kid unless he is also gay. Each night I pray that I am delivered from well-meaning people who are "doing this for the health and safety of the children." I saw this on NBC Nightly News last night and thought that this was the stupidest thing I had heard coming from school boards in a long time — well maybe since Monday.

Here in NC, the legislature is rightfully passing a law banning bulling in schools, but we have some good people wanting to leave out sexual orientation. It’s not okay to bully the short, blind, smart kid unless he is also gay.

Each night I pray that I am delivered from well-meaning people who are “doing this for the health and safety of the children.”

]]> By: Eric Jaffa http://www.ypulse.com/its-alright-for-guys-to-hug/comment-page-1#comment-5019 Eric Jaffa Fri, 29 May 2009 02:48:06 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=9752#comment-5019 School officials shouldn't stop teenagers from hugging regardless of whether the school officials have other issues to deal with. It's a matter of freedom and positive socializing. School officials shouldn’t stop teenagers from hugging regardless of whether the school officials have other issues to deal with.

It’s a matter of freedom and positive socializing.

]]> By: Jim http://www.ypulse.com/its-alright-for-guys-to-hug/comment-page-1#comment-5016 Jim Fri, 29 May 2009 00:03:35 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=9752#comment-5016 In some ways, it's also reminiscent of other group of teens that embraced "free love" shortly after dramatic world events in the 1960's and 1970's. Not discounting that social norms have shifted, the teens of this generation were children just a few short years ago during 9/11. Comfort, safety. These are just some of the things expressed by hugs. This also coincides with the rise in sales of comfort foods in the past few years as the world economy has gotten worse, the threat of violence seems ever-present, and many don't know how long they'll be gainfully employed. Wouldn't you want a hug too? In some ways, it’s also reminiscent of other group of teens that embraced “free love” shortly after dramatic world events in the 1960′s and 1970′s. Not discounting that social norms have shifted, the teens of this generation were children just a few short years ago during 9/11. Comfort, safety. These are just some of the things expressed by hugs. This also coincides with the rise in sales of comfort foods in the past few years as the world economy has gotten worse, the threat of violence seems ever-present, and many don’t know how long they’ll be gainfully employed. Wouldn’t you want a hug too?

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