That was a cheap shot and had nothing to do with C19fan's point.
Of course it did: his issue was ‘feminism’ (when, as I pointed out, that didn’t seem to be the primary dynamic in this situation).
That was a cheap shot and had nothing to do with C19fan’s point.
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Exactly.
I was just thinking over the weekend, with sadness, the changes that I have witnessed in my lifetime. I am a boomer woman, and my 8 brothers and sisters and I were raised with a set of attitudes about the differences between the sexes that is entirely different than one sees exhibited in most of our culture today.
A girl was taught to act like a lady, to grow up to be a wholesome and dignified woman that a good man would cherish as his wife and as the mother of his children.
Boys were taught to honor and respect women and to look out for their safety and comfort, to be chivalrous. I can remember hearing boys in my generation instructed to treat other women as respectfully as they would treat their own mothers.
Today, respect and chivalry are frequently treated as quaint and outdated concepts. Far too many women are foul-mouthed, dress immodestly, and sleep around. They speak disparagingly to men and badmouth their husbands.
Men, meanwhile, have been told to treat women as equals, but many women want it both ways. Some of the very women who demand to be treated as equals in terms of pay and opportunity expect to be treated with deference by men when it suits them.
In many homes and in many schools, boys are not taught to cherish girls, but they are taught that girls are smarter and more able. Boys are taught to look upon many of the wonderful masculine traits as undesirable. I feel very sorry for boys and men in our culture today.
Sorry to go on so, but this topic really gets me riled up.