Years ago I came across a video of Glassman helping a young woman with her deadlift[0], where he touches her legs in what I would consider to be an unnecessary

Years ago I came across a video of Glassman helping a young woman with her deadlift[0], where he touches her legs in what I would consider to be an unnecessary way. It left enough of an impression on me that I still remember it, many years later. It's actually the only reason I even know the guy's name at all. The reason I think it stuck with me is because I'd also read an article about politeness[1] around the same time, maybe even on the same day, which stood in direct contrast. From the article: > One way to be polite is by not touching people unless they specifically invite it. You’d be amazed at how often people screw this up; just search the Internet for “touch black woman hair” and marvel at the number of articles, posts, and guides. Here’s the New York Times journalist Jenna Wortham, in an interview at The Awl, on hair-touching: "I realize that it might sound like an overstatement to some people, but having someone touch me without my permission just fucks with my day and sense of privacy and personal space and sends me into a k-hole spiral of wondering what unconscious signal I may have given to indicate that it would be OK, even though I know there isn’t one." [0]: https://youtu.be/RvlZrkssHxA?t=47 https://youtu.be/RvlZrkssHxA?t=47 [1]: https://medium.com/s/story/how-to-be-polite-9bf1e69e888c https://medium.com/s/story/how-to-be-polite-9bf1e69e888c