platonic touching fuels the idea of weakness, pity, and sympathy.
A 2002 study in the journal, Adolescence, found that while cultures that exhibited minimal physical affection toward their young children had significantly higher rates of adult violence, cultures that showed significant amounts of physical affection toward their young children had virtually no adult violence at all.
Smiling
Somewhere along the line, some black men and women were taught that smiling is a sign of weakness and vulnerability.
However, according to a 2010 study, smiling has well-documented social benefits including improving your mood, lowering blood pressure, reducing stress, bettering relationships, relieving pain and