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)