642  Predators

Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:50:28 -0700
From: Andrew Allison <Andrew@AALLISON.COM>
Subject: Predators

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>Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:09:59 -0400
>From: Robinne Gray <rlg2@CORNELL.EDU>
>[snip]
>. . . . Or as one guy told me: "I'm starting to refine my position on the
>subject. It's not so much women asking men that bothers me. It's more that
>the 'predators' push their way past each other, and many other
>leads...". So let's be clear that it's rudeness of a non-gender-specific
>variety that creates social discomfort, NOT the fact that women might ask
>for a dance.

Yes! Of course it's all about manners. But the solution to the "predator"
problem lies in the hands, or rather feet of the ladies: they could
politely decline the invitations of rude leaders. I had the experience last
week of having one such hover closely for several minutes while I was
conversing with a friend. He finally had the gall to interrupt and ask if
she wanted to dance -- and instead of saying "later," she rewarded his
boorish behavior by accepting. Andrew