[beachn4fun]

Not all women mind being treated well.

And, I am one of them. I can very well do things on my own, but there is something "sexy" about a gentleman. Maybe it has to do with respect.

When a man walks in front me, not to open the door for me, but to go through first, that to me is disrespectful. And, I get a lot of that around the work place.

p.s. I would recommend getting rid of the term "fairer sex" because some of us find that a demeaning term. Try female gender instead or lovely ladies or ?????

[Lucky Dog]

p.s. I would recommend getting rid of the term "fairer sex" because some of us find that a demeaning term. Try female gender instead or lovely ladies or ?????

Why?

[Straight Vermonter]

p.s. I would recommend getting rid of the term "fairer sex" because some of us find that a demeaning term.

How could that be seen as demeaning and not complimentary?

[RipSawyer]

“I would recommend getting rid of the term “fairer sex” because some of us find that a demeaning term.”
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I believe that, in the old usage, “fairer” simply meant better looking. That is not demeaning, it is just a fact. Most of us men aren’t very pretty to look at, Leonardo may be the exception.

[panaxanax]

>>”I would recommend getting rid of the term “fairer sex” because some of us find that a demeaning term.”<<

With all due respect, you’re just going to have to tough it out. That’s how it’s always been and how it will always be. It is a term of endearment when coming from a man. Why do you find it so objectionable?

[Colonel_Flagg]

p.s. I would recommend getting rid of the term "fairer sex" because some of us find that a demeaning term. Try female gender instead or lovely ladies or ?????

ah, Beachy, it's the traditionalist in me.

[spectre]

When a man walks in front me, not to open the door for me, but to go through first, that to me is disrespectful.

It's ignorant.

OTOH, I've witnessed many women who don't say "thank you" when a man holds the door for them. That's ignorant as well.

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[SES1066]

When a man walks in front me, not to open the door for me, but to go through first, that to me is disrespectful.

I hate to tell you this but this can be a 'required behavior' as taught by 'sexual harassment counselors'. Even now I find this hard to write but 9 years ago I was in competition with a female co-worker and got hit with a harassment complaint. I was raised military and taught politeness and courtesy from the beginning.

I was required to attend 3 'counseling sessions' where I learned that I could never do the following; compliment a woman on her appearance, touch a woman even at the shoulder (I was behind her leaning into a doorway and tipped a bit), say anything about beauty even to a male co-worker that could be misconstrued. Finally, to your comment above, I was told to avoid following a woman as it might appear I was looking at her posterior.

I ended up leaving that workplace which did accomplish my rivals goal. Once you have that mark on your record, it is impossible to fight in my opinion.