Meaning of hugbox | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A therapeutic device designed to apply pressure to the body of a hypersensitive person (usually someone on the autism spectrum) in order to calm them by providing grounding sensory stimulation.
2. An environment that validates or reinforces a narrow set of beliefs by relying on false positivity and excluding any form of criticism.
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“She [Temple Grandin] couldn't stand⟳ to be touched but was starved for affection and the safety of being contained. This need⟳ led to her clever device, the “hug box” which compressed her sides like⟳ the cattle chute it was modeled after.”

“A short 10-15 minute time to yourself to think⟳, meditate, or, as Temple Grandin did with the “hug box,” find⟳ a type⟳ of sensory feedback that calms your body and mind⟳.”

“Furthermore, as an autistic individual she [Temple Grandin] was better able to understand⟳ the struggles and created the “hug box” which calms autistic children.”

“Instead, we get⟳ a bunch of hugbox panel discussions where people just reiterate the same, obvious points. Yes, rape is bad. We get⟳ it.”

“Discussions on social issues aren't so much “discussions” as online hugboxes, because the mechanics of Tumblr make⟳ it so.”

“"Safe spaces" can be created in private or in the context of clubs of closed, tightly knit⟳ groups, but attempting to turn⟳ an unparalleled public space into a hugbox will solve⟳ exactly nothing and create⟳ a generation of crybabies.”

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