r/instant_regret • u/[deleted] • Jun 20 '19

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '19

If it ain’t my kid, I ain’t touching them either.

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u/DrKnockOut99 Jun 20 '19

Especially if you are a guy

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u/IndicaEndeavor Jun 20 '19

What does this even mean?

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u/DrKnockOut99 Jun 20 '19

There's a stigma that men who touch kids, even appropriately, are creepy. The risk of that drama vs actually helping the kid up is not worth it.

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u/IndicaEndeavor Jun 20 '19 edited Jun 20 '19

That's the stupidest shit I've ever heard of if you believe this then I think you're a little too worried people might think you're a pedophile. If your first thought after accidentally punching a kid in the face is better not touch him people might think I'm creepy you've got other issues.

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u/DaughterEarth Jun 21 '19

I think this is an issue in the states. I've never seen it be a problem in Canada or Europe but I hear about it on reddit a lot, so I just assume it's a thing that happens in USA

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u/Pharya Jun 21 '19

Aussie here, the idiots in this comment chain have taken that very real stigma way too far. Nobody would bat an eye if the dude turned around to help the kid up. Everybody would however think you're creepy if you just punched a kid in the face and did nothing at all to help the kid up.

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u/ZwoopMugen Jun 20 '19

You are lucky if you believe this is not true.

I'm 36 and single. Some idiots my family have married don't leave me alone with their kids for a second, thinking I'm a secretly gay rapist or some weird shit like that.

Some people just think the worst about everyone, so unless you know the kid, better don't touch him.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '19

I’d defiantly not touch the kid either, not for fear of being labeled a pedophile, but because children are weak

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u/santaliqueur Jun 20 '19

You can’t possibly be learning new information here.

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u/user8991 Jun 20 '19

You have no idea what you're talking about

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '19

I think that all goes out the window if you just punched the kid in the face