The curious and forbidden topic of hand-holding

[Blackout]

Now put down those torches and pitchforks and listen to me. How did the phenomenon of holding hands being lewd started? I've been reading on in amusement every time it was brought up but now I'm genuinely curious. Can someone enlighten me?

 

[ArcadiaBlade]

..... *Starts Lighting a cig*

Whew.... It all started long ago.... Before otakus started accepting weebs as normal....

After tainting our minds with countless disgrace off jacking to tentacle porn, more and more of our brethren started to dig deeper into the hole, not knowing the path they take would soon bring them into the darkness.

As lolis and conflict between flat and boob wars started, some continue to spew their justice while some dug deeper into degeneracy. Some became someone who dug even deeper to which they change from the men they use to be....

However, one man, a lone person wish to see that we shouldn't taint ourselves into degeneracy and so.... Wholesome was invented....

Like the bible passed by the gods, it also created controversy and heresy to be made into religion as some wanted to clense their sins from the hole of degeneracy. However, upon a certain anime showed up, a pure girl had said...

'Hand-holding is lewd'

This cause a new wave of degenerates to me made and started their crusade to speak out their words!

'Handhold is lewd' they shout, passed on to veterans and even the new ones as they all began their corruption to new degeneracy.... And so, their cul-i mean crusade to proclaim lewdness such as hugging, patting and such into their new bible....

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Ehh... If you don't want to listen to my rant, it basically started from some animes which the girls would sometimes think that handholding, hugging and other wholesome things can get girls pregs with babies and we kinda made it out of context basically into what it is today.

 

[BubbleC]

Tf holding hands is lewd? I guess every parent out there is a pedophile now.

Nah but for real, my guess is that it’s kinda like kissing in the sense that it’s sort of a pure love intimacy thing? Like you don’t hold hands for sexual pleasure, you do it for emotional connection and that’s kinda lewd I guess? Because we’re all lonely, emotionally starved monkes?

Presenting holding hands in a lewd manner in writing could also just be a technique to build up the sexual tension and mood of a piece—a pre-smut appetizer, if you will. Although, I don’t read much smut, and I don’t know if your question pertains to the frequency of lewd hand holding in stories. But if it is, that’s my guess.

Or hand fetishes are just more common than you think.

 

[Agentt]

Well, the initial manga, the one which date way back, went sexual pretty quick, since Japanese censorship laws were and continue to be the easiest law to bypass. It was as normal as to drink water. It was also a good way to show how 'cool' the hero and villains are.
And, well, also, people are horny, so increased sales!
Then came the sweet era of ending the series with marriage.
But when came the era of RomCom, especially ones like Nisekoi, where kissing was the end goal.
And here we are now, with hand holding the end goal.

I think the main driving force is how much relatable you want it to be. I suppose for weeks like us who can't even imagine what kiss or sex feels like, we just content ourself with holding hands.

 

[WasatchWind]

..... *Starts Lighting a cig*

Whew.... It all started long ago.... Before otakus started accepting weebs as normal....

After tainting our minds with countless disgrace off jacking to tentacle porn, more and more of our brethren started to dig deeper into the hole, not knowing the path they take would soon bring them into the darkness.

As lolis and conflict between flat and boob wars started, some continue to spew their justice while some dug deeper into degeneracy. Some became someone who dug even deeper to which they change from the men they use to be....

However, one man, a lone person wish to see that we shouldn't taint ourselves into degeneracy and so.... Wholesome was invented....

Like the bible passed by the gods, it also created controversy and heresy to be made into religion as some wanted to clense their sins from the hole of degeneracy. However, upon a certain anime showed up, a pure girl had said...

'Hand-holding is lewd'

This cause a new wave of degenerates to me made and started their crusade to speak out their words!

'Handhold is lewd' they shout, passed on to veterans and even the new ones as they all began their corruption to new degeneracy.... And so, their cul-i mean crusade to proclaim lewdness such as hugging, patting and such into their new bible....

