Look-&-Away
Written on 1:18 AM by Anonymous
We often use this look-&-away technique when we meet famous people. We want to assure them that we are respecting their privacy, that we would not dream of staring at them. The same is true of the crippled or physically handicapped. We look briefly & then look away before the stare can be said to be a stare. It is the technique we use for any unusual situation where too long a stare would be embarrassing. When we see an inter-racial couple we use this technique. We might use it when we see a man with an unusual bear, with extra long hair, with outlandish clothes, or a girl with a minimal miniskirt may attract this look-&-away.
Of course, the opposite is also true. If we wish to put a person down we may do so by staring longer than is acceptably polite. Instead of dropping our gazes when we lock glances, we continue to stare. The person who disapproves of inter-racial marriage or dating will stare rudely at the inter-racial couple. If he dislikes long hair, short dresses or beards he may show it with a longer than-acceptable stare.
