Duran Duran. The Police. Simple Minds. Tears for Fears. Pretty much every New Wave, New Romantic band of the 1980s.

What talent? She is a godawful rapper. Terrible lyrics and equally bad delivery.

Remember when Pop music used to involve actual musicians who wrote their own music and played actual instruments?

Are you seriously suggesting that making a career off of your ass is consistent with Feminism, as it has been commonly understood?

Is the fact that the song itself is an embarrassment to music beside the point?

Problem is, the philosophy is true.

Has it occurred to you that the reason she's doing all of these things is because of the draconian rules in her house?

Well, this gentleman just guaranteed that his daughter will redouble her efforts and likely succeed, with all the terrible implications that may have.

That movie was the best thing JJ Abrams has ever done. The entire ensemble of kids in that film is fantastic.

I don't know what predators have to do with this conversation. We are talking about common, everyday expressions of salutation, farewells and the like, between family members and friends.

Wow to you. Not to me and obviously not to the many in the thread who agree with me.

Okay. In the cultures with which I am most familiar — West, Central, East European, and Mediterranean — some sort of touch-based salutation is ubiquitous.

I'm sorry you feel that way. My impression is that the author is transferring her issues, based in her personal experiences, to her daughter. There is nothing offensive about the suggestion to seek help. I have sought help for anxiety and depression and am glad I did, especially so that I would not pass certain…

With regard to your second paragraph, I would argue that such behavior is eccentric in the extreme and would be viewed by most people as such. We are talking about basic social graces and manners, which are nearly ubiquitous across cultures. The sorts of attitudes you are describing sound, frankly, paranoid and…

Or, perhaps, we simply disagree? That I took something from the article different than what you took from it doesn't mean that I didn't understand it (or didn't want to).

I find this attitude artificial in the extreme.

Yeah, that's what it seemed like to me too. Hence my point about getting help.

I did not miss that part. Nowhere did I suggest that people should be forced to hug or otherwise touch others.

So, I have a number of French relatives. When we get together, rather than handshakes, there are kisses on both cheeks.

Because of the tone and attitude expressed in the article. An adult's innocent gesture of affection is described as "invasive." The title itself says a lot.