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Cuddles and Cocoa Culture

When the right makes fun of the left for things like their Pajama Boy, they get pissed, claiming it’s a ridiculous label and that they are nothing of the sort.

Then Rolling Stone writes a story with sobering earnestness about the left needing to cuddle because of Trump.

And we’re not supposed to point and laugh.

(I do believe the photo illustrating the story is of two guys. Two guys… cuddling. But I may be wrong. It might be two guys who identify as… cuddlers.)

Why Professional Cuddling Is Booming Under Trump

Rolling Stone- In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, people struggled to figure out how to cope – and some found the answer was as simple as human touch.

A significant number of those seeking professional cuddling services have experienced abuse, and some see in Trump qualities that remind them of past trauma. Three days after the election, Anastasia Allington, a professional cuddler in Austin, Texas, had a session with a client who was bereft and frequently broke into tears. Another scheduled a cuddle session on Election Day in order to alleviate the anxiety he was already experiencing around the campaign.

“I started thinking about why it would be that people would seek out this service after this particular election and I think it has a lot to do with the space,” Allington says. “We walk through our days and we wear all these hats: mother, sister, employee, then something like this happens where, for many people, they felt bereft and the world doesn’t stop. In the cuddle space, you can be where you are with whatever emotion you’re feeling and no one has any expectations of you.”

“When we have a figurehead who’s dismissing those values, it’s an opportunity for the rest of us to say, ‘This is who we are and this is what we want,'” says one professional cuddler. 

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18 Comments on Cuddles and Cocoa Culture

  1. @ Bad_Brad, more like a grope.

    I could use a hug too. Reasonably tall, dark hair going to silver, nice smile, tight end, sense of humor, likes long walks in the what ever.

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