Isn't it ironic how before women were treated with respect but considered less then and now getting close to be seen as equal but that respect is
gone?
mhm what do you think?
mhm what do you think?
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MartinII · 70-79, M
It’s logical isn’t it. In the old days women were treated by men with respect and consideration precisely because they were considered weaker than men in some respects, more important than men in others. For women who choose to deny or reject those things, respect has to be earned, as is the case with all men.
JoeyFoxx · 56-60, M
@MartinII Is chivalry only for men? Is it only for men in the way they treat women?
The literal definition of chivalry is:
the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak.
In medieval times, only men were allowed to be knights. But the concept of chivalry was to do the right thing on behalf of people who couldn't help themselves. The notion that a man treating a woman in a certain way is chivalry has in its basis that women are, by default, weak.
The literal definition of chivalry is:
the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak.
In medieval times, only men were allowed to be knights. But the concept of chivalry was to do the right thing on behalf of people who couldn't help themselves. The notion that a man treating a woman in a certain way is chivalry has in its basis that women are, by default, weak.
MartinII · 70-79, M
@JoeyFoxx Yes. That’s what men used to believe and in a purely physical sense it’s undeniably true, in general. But remember that in my original comment I suggested that men used to behave towards women in a certain way partly because they regarded them as weker, but partly because they regarded them as more important.