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In reply to the discussion: A statement made today by Al Franken [View all]Lithos
(26,403 posts)I follow the blog of Wil Wheaton and have for many, many years since the birth of his Internet fame. Wil has a no-touching policy for his fans at conventions and other social situations. Part of it is from the anxiety of catching a cold and/or dermatitis/reaction to various perfumes/etc. of the guests. But most of it is the behavior of people who so easily break into his personal space make him extremely uncomfortable and he really does not want any hint of impropriety and/or theft of his person to occur. Got the impression accidents and intrusions into his personal space have happened far more than he's comfortable and so he just has a blanket policy to keep his distance which has caused some to view him as cold.
Photo-ops and meet and greets are not "normal" events - people are shoved together quickly and artificially. Whoever is the "center" is likely seeing hundreds, if not thousands, of people in a very short period of time. Asking them to remember any of it is asking for a miracle.
As for the "non-denial" - this logic is akin to proving a negative. What would you want Senator Franken to say given that he likely does not remember anything about their meeting? For him to deny really offers nothing constructive to build from. Offering to do better, which in this case probably means a much tighter photo-op policy, is all that can be offered.
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