Here we go finally someone steps in to school the sexist pigs.
LittleBlue (2,227 posts)
5. Should women be given especially courteous treatment by men?
Beyond the doors, that's what the debate centers on. DU feminists say it isn't about the door. That's party right, because it has to do with special treatment of women in general by men. They're wrong to discount the door example completely, because it's the most obvious example one sees in everyday life.
Personally, I do the chivalry thing. Doors, chairs, heavy loads, etc. Sexist? I don't know. My mom told me to do it. Over the years, these courtesies have become habit. It makes me feel good, and women don't seem to mind it, so it's a win-win from my perspective. If they do one day come to hate it, I hope one day they will tell me rather than smiling or thanking me, then I'll stop. Until then, I'll keep doing it. My girlfriend, who is in her 20s, seems to like it too, so I don't feel old fashioned doing it.
Considering they and all DUmmies want special rights for everything why does this special treatment bother them?
Could it be because it is mostly conservative men who treat women with respect? They hate conservatives that much that they turn this into an issue to bash us on?
