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I don't believe any mental or emotional distress was suffered. I also don't believe there were any "victims". Being hugged does not make you a victim, sorry. These people who are complaining need to toughen up.

I mean where does this end? Accidental contact in a corridor as two people pass each other ends careers? That sort of thing now seems entirely thinkable.

Who knows, without such stress, some of these women could have been even bigger than Lasseter himself.

Someone who can't tolerate the "stress" of being hugged is never going to be able to pull together Toy Story.

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> I don't believe any mental or emotional distress was suffered

I don't believe a grown up adult human being with an ounce of empathy could hold the beliefs that you hold. And yet, you exist and hold those beliefs. I presume you're an adult human and that you do have empathy for others.

Sometimes things happen that challenge our beliefs. Maybe a better approach would be to ask why your beliefs don't seem to line up to reality, instead of ignoring the evidence in front of you.

If you keep denying this social change, you're going to sound exactly like the old family member at Thanksgiving that says racist things. Society will have moved on and left you behind.

> Someone who can't tolerate the "stress" of being hugged is never going to be able to pull together Toy Story. As someone who worked in Hollywood, you cannot be farther from the truth.

Movies are not produced by aliens. They are done by people like you and I. Similar to people who work at Uber, or Google, or Goldman Sachs. Or at your employer. There isnt a "hollywood" type.

So again, you're of the opinion that unwanted physical contact from your superior is not a problem?

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