If one were to look at it directly, equality with men would be outside of chivalry. but today i would get evil looks whether i held a door open or didnt hold the door open.
so women, which do you want? equality or chivalry?
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UnfortunatelyYou can never please everyone. Personally I love chivalry but also feel that both men and women should be polite and helpful so far as holding doors open is concerned. Some people I think need to lighten up and remember that their problems weren't caused by the guy walking through the door!37% Voted for by Applehead, Molzahn, Weydon.
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Some women drive me crazyThere are so many women out there with the hypocritical mindset that they are equal in society but still deserve special treatment. I've seen women walk really far ahead of the man they're with, reach the door, and wait there until the guy gets there and expects them to open it for them. Lazy much? Or the women who demand that men pull out chairs for them or other such nonsense.37% Voted for by cosmosis, bob2314, Weydon.
Listen ladies, get out of your little delusional bubble. The world today should not be a world where men do all these things for women and get nothing in return. The world today should be a world where everyone does these things for EVERYONE. If you're a girl and you happen to reach the door first, be a lady and hold it open for the man your with (vice versa too of course).
Chivalry has its roots in the time where women were seen as inferior and thus were put on a pedestal as something that needed to be protected. So in a world of supposed equality, chivalry becomes null in void.
I don't have a problem with opening doors for people, giving up my seat, whatever. My problem is with these women who expect other people to do it for them simply because they are women but would never do the same thing for someone else. It's a give and take situation.
ps-I am not criticizing all women, if some people get that impression from this post. I'm only criticizing the hypocritical ones. -
Promoting equality while being chivalricI like them both myself. I mean, I think a girl should pay for her meal SOMETIMES at least--and I'm not about to stand up anytime a lady gets up from the dinner table. And I'm all for equal stance in the workplace, and I love a girl that can just wear a pair of jeans and drink a beer like the rest of us. But I enjoy holding doors, giving up my coat, offering my hand on unsteady terrain, walking to the door, etc.25% Voted for by Weydon, pwincessovfantasy.
Yes, everyone should just be polite. Man or woman--hold the door for the man or woman behind you if they're close. But honestly, if a girl offered me her coat or wanted to walk me home first to make sure I got home okay, I'd feel really weird.
LOL Remember that Jerry Seinfield where he explained how men hold the door open for men and women? How for the woman they'll open the door and stand there until the woman goes through. But for other men they'll feel stuck between this boundary of being rude and being WEIRD--so they'll just sort of fling the door open more as they're walking and hope for the best lol I do that.





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