I disagree. If a person continually insists on grabbing me for a dance and I am not comfortable with his/her approach & refusal to take a hint, I should not be compelled to give up my preferred social outlet. Having to sit out is bad: it costs money, time & effort to attend. Biting the bullet and dancing with such a person is also bad: it rewards their obsession and/or bad behaviour.
Etiquette is a guide of practises for getting along in a suitable way with other people. It strikes me as a violation of the basic principle to say that I'm not allowed to dance with anyone if I refuse to dance with one particular person. It would take only one dedicated sociopath to destroy an entire club. I'm sure there's a better solution.
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Date: 2006-02-24 02:40 pm (UTC)I disagree. If a person continually insists on grabbing me for a dance and I am not comfortable with his/her approach & refusal to take a hint, I should not be compelled to give up my preferred social outlet. Having to sit out is bad: it costs money, time & effort to attend. Biting the bullet and dancing with such a person is also bad: it rewards their obsession and/or bad behaviour.
Etiquette is a guide of practises for getting along in a suitable way with other people. It strikes me as a violation of the basic principle to say that I'm not allowed to dance with anyone if I refuse to dance with one particular person. It would take only one dedicated sociopath to destroy an entire club. I'm sure there's a better solution.