Kid gloves
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="Saudis">Saudis</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saudis">Saudis</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span> <span word="nicely">nicely</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rudely">rudely</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Kid">Kid</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="kin">kin</span>. <span word="The">The</span> “<span word="kid">kid</span>” <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span>. “<span word="Kid">Kid</span>” <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="goat">goat</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="circa">circa</span> 1200, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="Etymology">Etymology</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="child">child</span>” <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="first">first</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1599, <span word="established">established</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1840<span word="s">s</span>.”</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>, <span word="kidskin">kidskin</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="something">something</span> (<span word="fragile">fragile</span>) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> (<span word="sensitive">sensitive</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="offense">offense</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Mecca">Mecca</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saudis">Saudis</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>”, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tactfully">tactfully</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span>.</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="glove">glove</span>”:</p><p>1. <span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>-<span word="glove">glove</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span>, <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span>, <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> — <span word="Bush">Bush</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="loudest">loudest</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="backers">backers</span>.</p>
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