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In Latino cultures, a hug would be completely appropriate. Why is it your culture that gets to decide? I find that attitude in itself offensive, especially cons
by xiaoma 11y ago
In Latino cultures, a hug would be completely appropriate. Why is it your culture that gets to decide? I find that attitude in itself offensive, especially considering we're talking about text.
If you get creeped out by even a virtual hug and see more open people as violators, that's your problem, not theirs.
- alextgordon 11y agoIt's an obvious restatement of American christian values. Any physical contact is implicitly sexually charged, and so even a reference to it is objectionable. Of course if we're going to apply one religiously-inspired value system, then why not Saudi Arabian values?
- bakabaka9 11y agoI second that. Not wearing towel on head sure is offensive! :)
- d9h549f34w6 11y agoExactly. I think this is the aspect that's "rubbed me the wrong way" about this CoC thing. I don't come from a culture where workplace physical contact would be seen as acceptable, but I'm not about to claim that that's some sort of human universal without a lot more research. The sense I get from GitHub's CoC effort is that it's attempting to codify supposedly universal modes of proper human interaction without recognizing that it's sourced in a specific, local culture.
- ipsin 11y agoI will plead ignorance here. In Latino cultures, the individual is not allowed to refuse a hug from a stranger? Or it's considered to be extremely rude and insulting to do so? Please lay it out for me, in as much detail as you're comfortable providing.