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Chivalry in the modern sense, is about offering a helping hand to women, in the original sense, in respect for them: opening a car door or a door into a building.
But true chivalry is like agape: You help anyone who you see struggling, or who is older or who is handicapped.
I open doors for men who have packages and no extra hands. It is kind. They are invariably surprized. I find this sad! If I've had doors held open for me, why can't I give back!
THIS is what chivalry is all about. Kindness when it is needed. Women do not need to be put on a pedastal and men be ignored. We all need to be helped and held up at various times in our work and ordinary lives. We all need to be respected and thought highly of because each of us needs to be celebrated as miracles! Our lives a valuable. People love us. But even strangers need some recognition of the fact that they are one-time events on this world.
That's what chivalry is about. Respect, help and love shown to all of us at one time or another.
Chivalry is inherently sexist. That doesn't necessarily make it harmful or bad, and I don't really see it as a problem requiring attention.
Ehhh... seems education has slipped and people don't understand the meanings of words anymore. The word "chivalry" in it's modern context is simply "courtesy".
Any human, unless they are disabled, who cannot demonstrate basic courtesy ; doesn't really deserve to be called a human.
Hence it's laughable for anyone to be trying the "sexist" or "misandrist" angle when it comes to chivalry.
Sure, people can be shitty, and have ulterior motives for doing something. But that would be "mendacious" not "chivalry". Even if you mistook it for the latter.
It is possible for an institution to be sexist without that being a bad thing. Cue almost everyone who reads this having their head explode. Was putting women and children in the liferafts on the titanic sexist? You bet your backside it was! For the continuation of the species though it was the correct thing to do. Human civilization is built on male sacrifice for the protection and prosperity of females. That’s just the way it is. Gotta love that male privilege, right?
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u You need to define the term "sexist." Like the word "racist," it gets misused quite often. . . and it means different things to different people.
People are driven by natural instincts, that's hard-coded within. The so called traditional old conservative values and roles were closer to those natural instincts. On average men are physically stronger, more aggressive, like to compete, territorial, like to control, more pragmatic, less emotional, like to build stuff etc. Women on average are more empathetic, caring, patient, dextrous, can endure things men can't, esthetic, better communicators, etc. I for sure have missed a lot, so don't judge me.
Nevertheless the so called old roles that some people find oppressing were just closer to our nature and by old roles I don't mean thousand of years ago, women being property, slavery, etc, no , not that period and enough with this victimhood. Nowadays we're trying to change that but this somehow creates an unhealthy distance between our new roles and our nature. That's why many people are unhappy even though they have abundance of materialistic stuff. Girls acting more menly, more aggressively and wanting to be mothers is not in their top 50 of priorities, and men acting girlish and feminine and wanting to be fathers and take responsibility is not in their agenda, they want to be teens all their life. Sure it's cool for some and interesting, I know that many people like this new trend simply because it's new, different, interesting and trendy but they don't realize what impact this could have long term.
Depends entirely on the context. Women aren't dumb. Many guys think nice gestures should receive some reward in return. A phone number. A date. In this context, the mans motivations are not entirely altruistic- they are self serving and thus makes him the opposite of a gentleman. Its sexist, because there's an expectation to trade for services rendered.
A gentleman is someone who does it because his intention is noble. He doesn't have an objective to court the womans interest. She may appreciate the gesture. She may not. But he doesn't care because he operates at a higher plane of self consciousness.
Yes, the whole point of chivalry is to treat women like they are more fragile. It is women who wanted this, they demanded it after a yound lady in the 13th or 14th made a written plea because she was appalled at how some knights treated women. Well the knights answered in kind and from there chivalry grew into what it was until the 70's-80's and has only gone down since because some women thought feminism was a good thing. Now women whine and whinge about how men are today, completly dismissing what the women before them did to make it so.
As per usual, the greatest source of problems for women, is other women.
No! Because in the old days a man only did that for a lady. Not all women are ladies. In fact, the vast majority are not today. A man would be a fool to behave in a traditional with women who don't behave as a traditional lady.
