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FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 10:18 PM Dec 2013

'I don't know any man who wants to just snuggle': Wisconsin officials target cuddle industry

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's ultra-liberal capital city is a place where just about anything goes, from street parties to naked bike rides. But city officials say a business is pushing even Madison's boundaries by offering, of all things, hugs.

For $60, customers at the Snuggle House can spend an hour hugging, cuddling and spooning with professional snugglers.

Snugglers contend touching helps relieve stress. But Madison officials suspect the business is a front for prostitution and, if it's not, fear snuggling could lead to sexual assault. Not buying the message that the business is all warm and fuzzy, police have talked openly about conducting a sting operation at the business, and city attorneys are drafting a new ordinance to regulate snuggling.

"There's no way that (sexual assault) will not happen," assistant city attorney Jennifer Zilavy said. "No offense to men, but I don't know any man who wants to just snuggle.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/08/21819741-i-dont-know-any-man-who-wants-to-just-snuggle-wisconsin-officials-target-cuddle-industry
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'I don't know any man who wants to just snuggle': Wisconsin officials target cuddle industry (Original Post) FarCenter Dec 2013 OP
I saw a piece with anthony bourdain in Japan with a snuggle business Mojorabbit Dec 2013 #1
"city attorney Jennifer Zilavy said. "No offense to men, but I don't know any man..... BlueJazz Dec 2013 #2
Being an attorney, it is quite possible FarCenter Dec 2013 #4
Hey... I do! defacto7 Dec 2013 #3

Mojorabbit

(16,020 posts)
1. I saw a piece with anthony bourdain in Japan with a snuggle business
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 10:45 PM
Dec 2013

Perhaps the owner saw the same piece! My hubby loves to just snuggle.

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
2. "city attorney Jennifer Zilavy said. "No offense to men, but I don't know any man.....
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 10:53 PM
Dec 2013

... who wants to just snuggle."

Well, Jennifer, looks like you might feel different if you would quit going out with one-dimensional assholes.
...but I doubt you will. Women like you LOVE to date pricks then complain to anyone who will listen. "Men are such pricks !!"


 

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
4. Being an attorney, it is quite possible
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 11:29 PM
Dec 2013

Best her beaus be cautious about sex as well, lest they meet the fate of the male praying mantis.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
3. Hey... I do!
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 11:13 PM
Dec 2013

Without being offended then, it's offensive to underrate men in such a general, trite and stereotypical way. How boorish!

I'm a man and I like to "just" snuggle at times. As a matter of fact, I'd rather snuggle if I had to choose. I think anyone who says they don't know any man who wants to just snuggle is someone who has been deceived by a fictitious male sex culture that promotes that men only think with their dicks. The other possibility is that they've had an awful lot of bad relationships or hang out with people who can control their social behavior.

It's also something an attorney might say to gain the attention.

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