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Men who open doors for women can be as sexist as those who are rude to them, study finds
National Post ^ | March 11, 2015 | The Telegraph

Posted on 03/11/2015 10:22:29 AM PDT by rickmichaels

Men who open doors for women are as guilty of sexism as those who are rude to them, according to a new study.

Psychologists found that a friendly or chivalrous attitude can mask chauvinistic and patronizing views because the men see females as weak creatures in need of their protection.

They warned that this “benevolent sexism” was harder to spot than the hostile version borne out of an open antipathy.

Jin Goh, a psychologist from Northeastern University, Boston, in the U.S., said: “While many people are sensitive to sexist verbal offences, they may not readily associate sexism with warmth and friendliness. Unless sexism is understood as having both hostile and benevolent properties, the insidious nature of benevolent sexism will continue to be one of the driving forces behind gender inequality.”

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To: rickmichaels

It doesn’t matter how the person reacts to having a door opened for them. That’s on them.
You do it because it is the right thing to do.


21 posted on 03/11/2015 10:30:00 AM PDT by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: rickmichaels
More evidence of Leftist war on reality. There are both biological & cultural issues involved in this, but the real point that cannot be overlooked, is that Feminism is a war on reality--with a particularly frantic emphasis on the normal, feminine woman, who has the attractive traits that the militant feminist lacks.

For a detailed analysis of those underlying issues: Feminist Delusion.

22 posted on 03/11/2015 10:30:07 AM PDT by Ohioan
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To: rickmichaels
Most women appreciate the gesture, smile, and say thank you because it is civilized behavior, not sexism or chauvinism. So I will continue to do it, especially since it's a good way to catch a glimpse of that ass.



Apologies ahead of time for the above.
23 posted on 03/11/2015 10:30:27 AM PDT by needmorePaine
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To: Blueflag

I open / hold doors for men and women.

What does that make me?

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LOL.

the same as me. polite.


24 posted on 03/11/2015 10:30:29 AM PDT by dmz
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To: rickmichaels

All men are Sexists. It’s in the DNA, and all Sexists must be punished.


25 posted on 03/11/2015 10:30:31 AM PDT by arthurus (it's true!)
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To: rarestia

Been doing that since the 60s.


26 posted on 03/11/2015 10:31:02 AM PDT by arthurus (it's true!)
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To: rickmichaels

What a crock! Stupid leftist morons!


27 posted on 03/11/2015 10:31:03 AM PDT by vpintheak (Call them what they are - regressive control-freaks)
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To: camle

Young women should open doors for old men, maybe.


28 posted on 03/11/2015 10:32:02 AM PDT by arthurus (it's true!)
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To: wafflehouse

Ouch!


29 posted on 03/11/2015 10:32:08 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Blueflag

A doorman?


30 posted on 03/11/2015 10:32:09 AM PDT by FrankR (They will become our ultimate masters the day we surrender the 2nd Amendment.)
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To: rickmichaels

What I like to do is hold the door for a woman and then make a sexist comment as she goes through.


31 posted on 03/11/2015 10:32:52 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: rickmichaels

I play it safe and only hold open revolving doors.


32 posted on 03/11/2015 10:33:38 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: rickmichaels

remember when the proposal was made to draft women? how the feminists screamed!
the moment i hear “we’re sinking - men and children to the lifeboats first” i’ll believe the genders are equal


33 posted on 03/11/2015 10:33:43 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: rickmichaels

Having spent several months with both arms in casts, I’ve encountered a whole lot of sexist men and women who opened doors for me, carried packages, and otherwise acted in a manner that I mistakenly interpreted as kind and helpful. I wish I had known then that all those people were secretly prejudiced against men and only hiding their malice behind a warm smile and a friendly gesture.


34 posted on 03/11/2015 10:34:02 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: rickmichaels

I always open doors for men and women. It’s the polite thing to do. When I was delivering parcels, I really appreciated those who held the door for me and never failed to say, ‘thank you, I appreciate it.” Kindness begets kindness. Those who view these acts as sexist lead miserable lives.


35 posted on 03/11/2015 10:34:20 AM PDT by upsdriver (Palin/West)
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To: Blueflag
I open / hold doors for men and women. What does that make me?

Bi-Portal

36 posted on 03/11/2015 10:35:14 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Sherman Logan

I opened a door for a woman once back in the 80s. She was a small overweight woman and the door was pretty tightly sprung. She called me a male chauvinist pig so I said I’m sorry I’ll do better as I released the door which knocked her down. She cussed me and told me to help her up. I declined and walked away.


37 posted on 03/11/2015 10:35:58 AM PDT by arthurus (it's true!)
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To: rickmichaels

I must be a REAALY terrible person. I have opened doors for elderly black women on occasion. I should have asked if she was a lesbian so I can get all my hates out at once.


38 posted on 03/11/2015 10:36:41 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: rickmichaels

I don’t hold the door open because you’re a woman. I hold it open because I’m a gentleman.


39 posted on 03/11/2015 10:36:53 AM PDT by acad1228
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To: rickmichaels

More Leftist nonsense. What next?


40 posted on 03/11/2015 10:36:56 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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