But even if I said, "yes" it doesn't matter because feminists have abused the term "sexist". They will call something sexist if it they don't like it but if they behave in a way based on you being a man that you don't like they'll never call it "sexist". So who cares what they think.
Here's the deal.
You are expected to MAKE BELIEVE things like paying for dates and being chivalrous are sexist so the lunatic Democrat woke mob doesn't attack you.
But good luck finding a girl worth being with you actually BEHAVE that way. Women are all for "independence" until it comes to paying for stuff and being pampered. That comes from NATURE and NATURE beats this loony woke mental illness.
So make believe things are one way so you won't trigger the woke loonies but actually behave according to your natural instincts if you want the romance.
A lot of people don't actually realize what real chivalry is. The chivalry most people think of is the one they see in movies.
But the real chivalry actually had very little to do with women if anything. It was a code of conduct regarding how to act in daily life, politics, war, religion and government.
It was esesstionally created to keep knights in check and in line. Because it stemmed from an era were routine military violence with massive civilian causalities was a thing.
So no it's not sexist.
I feel like chivalry is acknowledging that one sex is
1) Physically weaker than the other
2) Worthy of being pursued.
It places women as something valuable and precious, worth preserving and appreciating. So it is a double edged coin.
It seems like half like part 2 without part 1. And half accept both.
But no, I guess I don't consider chivalry sexist. Because sexist would imply one sex is better than the other. This is a way for on sex to value and honor another.
Chivalry is sexist when it only applies to women, from men. That's implying men have to help women and women need men's help. But if it applied to everyone, from everyone, as a general practice then it would not be sexist. It's not sexist to be nice or helpful or anything like that. It's sexist to expect all men to do it because they're men, or expect all women to need it because they're women. So just don't do that ig
Here's the solution. Ask if women or ANYONE wants special treatment from you before doing it, eg, on a first date; "do you want me to pay all the time?"
I hate special treatment, but it varies. That's why you should always ask.
Personally I want it though because it’s very romantic and besides I’m very old fashioned and I too follow the gender roles assigned to women (femininity). Chivalry is now a masculine trait and I love myself a masculine man.
Chivalry is only sexist when people do not want women respected. Women, and the protection of them have always been at the core of civilization. Look at any culture that doesn't support that, like Islam.
I think that it's silly to expect it nowadays. It depends on your date. I had a girlfriend who opened doors and offered an arm to escort me, and I loved it. I also had a guy who wouldn't let me sit in the front seat or speak to the server, thinking he was treating me like a princess. My current partner actually asks and reads me, and knows I enjoy occasional little things, like an offered jacket, but also knows I'm a whole capable person with the ability to pull out a chair myself.
No it's not sexist
https://www. history. com/news/chivalry-knights-middle-ages
If you want to view it that way than yes you can, though honestly it's not due to the intention of what is presumed.
I think chivalry in general is just the proper way to live. I don’t just lend a helping hand to women I’m attracted to, I lend it to anybody that needs it.
Regardless of whether they are my friend, regardless of whether we’re mutual enemies, regardless of whether I have anything to gain from them.
I don’t live just to serve myself and I think that’s really what its all about
There is a lot of rationalizing going on about chivalry these days. Women like to say it's just being polite, and that both men and women should do it, but let's be honest here... it's about women wanting men to treat them in certain traditional ways. But of course they can't actually say that because it makes them hypocrites. Rationalizing helps them feel better about the fact that they want certain traditional gender roles to continue but not others. It's basically a lie.
Only idiots would think that.
Problem is, we got a LOOOOOOOOOT of idiots in the world, nowadays!
No, but the saying, "chivalry is dead" is sexist and kind of a slap in the face to real knights, dontcha think 🤔 😂
Seriously tho, that saying is sexist.
Chivalry is always sexist. That doesn’t change just because some people appreciate the benefits of sexism.
How I act towards others is based on my own standards.
Because I want to show upfront what they can expect from the, and if that will fit their world view.
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