| User | Comment |
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they   |
Hell yeah.
I want to be first and I certainly don't want to be hit.
I think the only reason men put these rules into place is to get into our pants. It's effective, IMHO. |
bill    |
no, equal... lets drop the bullcrap... I think this sort of thing leads to other forms of inequality that's less amusing. |
Melf   |
Well, there are years of not being allowed the vote and discrimination in the workplace to make up for... |
| romkey | | posted 8-Jun-2008 12:02pm |
I think everyone should have the usual special care. |
| Enheduanna |
I think everyone should not be hit. |
LindaH   |
We should all be equal. No one should be hit unless it is necessary. |
JessicaWoman99  |
Yes we girls should be treated with special care pamper me with flowers and cosmetics please" please"
let me beat up a man of my choice?? |
| JessicaWoman99 | | (reply to romkey) posted 8-Jun-2008 6:01pm |
> I think everyone should have the usual special care.
No no only women get special care sorry |
| Zang |
No, I think everyone should be treated with deference without regard to gender. Let the other person go first, don't hit anyone etc.
I firmly believe that one can be a gentleman and a feminist. The two are not opposed. |
| Galomorro |
No -- we should all be equal. The only reason I would treat a woman with so-called "special care" would be if she is pregnant or trying to manage a little kid or two, then I would consider giving her my seat on a bus, opening a door, etc. But I give up my seat to disabled people of either gender, give elderly men my seat on the bus, etc. With me, it's if a PERSON really looks like they could use a little help... And when it comes to "don't hit a girl" (or woman!), this goes for ANY gender. Civilized people do not go around hitting each other. The "Ladies first" opening door thing is silly, but I might do it for an older woman -- they seem to like this sort of thing in my experience. I'd open doors for anyone coming out the door of, say, the grocery if the door doesn't automatically open and their arms are full of bags. |
| kcthedog | | posted 9-Jun-2008 12:51am |
I personally was raised to respect and revere women. I genuinely enjoy being nice to women, but I have found that some women take that condescendingly. That is frustrating! All this equal gender stuff seems silly to me. I open doors for women, I would allow a woman to board a life boat before me, I would even throw my coat over a muddy street for her to cross. Why? Because she is a woman! |
| JessicaWoman99 | | (reply to kcthedog) posted 9-Jun-2008 1:32am |
> I personally was raised to respect and revere women. I genuinely enjoy
> being nice to women, but I have found that some women take that condescendingly.
> That is frustrating! All this equal gender stuff seems silly to me.
> I open doors for women, I would allow a woman to board a life boat
> before me, I would even throw my coat over a muddy street for her
> to cross. Why? Because she is a woman!
So you are the gentleman that opened the door for me thank you very much
you do not know how much that i respect what a man will do for me |
| icurok |
I hold the door open for anyone who is behind me. I make a point of not hitting anyone. Equality works both ways. The only time I would treat a woman differently than a man is giving up a seat to a woman who was pregnant. |
| LindaH | | (reply to Zang) posted 9-Jun-2008 4:21pm |
If everyone shows deference to everyone else, who's preferences are worth more? |
| cloudhugger |
I think if the lady could kick your ass, it would be wise to let her go first. |
| Iseult | | posted 10-Jun-2008 12:11pm |
I don't want to get into this... |
| southernyankee | | posted 10-Jun-2008 9:17pm |
no |
| Zang | | (reply to LindaH) posted 10-Jun-2008 11:01pm |
I'm not following you there. Can you give me an example? |
| LindaH | | (reply to Zang) posted 10-Jun-2008 11:31pm |
If everyone takes the attitude of putting others first, what's the deciding factor on who really gets what they want? |
| kcthedog |
Groovy Avatar! |
| docgbrown | | posted 11-Jun-2008 2:59am |
Hmmmm |
| JessicaWoman99 | | (reply to kcthedog) posted 11-Jun-2008 8:49pm |
> Groovy Avatar!
