Despite equality, women today still prefer gentlemen

The UK Telegraph ^ | 9-20-02 | By Sarah Womack Social Affairs Correspondent

[vannrox]

Hum....

[fight_truth_decay]

"The average male could still be forgiven, however, for being confused..." Should be the Title of this article!!!;)

[goldstategop]

Only due to the feminazis, who hate men and want children to be raised by Two Mommies.

[martin_fierro]

Tony Blair is regarded as the most gentlemanly politician.

'ERE! 'E's a bleedin' POOF!

[alpowolf]

Still prefer gentlemen--for what?? I don't know about British women, but the only use American women have for a gentleman is moving furniture. Otherwise they just look right through you, as if you aren't there.

[dark_lord]

Dr Lewis, author of Loving and Loathing: The Enigma of Personal Attraction, said: "Because more male than female babies are being born, society is becoming increasingly unbalanced.

If we are talking about the US and not China where abortion of female babies causes this disparity, the "natural" situation is that slightly more boys than girls are born. But slightly more boys than girls die before the age of 2, and that trend continues into adulthood. By the time both sexes are 21 years of age, the girls are outnumbering the boys. (In the early years, because girls in effect have an extra "half" chromosome, they have better disease resistance. In the later years, boys engage more willingly in potentially fatal risk behavior.)

Therefore, I submit, Dr. Lewis is simply wrong. He has made an assertion (disparity in birth rate) and not factored in disparity in death rate. Bong! Throw him out!

[independentmind]

Gallantry is dead, I'm afraid.

[nhoward14]

Chivalry died in the 60s when a hippie feminist passed it some bad weed....

[guitfiddlist]

Another survey, conducted by confectioners, revealed that consumers want products that can be maintained statically for display - but can be eaten too.

[Welsh Rabbit]

They scored highest for their capacity for chivalry, followed by Japanese men and Italians. American, Australian and German men scored lowest.

That's funny... The British women I've talked to, and American women who have dated Brits, have all complained about how sulky, whiney, and wimpy British men are. Of course anyone who considers Tony Blair a model of maniless judgement is beyond repair.

[SouthernFreebird]

Yea, real sleepers.......boooooooring.

[alpowolf]

Yeah, guys who beat their women up, sell drugs out of the woman's house, two-time (or three-time, four-time, etc) their women, and so on, are just soooo much more fun.

[SouthernFreebird]

Um no, there is a happy medium between the two extremes.... It's called a real man.

[nightdriver]

"But chivalry and social graces, such as pulling out chairs, carrying the shopping, complimenting a woman on her appearance and opening doors, were often more important than money."

Someone's head is sadly disconnected. Complimenting a woman, especially in America, on her appearance, can get you fired and hauled into court on sexual harassment charges.

[alpowolf]

I see your point but I don't regard a gentleman as an "extreme". You don't have to be a wuss to be a gentleman. In my mind, a gentleman, among other things, can fight like a lion and dance like Fred Astaire. I see no discord between my knowing how to waltz, and the fact that I carry a .45.

[Hawkeye's Girl]

Exactly.

[Conservababe]

What a terribly sad and cynical thread.

[Anotherpundit]

The relationship between what women claim to want and what they actually want is tenuous at best.

[Anotherpundit]

The best classic definition of a gentleman is someone who never insults anyone else by accident.

What most people who talk about 'gentlemen" fail to realize is that a "gentleman" can still be rude, cruel, violent, etc., he just only acts like that when he has a damn good reason to. The best example people might be familiar with is Cary Grant in "Gone With the Wind." "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."

[alpowolf]

True. Have you ever read Nice Guys Don't Get Laid? (I can't remember off the top of my head but the author's name is Mellon or Meillon or something like that)It's a funny, tongue-in-cheek, but at the core true, look at this point.