I’m for gender equality. Unless I have to lift a heavy box. Or squish a bug.
Posted by: Carrie in Amusing RamblingsWomen are still not paid as much as men in a majority of fields and professions. There are more and more women in the work force these days, and more and more lady bosses. Barriers are still being broken through, which is A+ for forward movement, but less so for the fact that those barriers still exist. 1
Equality. All the way around. No one is better than the other.
Except. Jars are really hard to open. My hands just aren’t big enough to get around the massive lids and I can’t get the leverage to turn them. I can carry the giant boxes around the room, but why should I have to when I can just yell “Boy! Help me.” I know I can learn to be handy, but why should I have to when many boys already seem to be.
Being raised from in the south, I’m really into men with manners. I like having my doors opened for me and to be stood up for when I come to/leave from a table. Should these traditions be thrown by the wayside just because times are changing and moving forward?
Is feminism the death of chivalry?
Also, cockroaches are gross.
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- On the other hand, I’m against the lowering of standards so that more women can join certain fields, for example, in the fire department or military. If there is a certain requirement imposed because of safety, it should not be lowered so that women (or scrawny men) can join up. I don’t care who carries my unconscious ass out of a burning building as long as they can do it. If the job description says you need to be able to pick up three hundred pounds, ladies come to the bar, don’t make the bar come to you. ↩
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i believe in the kinda equality where i dont have to do anything, someone else does all the things. but it doesnt matter if they’re a boy or a girl
I don’t see why chivalry has to be about men doing things for women. It’s about being all around nice. I like to hold doors open for elderly people or anyone that’s coming from the other side. I give my seat up to anyone who looks like they need it more than me. Should these things only be expected of men?
Also, chivalry, the traditional type that you’re talking about makes things REALLY AWKWARD for the socially inept people in the world, like me. When I’m in a lift, men generally wait until all the women get out before they leave. Even if the women are stuck way in the back behind 40 other people. But sometimes they don’t. IT’S AWKWARD. I DON’T UNDERSTAND SOCIAL CUES. Should I make a move to be nearer to the door early on? Or is it presumptious? AAAARGH.
The sexes are not equal, they are complementary at best
And if you have had a cold or the flu, or someone else has used your brush, you should immediately replace your toothbrush afterwords.