Gee thanks! |
| LindaH | | posted 11-Jun-2008 8:51pm |
A guy likes to let a woman go first, so he can look at her butt. |
| CarolL | | posted 12-Jun-2008 3:36am |
gosh darn right |
| CarolL | | (reply to kcthedog) posted 12-Jun-2008 3:37am |
so, we should get married, right? |
| kcthedog | | (reply to CarolL) posted 12-Jun-2008 9:30am |
Don't tease me, is that a proposal?  |
| kcthedog | | (reply to LindaH) posted 12-Jun-2008 9:33am |
> A guy likes to let a woman go first, so he
> can look at her butt.
And what the hell is wrong with that? Are you trying to tell me women don't look at guys butts? |
| LindaH | | (reply to kcthedog) posted 12-Jun-2008 11:22am |
It's just a theory. |
| kcthedog | | (reply to LindaH) posted 12-Jun-2008 2:12pm |
Drawing on a little personal experience? Maybe.............  |
| LindaH | | (reply to kcthedog) posted 12-Jun-2008 2:32pm |
Maybe. Seeing as days that I am dressed better and look nicer, I also happen to get let through doorways and such ahead of guys more often, it's possible. |
| kcthedog | | (reply to LindaH) posted 12-Jun-2008 2:38pm |
So knowing that as you walk ahead of them through the doorway they will checking your ass out, you are ok with that? |
| LindaH | | (reply to kcthedog) posted 12-Jun-2008 2:44pm |
Guys look at women. It's a fact of life. There isn't much reason to not be ok with something that's natural. |
| Biggles | | posted 15-Jun-2008 11:50am |
I think that all people should be treated with respect. I expect the person who walks through a door in front of me to hold it open, but I would expect them to do that even if I were a man. I also don't think we should be hitting anyone, male or female. Obviously, there are differences between the genders and allowances have to be made for those differences, but additional unnecessary benefits and obstacles shouldn't be laid down without any real basis. Women who like to be treated as delicate objects are doing a lot of harm to women in general - things have improved immensely over the course of the 20th century, but the backlash of post-feminism is worrying. There was a certain type of feminist that we vitally needed in the 60s and 70s to force a path through for other women - I certainly don't think that all feminists should embody all of the principles that they did, but I find some of the trends in the way women are regarded very backwards. |
| Zang | | (reply to LindaH) posted 20-Jun-2008 3:54pm |
Sorry to come back at you so late...
No, I meant an example like:
Sue and Bob are getting on an elevator...
You know? Like a little story. |
| LindaH | | posted 20-Jun-2008 4:31pm |
Someone holds a door open, and two people are approaching from separate directions. One going in and one leaving. Someone will eventually end up letting the other one go first. The one who goes first isn't deferring to the other one.
When someone is doing something that they feel they need to do for their own comfort, but it annoys someone else, the nice thing to do would be for him to stop it. But doesn't that mean the person who is annoyed is getting their way, leaving another person uncomfortable?
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| LJD | | posted 9-Jul-2008 12:27pm |
I think men and women should respect one another, they are to complement each other. Men and women are different, have different inate qualities (thank God). I believe in the roles of men and women...each to be respected. Men are to look after women, provide, protect, and respect them. Women are to work arm in arm with the man, supplement means when need be (if married) make a comfortable home for the family, prepare nourishment. The man and woman should both share in the upbringing of the children, work together like a fine oiled machine. Each to support each other emotionally, try to fulfill their needs, the woman not to deny her husband. A wholesome relationship between a husband and wife, making a family is one of a country's greatest strengths. Let's face it, the woman is the weaker sex, physically, but mentally she's tops. The man is the stronger, physically, because he is to protect her, have strength to work to support the family. God designed us well. I like a strong man, a leader, but also a sensitive man, willing to work with his wife, give and take,being the headship of his home, doing it fairly...the woman to be smart enough to know when to submit. Two heads makes for a monster. |
