
The janky reason Jameela Jamil refuses to shake hands is going to keep me up at night
Literally never thought of this, and now I’m scarred
Jameela Jamil, the human manifestation of saying what’s on one’s mind, has once again hit the nail on the head, this time for the gross reason she refuses to shake hands with people.
We all know and love Jameela Jamil as the woman who simply refuses to mince her words on topics ranging from feminism to Piers “sh*t stain” Morgan. For that reason, it shouldn’t be surprising that she served us another cup of piping hot tea, and yet, I’m now horrified anytime someone extends a hand towards me.

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Okay, so why won’t Jameela Jamil shake hands with someone?
During a recent sit-down on The Downside Podcast with Gianmarco Soresi and Russell Daniels, Jameela Jamil disclosed the “sexist” reason she no longer shakes hands with people, but specifically, men.
“Men play with their d*cks when they don’t even realise it, and they’re doing it all the f*cking time. It’s constant, it’s constant. The whole time when they’re on the phone and they’re not even aware of it,” she explained. “They’re just rolling it around, they’re rearranging it, they’re cupping their balls.”
Though she did note how it’s not necessarily bad, Jameela’s true gripe was with men not washing their hands after the fondling session. Considering an estimated 69 per cent of men DON’T wash their hands after going to the toilet, statistically, Jameela might be onto something.
@thedownsidepod Jameela can’t shake this one off 🤝🏼🤗🤣 #hug #thedownsidepod #podcastclips #funny #standupcomedians
“Hugging is fine. I would rather be nip to nip than have your penile imprint on my f*cking hand,” she added.
Men in the comments confirmed Jameela’s, and now my own, worst fears, writing: “She isn’t wrong. It’s like my own personal hand warmer.”
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“This is ridiculous. So women don’t touch anything?” Justin responded, as someone else replied to him with, “Just stop touching it, Justin.”
“I use my left hand to fiddle and my right to shake,” someone else wrote.
So, next time your boss, your father, or a complete stranger goes to shake your hand, just remember Jameela Jamil’s words and the harsh reality that you can do diddly squat about it.
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