Dear men, a kiss is never just ‘a kiss’
1 year, 3 months ago

Dear men, a kiss is never just ‘a kiss’

The Independent  

Woody Allen, who at 87 should know better, has waded into the debate about Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales’ full-throttle grab of world-cup-winning footballer Jenni Hermoso. “The kiss on the soccer player was wrong,” he concedes, “but he did not burn down a school… they didn’t hide, nor did he kiss her in a dark alley. The surprise isn’t that he believes this, but that in 2023 he still feels emboldened to express the view that a kiss is “just” a kiss shows “just” how big the gulf is between how many men and women see things. I’m heartened that they seem spared the relentless soundtrack of “cheer up, love” or “I’d like to get in your saddle” that I’d get when on my bicycle at the same age. If they want to “get with” a girl or boy, they ask first, which sounds clunky to my jaded Gen X ears but then I think, hang on, of course, if you’re putting your tongue in someone’s mouth the least you can do is use that tongue to ask if it’s OK. I’ve known 17-year-old boys to hold interventions where they tell their friends off for pestering girls at parties, while another was ostracised for upskirting.

History of this topic

Luis Rubiales: After ‘years of forced silence,’ Spanish women’s soccer players speak openly about the unwanted kiss in new documentary
4 weeks ago
Rubiales to go on trial in Spain over unwanted kiss in February
6 months, 1 week ago
Spanish judge confirms Rubiales will stand trial for kiss on player after Women’s World Cup final
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Spain’s ex-football chief Rubiales to stand trial over kiss on player
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
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FIFA upholds Luis Rubiales' three-year ban from football as the shamed ex-Spanish FA president LOSES his appeal over the Jenni Hermoso 'kiss-gate' scandal
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Luis Rubiales to face trial for kissing Jenni Hermoso without consent at FIFA Women's World Cup
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Spain soccer outcast Rubiales facing trial for unwanted kiss at Women’s World Cup
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Spain’s Rubiales to face trial for kissing player at Women’s World Cup
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Former Spanish football chief Rubiales to testify in court in Hermoso kiss case
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Luis Rubiales Summoned to Appear in Spanish Court Over Forced Kiss
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Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales quits after kiss scandal
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Luis Rubiales resigns as Spanish FA president after Jenni Hermoso kiss
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Jenni Hermoso complaint against Luis Rubiales filed with Spain’s high court
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Spanish state prosecutors accuse Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing Jenni Hermoso at Women’s World Cup
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Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player at World Cup
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Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault, coercion over unsolicited kiss
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Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso files legal complaint over Luis Rubiales's World Cup kiss
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Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso accuses Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for World Cup kiss
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Spain's Jenni Hermoso Files Criminal Complaint Over Luis Rubiales Kiss
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Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso accuses Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for World Cup kiss
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Jenni Hermoso accuses Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 kiss
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Luis Rubiales speaks out to ‘continue defending myself’ over kiss scandal
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Kiss row: Spanish football federation apologises for behaviour of Luis Rubiales
1 year, 3 months ago
Spanish Men's Team Denounces Luis Rubiales Over Jenni Hermoso Kiss Following FIFA WWC Win
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Spain men’s team condemn Rubiales two weeks after Hermoso kiss
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Spain’s men’s team condemn Rubiales’ ‘unacceptable behavior’ that ‘tarnished’ women’s World Cup win
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Spain’s sports legal panel opens case against Luis Rubiales over World Cup kiss: reports
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