Winona Ryder got screamed at by an agent for 'offending' Harvey Weinstein ad a meeting

[nutella_forever]

Winona Ryder says Harvey Weinstein did not like her and she once got screamed at by an agent for allegedly offending Weinstein at a meeting:

“The one time I was supposed to have a meeting with Harvey Weinstein, I went to the Miramax office and I extended my hand and he shook my… pic.twitter.com/EoT8Cl2shb
- Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 29, 2024
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[archersangel]

He was a nut, but in the body language thing* extending your hand to shake another person's hand is the submissive move. If you keep your hand close to your body & make the other person "come to you" that's the power move.

*I know it's BS.

[blazingeternity]

Really? Somehow, I was always taught that the person with higher authority (or age) has to initiate the handshake D: ...but not in the "doing it the other way around is an offense" way. It's just a damn handshake.

[pseudonygma]

But then how does that work in a job interview setting (pre-covid) because I've always initiated the handshake at the beginning and end of the interview as a form of greeting and politeness--which is what Winona seems to be doing in this case.

[blazingeternity]

Idk, for me, it was always that when I entered the room, the interviewer or my senior/boss would either open the door and immediately extend the hand, or get up from the desk and extend it before I was even within reach. And as a child, I was discouraged to extend the hand first, as "the one with seniority decides if there will be an introduction and conversation or not". But honestly, I might've understood the whole thing wrong. Because in my Asian background, you are absolutely expected to greet your senior and the elderly first! Unfortunately, as I dislike shaking hands.

[pseudonygma]

That's true, culture has a lot to do with it too!

And same re:shaking hands. Especially once I've realized how many people (men and women) straight up don't wash their hands after using the washroom.

Do people still shake hands in this "post-pandemic" world? I don't initiate it now and have no idea if not doing so is seen as rude or not.

[blazingeternity]

I had genuinely hoped the pandemic would change the handshaking culture, especially as I also saw plenty of talk in the media and public on how many people actually hate to shake hands. Yet, here we are now fully back to how it was before -.-