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Originally Posted by jgerstein
Clothespinning is something that is being forced on people. Yes, some (perhaps many) people aren't bothered by it. But forcing somebody to accept deliberate violation of their personal space is harassment.
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I'm going to piggyback on this (which, if done literally, could be considered harassment) and say that many forms of "real" harassment are similar to having a clothespin clipped on your clothes. Hugging, inappropriate touching and clothespinning all include violating a personal bubble and initiating contact without consent, the latter two are often done while trying to not be detected. To say that this is not actual harassment is to not respect the people who want their physical space respected.