And I'm talking hand preference here, not political affiliation. This brief article talks about how prejudice against left-handers remains a problem in much of the world.
Which sounds trivial compared to other prejudices and the bloodshed that ensue, but among other things forcing folks to learn against their natural hand dominance carries with it distinct problems (not least of which are safety-related ones).
Reshared post from +Smithsonian Magazine
For both our righty and lefty readers: what do you think about a cultural influence on which hand to write with?
Two-Thirds of the World Still Hates Lefties
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I was all set to agree with your headline, until I saw where you were talking about your handness 😛
As a fellow lefty, I found this article interesting.
Growing up, my dad tried to force me to do everything right handed. If I picked up a pencil (or anything else) with my left hand, he'd take it and put it into my right. It never really stuck, but I think that's part of the reason why I do somethings (throw, swing a bat/golf club) right handed, yet still do other things (write, eat, bowl, swing a tennis racket) with my left.
I got trained in certain things right-handed.
I throw and catch as a left-hander, as well as write and eat. I also learned to fence, play badminton, and bowl as a left-hander.
On the other hand, I shoot, golf, bat, and use scissors right-handed. Thank goodness for that last, as "Lefty" scissors, esp. in school, were crap.
No wonder, though, I'm so screwed up and clumsy. That's my story, at least, and I'm sticking to it.
Ah, so you never had to use the 'special' scissors…lucky you 🙂 I can use "regular" scissors, but I have to flip them upside down to do so.
I think I'll use that as an excuse for clumsiness too….heh!
Ah, to go back to the days when we used to beat sinistrousness out of children. Happy times.
Seems to me we should teach people to be ambidextrous so they will be better off if they injure their dominant hand. I say this having bruised my dominant hand in an MTB crash earlier today.