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Re: Hugs vs hand shakes at opening ceremony

Based on the video review above, I'm not sure this is a huge problem. In fact, I might have more of a problem with FIRST's response to the OP.

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Originally Posted by The Swaggy P View Post
Honestly?
I'm sorry, but I really don't see what the problem is here. Hugs or handshakes, how can either of those things be used in a discriminatory fashion?

I simply hug or handshake based on what I/they feel comfortable with, not based on whether they're a woman or not.
Do you ask the person which they prefer, do you wait for them to make the first move, or do you take a guess what they're comfortable with and hope they go with it? If the latter, there's a chance you're discriminating by gender without even realising.

Personally, I just don't hug very much at robotics. I think the last one was when one of our (male) Dean's List nominees moved on to the State Championship.
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