Posted on 09/13/2006 9:06:48 AM PDT by tang0r
The feminists abhor chivalry. They claim that chivalry gives women preferential treatment because they are 'weaker' than the male, and since the sexes are equal they do not need such careful handling. To the feminists, chivalry is just another shackle which must be broken in order for females to gain absolute equality. Interestingly enough, radio talk show host Tom Leykis would agree.
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I have a brother who has lived in North Dakota for 30 years. He says there are no feminists to be found when it is colder than -35.
*snort* Yeah, I bet he would.
We hold the door as an offering of mutual respect, and in deference to beauty and class.
....and in deference to beauty and class....
WHICH IS WHY WE DON'T HOLD THE DOOR FOR FEMINISTS!!!
I used to tune into Leykis for a few minutes when I worked the midnight shift. He actually makes more sense than a lot of commentators out there.
All the broads I know like chivalry. Dames dig having the door opened for them.
Yeah, they pretend they don't, but deep down, they love it.
Funny how feminists abhor chivalry on that count, but insist that men pay alimony.
As long as there is alimony and PMS, there will never be a woman President. No-one in their right mind would elect a gender that cannot fend for itself and goes certifiably crazy for 5 days out of every month.
First of all, Leykis is a jerk, and no smart man would take advice from him.
But beyond that, I was interested in this statement: "By doing something that he would never do for another male..." I realize he's speaking of car doors, but I think there's a wider application of the same sense of chivalry... Is he really saying men would never open or hold open a door for another man? I don't believe that. I know I've seen otherwise. I think it's good manners to help out another citizen. I'm a woman, and if I get to a door first, I hold it open for whoever is following me. It's just good manners, being a good neighbor, being friendly, common courtesy. Men and women who follow say thank you or nod hello, most of the time they aren't stumped by the potential social power structure implications, they just smile and walk through the door.
In the context of dating, I think it probably depends on who's driving, and how formal the circumstances are, whether a guy feels he should go out of his way to open a car door. Men aren't always the ones who drive up in the gilded carriage, sometimes she's driving, and sometimes it's just two people in jeans getting into a pickup truck.
We are such a spoiled society that we spend emotional energy thinking about stuff too much. No feminist should see a courtesy as an insult, just as no woman should stand helplessly in front of a door unless she has no arms.
And yet we're supposed to place our trust in a person of your gender who wildly exaggerates the truth? :~)
Coming from a female, Leykis would consider that a high compliment.
He probably would... dangit. ;~)
Maybe so, if you were seeking advice on how to have a successful, long-term relationship (dieting/losing weight). Leykis gives advice on how best to gorge yourself. He states very clearly that his advice will wreck a relationship.
However, most of his audience is not really interested in how to have a relationship, they're interested in "gorging" and protecting themselves from the jaws of family law. His audience is male, 18-35 for the most part and he is very, very popular with them.
Something tells me Mr. Leykis doesn't get leyd or kisd very often.
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