———————————————————————————————————————————————————

Ehh... If you don't want to listen to my rant, it basically started from some animes which the girls would sometimes think that handholding, hugging and other wholesome things can get girls pregs with babies and we kinda made it out of context basically into what it is today.

I have absolutely no idea what any of this is about. I'm just a young adult that's scared of crossing the bridge of holding a girl's hand.

 

[Agentt]

Whew.... It all started long ago.... Before otakus started accepting weebs as normal....

What timeline do you live in where this happened?

 

[NotYourTypicalMan]

I see... Intergender wrestling is the lewdest sports out there.

Noted.

 

[Jemini]

Basically, it's because guys and girls don't know how to talk to each other and have casual relationships anymore. So, even progressing to hand-holding doesn't happen so easily anymore like it used to when it was considered normal and tame.

 

[Remuria]

Pure Depravity.

Spoiler

 

[Draconite]

Have 20 minutes full of lewdness

Spoiler

 

[tounokenja]

But you see, the true lewdness is two innocent and cute girls, holding hands in an interlocking fashion. Knowing that it is the beginning of a pure intimacy between them, whether it remains a platonic friendship or continues into a blossoming yuri romance.

Handholding is lewd because true love stems from it, sex is unnecessary and vulgar. Purity of emotion, thought, and togetherness is the ultimate end.

We're not even going to get into headpats.

 

[Kilolo]

if I could holding hand leisurely with a girl in public space, I wouldn't call it lewd.

if I couldn't hold hand with a girl, then NOBODY should.

Spoiler: mama, look!

 

[ArcadiaBlade]

What timeline do you live in where this happened?

Hmn... I guess its about 6-7ish? Before I was watching hentai and discovered manga?

 

[PhillisCreziles]

I have absolutely no idea what any of this is about. I'm just a young adult that's scared of crossing the bridge of holding a girl's hand.

Bruuuuuuuh.
Same here.

 

[SuperBort]

To me it just seems like a joke about how what people define as lewd is highly subjective. Sort of like jokes about showing a person's bare ankle being a form of indecent exposure that should be punished by jail time.

There is also the fact that thanks to hentai and similar media, having sex seems to happen earlier in a relationship than holding hands. So by hentai logic it is normal to have anal sex with someone you just met, but holding someone's hand is reserved for only the closest of partners. The only person you should hold the hand of is your true love, and by hentai logic the two (or more) of you are already screwing like rabbits.

 

[Blackout]

..... *Starts Lighting a cig*

Whew.... It all started long ago.... Before otakus started accepting weebs as normal....

After tainting our minds with countless disgrace off jacking to tentacle porn, more and more of our brethren started to dig deeper into the hole, not knowing the path they take would soon bring them into the darkness.

As lolis and conflict between flat and boob wars started, some continue to spew their justice while some dug deeper into degeneracy. Some became someone who dug even deeper to which they change from the men they use to be....

However, one man, a lone person wish to see that we shouldn't taint ourselves into degeneracy and so.... Wholesome was invented....

Like the bible passed by the gods, it also created controversy and heresy to be made into religion as some wanted to clense their sins from the hole of degeneracy. However, upon a certain anime showed up, a pure girl had said...

'Hand-holding is lewd'

This cause a new wave of degenerates to me made and started their crusade to speak out their words!

'Handhold is lewd' they shout, passed on to veterans and even the new ones as they all began their corruption to new degeneracy.... And so, their cul-i mean crusade to proclaim lewdness such as hugging, patting and such into their new bible....

———————————————————————————————————————————————————

Ehh... If you don't want to listen to my rant, it basically started from some animes which the girls would sometimes think that handholding, hugging and other wholesome things can get girls pregs with babies and we kinda made it out of context basically into what it is today.

someone should write a series based on this

 

[farmer]

I think it started as a way to make fun of how romcom makes a huge deal out of being on first name basis, indirect kiss, recognizing each other as friend and other tame semi-romantic exchange.