[ReleaseTheHounds]

The growing issue of manliness, gallantry, good manners and feminists. A good read, IMHO.

[Vision]

One word...Feminism

[LilDarlin]

What a terrible disaster it would be today if such an ocean liner were to get into the same kind of trouble!!!

Both the men and women would be fighting each other tooth and nail NOT to board any of the lifeboats!

Screaming...throwing of things....claims of "passenger abuse"....crew and kids being trampled underfoot....!!

"I'm much more macho-ette....er...womanman....er.... manfem...than you ever could be!!"

Ship sinks with all hands...all kids....and all men and women long since dead after fighting with each other!

[American Quilter]

When no man on a crowded bus rises to offer me his seat, I do nothing. As far as I'm concerned, we brought it on ourselves by allowing radical extremist feminists to attack and severely damage the culture of chivalry in this country.

When a man does offer me his seat, open a door for me, etc., he gets my sweetest smile and grateful thanks.

[Billthedrill]

Well, on the one hand chivalry resulted in nearly all of the men on the Titanic dying. On the other hand, one of 'em was Leo...

[Just another Joe]

Chivalry is not dead, it has only been temporarily forgotten.

Men like me will pass it on to my grandsons and it will not die.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

Chivalry died in men when "ladies"died in women!The women's movement made chivalry obsolete and taking a man to the cleaners standard operating procedure.

[Fury]

Good post.

Only being in my early 40's, I always call men "Sir", and women "M'am". I've had some women object to this, one even going so far as saying "What did you call me?", witha tone of indignation.

Still manage to take my cover off when enterting a building and wearing when outside. Habit, I suppose...

[martin_fierro]

Imagine a luxury liner sinking into artic waters

Chivalry died along with spelling lessons.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

I have no problem holding the door open for women, giving up my seat on public transportation for those who need it, etc. I do the same for everyone, regardless of gender.

But give up my life for some strange woman simply because she's a woman? Not going to happen - not even if she guarantees to take care of my wife, my kids and my mom, which she won't.

[SaltyJoe]

http://www.pottsoft.com/home/titanic/womens_memorial.html

Titanic Women's Memorial, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

The inscription on the Titanic Women's Memorial reads:

To The Brave Men
Who Perished
In The Wreck
of The Titanic,
April 15, 1912.
They Gave Their
Lives That Women
and Children
Might Be Saved.

Erected By
The Women
Of America.

The unveiling was performed by President Taft and his wife in 1931. People often assume that the memorial is to the women who perished on the Titanic, but if you read the inscription this makes it plain that it is to the men. Women in America raised the money and organized the building of the monument.

Titanic Women's Memorial © Steve Perez

[SaltyJoe]

Titanic Women's Memorial, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

[SaltyJoe]

Please note the Author of Chivalry:

[Heyworth]

Simple fact about the Titanic: More First Class men survived than Third Class children.

[trebb]

Not all males are men and not all women are feminazis. I prefer to stay "old-fashioned" and show women respect and courtesy, and open doors, and even offer up "my" seat that a woman might sit. I figure that if I'm not willing to act as I think a man should act, I don't give the women out there that aren't ashamed to be women, a chance to be women. I've been sneered at and ridiculed by some of the women I have offered courtesies to, but I find it sadly amusing more than anything else. If I stop being me because others won't be as I would have them be, I am a traitor to myself.

Same goes for politics - I will not be a part of making the Dims' hunger for power easier to be satisfied just because the Repubs in office refuse to be "men" enough to act like what they claim to be.

[wagglebee]

The idea of male gallantry makes many women nervous, suggesting (as it does) that women require special protection. It implies the sexes are objectively different. It tells us that some things are best left to men.

Men and women are different and if society would start acting that way, we'd get back on track. Of course men are stronger and better at certain tasks; however, women are more nurturing. The differences between men and women are not only real, they are necessary.

[Savage Beast]

My father was the personification of manliness, chivalry, and the manly virtues. Come to think of it--so is my son.

[Romish_Papist]

Perhaps there are those women who truly do appreciate these things. If there are, I've not seen many. I will never cease my quiet courtesies, and should a woman snap at me for them ,as has often been the case, I will continue all the more stridently to remain chivalrous.

I am not a big, burly man by any stretch, but I know common courtesy when I see it. It's saddening to see lovely women who stand by the men they are with even when those men treat them like chattle. These women eat it up and I have NO idea why.

Is chivalry dead? No. Do nice guys finish last? In my experience, yes. In my specific history, always. Regardless it is who I am and who I shall remain come what may.

[captain_dave]

Once in New York City - in Chinatown - I saw a Policewoman, hands full with cups of coffee, heading for her patrol car. I was right there, so, naturally, I opened the door for her. She looked at me - shock and suprise in her face. She knew instantly: I was a tourist.

[ConservativeBamaFan]

I'm raising my two daughters (ages 12 and 11) as well as my 6 year old son to say, "Yes ma'am, no ma'am, yes sir, no sir, please, and thank you." It drives me crazy when some snotty brat says, "Huh?" of "What?" or "Yeah" to me or another authority figure.

Not only that but I'm constantly telling my son (and he is quickly getting there) to always look another man in the eye and shake his hand with a firm squeeze, smile and introduce himself.

My daughters are taught to wait on a door to be opened for them.

It's working.
At the Easter party today a little girl in my son's class lost her balloon while outside. My son gave her his balloon and went without. (That's a big deal at 6 years old). He will get ice cream tonight after we go to the batting cages!



It all boils down to upbringing. Here in the South, we know how to do it.

[demnomo]

Thanks for posting this article. Chivalry is not totally dead...for the most part, conservative men tend to be the most gallant and courteous towards women. I was just at a Republican event in Sacramento a couple of weeks ago. I did a double take when two...very young...gentlemen opened the door for me and still a few others in the room stood up when I entered. I looked around wondering why they were standing...then I remembered. Apparently, the local Young Republican Club had a couple of meetings about good manners and they took it to heart. Pretty cool, I say.