Reply #13: In one fell swoop,

[geniph]

this drunken fratboy dickhead takes a woman who's worked her way up to become the leader of the world's third-largest economy - and demotes her to "just an object." Clearly, in his eyes, women are creatures with lesser stature.

Then again, we're talking about the same clueless fuck that rubs bald men's heads.

You know, a clueless numbnuts at work did exactly the same thing to me once - came up behind me and put his HANDS on my NECK. I bloodied his nose by sheer reflex. (I'm the youngest of 13, and you just DON'T touch me when I'm not expecting it.) I felt slightly bad about it, but what the FUCK was he THINKING?! I kind of wish Merkel had reacted the same way - from the video, she damned near did.

Ick. Ick. Ick. He just reminds me way too much of my skeezy skanky stepfather, someone who uses physical contact to keep people "in their place" - off-balance and uneasy.