Miss Manners: Can I decline to be introduced to someone?

Dear Miss Manners: I enjoy having friends and acquaintances from different walks of life, and have found unexpected kinship with people who hold beliefs very different from my own. In other words, I try not to be judgmental. My natural inclination when meeting someone is to find common ground. Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post You can cancel anytime. Subscribe

However, I recently found myself in a situation where a mutual friend introduced me to someone whose public statements and actions are so reprehensible to me that I had no desire to find whatever redeeming qualities the person may have. I was, in fact, ashamed at the connection with him that the introduction foisted upon me.