hugbox

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A therapeutic device designed to apply pressure to the body of a hypersensitive person…

   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.

   • 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.
2. 2

   An environment that validates or reinforces a narrow set of beliefs by relying on false…

   An environment that validates or reinforces a narrow set of beliefs by relying on false positivity and excluding any form of criticism.

   • 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.
3. 3

   To insert into a hugbox

   To insert into a hugbox; to insert into 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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