Trumpled (Alternative Leading)

[Thryleon]

No one could possibly argue against anything you've written here, Spotted One. But preying on lowest common denominator / most perverted interpretation is a mantra of far-right politics, possibly even many non-moderate conservatives.

I would have thought Trump sexualising his own daughter on TV, even admitting he'd fck her if she wasn't his daughter was just about the worst thing I've heard a parent publicly admit about one of his children - now that is perverted. But, hey, he's just havin' some fun, eh?

Sheesh, my Danish grandparents were always 'effusive' with their affection (cultural) to my sister and I when we were kids. All they knew is that they wanted to let their grand kids know how loved they were. Kisses and hugs all over the shop.

So now if a Greek/Italian (hey, anyone expressive of their affection) grandfather hugs and kisses his grandson he's a pedo and a poof! I have a number of Greek friends and I'm always greeted with hugs and kisses - likewise Mrs Baggers... are they wanting to fck my wife?

Sad that we can see clumsy affection and immediately condemn it as perverted and unnatural and that the person must be a sicko. Quite often that perversion is in the eyes of the beholder.

I have young nieces and nephews who I never hesitate to give huge hugs to. I hold them with deep affection so they know they're loved and cared for and, yes, if it's in public I can see the disapproving looks - well those sickos can go fck themselves, I will not deprive my loved ones of affection due to the looks of a few. If I sense the kids are uncomfortable, I'd back off immediately, of course but when they see Uncle Shano they come a runnin' for an those unconditional hugs. Oh, and the little one, I bet my hand when I pick her up might hold her bum to support her!!! Quick, call the cops, Baggers is a pedo!!!

99% or more of hugs from parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts bla bla bla are innocent and actually beautiful and incredibly important to the growth of the child. Love without holding, hugs, kisses etc. is what kind of love? Sadly, the 1% or so of disturbed, sick people seem to have a disproportionate say in how we perceive affection, or rather the much higher % of those who cast their own perverted interpretation on natural human affection. Very sad.

I think that you misunderstand something.

As a Greek, that Biden footage is unsettling for a multitude of reasons, not exclusively, that culturally, seeing that sort of displays of affection from westerners is very unusual.