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Originally Posted by Finner
Some of this stuff on here about how a man should ALWAYS be giving his seat to a women is laughable.
I grew up with two sisters and can say without a shadow of a doubt that in a variety of ways they are smarter, stronger, and more capable then i am. To spout out i should be giving up my seat to someone simply because they are women does a disservice to the fact they are just as strong, just as intelligent as you are and should be treated equally, not as children who can't stand for themselves. If you aren't going to stand up for a healthy man, you sure as hell shouldn't be standing up for a healthy women.
I think some of the comments here from the supposedly masculine posters are pretty disgusting. They think they are out protecting these precious fragile women, but in reality it's sexist and chauvinistic behavior. Treat people like people, not like "hey, you have a vagina, i'm surprised you could even figure out what a bus is, much less stand on one."
Give up your seat if someone needs it. Hold open the door if someone is behind you. If you're on a date with a man or a women, offer to pay. Be a good person to everyone, just not women.
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Brilliantly put. Giving up a seat, holding doors etc are all great things to do. However, doing them because someone is a woman, and not just to be a nice person, is as you say sexist and chauvinistic.
Women fought for decades to be treated as equals and yet some men cannot bring themselves to see women as anything other than fragile beings who require our constant protection and attention.