From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!iz328
Newsgroups: net.social
Title: Re: Harassment?
Article-I.D.: sdccsu3.242
Posted: Fri Jan 21 10:55:28 1983
Received: Fri Jan 28 00:45:49 1983
References: hou5e.201

 

    I really don't understand this attitude. What could possibly be wrong
with showing respect fo another person? Opening doors for women seems to
be a compliment; at least, that's how I've always intended it. Perhaps this
woman really believes that having doors opened for her incurs an
obligation to males, or maybe she just Hates Men and wouldn't be caught
dead having anything to do with them.

    Methinks that "equality" has gone a bit too far, if people have to
feel sensitive about such things. I open doors for women as a gesture of
respect, and I do the same for elderly people and sometimes for anyone
(*Gasp!*) because I get there first. Also, while it's probably true that
the typical man opens doors for all ladies, he probably neglects to seat
her or open car doors for her unless she's his wife or girlfriend or
mother, so there's a strong element of favoring those you love or care
about mixed in with these customs now. 

    Perhaps such customs are technically "sexist", but I can't see anything
really Wrong with it- Can't I do these small favors for women just because
they're wonderful?

                                Jack of Shadows.                   (UCSD)