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WCDT 14-18 January 2019 (3916-3920)
Case:
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYE!
:facepalm:
Annemoon:
--- Quote from: Fhqwhgads on 14 Jan 2019, 01:35 ---
Oh. Man. WITNESS. I'm a white dude and my niece is mixed and oh man does she hate this. why would anybody think that's a good idea.
Fellow wonderbreads, protip: NEVER NEVER ask if you can touch their hair. You can't. AND FOR GOD'S SAKE DON'T JUST DO IT.
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My personal hair touch impulse comes in with freshly trimmed millimetre length hair (sooo soft!)
But in my experience you *can* ask if
1. You are good friends with this person, and comfortable with general touching already
2. You ask with clear and accepted option of saying no.
3. You know this person has no specific history of suffering from hair touching
LeeC:
--- Quote from: Fhqwhgads on 14 Jan 2019, 01:35 ---
--- Quote from: mercykills on 13 Jan 2019, 19:43 ---.......
Panel 3 reeeeeealllly got to me on this one. It just made me think on how a certain race of people in my country(USA) thinks nothing of patting, touching, grabbing, stroking the hair of another certain race's(*cough* mine*cough*) hair completely without asking, warning....
and then look at US crazy when we tell them "no" or smack their hands away. ARRRGGGHHHH...inappropriate touching is inappropriate touching. ALWAYS.
*cracks neck and knuckles*
*exhale*....../siiiiiiiiiigh
Apologies. I know there's bigger things at play here than Faye should've asked first before touching Roko's new bod. Ignore me as I return to silently lurk and grumble in the background.
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Oh. Man. WITNESS. I'm a white dude and my niece is mixed and oh man does she hate this. why would anybody think that's a good idea.
Fellow wonderbreads, protip: NEVER NEVER ask if you can touch their hair. You can't. AND FOR GOD'S SAKE DON'T JUST DO IT.
Just, just no
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I don't know why this is a thing. I mean maybe its because I grew up in a diverse area and so I wasn't exposed to this but I have always been taught you don't touch a person unless they invite you to. It was quite alien to me when I saw an episode of Family Guy where Cleveland moved in and they asked to pet his hair. Some years later I saw a youtube video about an interracial relationship where the girl whispers to the camera (the proxy boyfriend) that he can touch her hair but no one else in his family/friends can nor should they ask. I was sitting there watching this thinking "Is that a thing people really ask/do?"
I don't know. I just don't get it. :psyduck:
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On topic: Faye really rubs me wrong on this. It seemed similar to when she was tossing Momo or trying to take a peak up her skirt when she was in her chibi body. It feels more like Faye is looking upon Anthros like they are hardware and not a person. Which is weird because she does talk to Anthros like they are people and even worries a bit (I mean look at her relationship with Bubbles from start to now). I can see this disconnect causing some friction with her and Bubbs later, if not with some Anthro friends.
sitnspin:
--- Quote from: LeeC on 14 Jan 2019, 06:27 ---On topic: Faye really rubs me wrong on this. It seemed similar to when she was tossing Momo or trying to take a peak up her skirt when she was in her chibi body. It feels more like Faye is looking upon Anthros like they are hardware and not a person. Which is weird because she does talk to Anthros like they are people and even worries a bit (I mean look at her relationship with Bubbles from start to now). I can see this disconnect causing some friction with her and Bubbs later, if not with some Anthro friends.
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In this instance I think she is really trying to be supportive and reassuring, she's just awkward and has no understanding of respectful social interaction, as per usual. Plus I think she's really nervous and emotionally upset by the situation and is way overcompensating. While she does have a long history of depersonalising AI people and this is similarly very poor behavior, in this case it's not coming from a mindset of disrespect.
shanejayell:
Poor Roko.
Cut Faye a BIT of slack, too. She did kinda see Roko pancacked so her relief at that is understandable...
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